Bookworm's Musings

And the muslin is finally done! The hardest part was the hem, surprisingly. The trick to blind hemming on the machine is all in the pinning. Lots and lots of pinning. Blah. I ended up taking a bit too much off the hem, which I'll need to watch out for on the real skirt. The moleskin has more drape and weight than the muslin does, so I'm hoping that it will fall a bit more attractively. I washed the moleskin tonight, so I'll layout and cut it tomorrow. Now that I'm a bit more confident, it should go faster. After I'm done with the skirt, I'll make my sewing machine cover, and then start the muslin for the dress. The dress muslin should involve some actual fitting, which will probably be both fun and frustrating. Thankfully, the pattern-maker included D cup pieces, so hopefully the fitting will be minimal.

Upon closer consideration, I have decided that I don't like the skirt pattern. It doesn't drape nicely on me, I don't like the way it flares, and I don't think any of this will be fixed when I use the moleskin. So. I've found another pattern that I think will look much nicer:
Great Copy Patterns #2460 Sedona Skirt

I think that this will drape much more attractively on me, and will be a lot closer to the look that I see in my head.
It will be a couple of weeks before I can order the pattern, so in the mean time, I will make the previously planned sash, then my sewing machine cover, and then I will get started on the muslin for my dress pattern:
Sense and Sensibility 1940's Swing Dress

I'm really excited about this dress, and I hope that it will go together smoothly and look lovely.