Speedy dresses: Myrtle & Lady Skater
After spending weeks on two shirtdresses, these were super speedy and satisfying makes by comparison. The Myrtle is made from some not very stretchy cheap knit which I didn't know what to do with. I'm wearing this dress now and it is very comfortable. It's not work appropriate as much is revealed when bending down. I could see it being more practical in a winter version with a long sleeved t-shirt underneath. I made a FBA on this dress, and then found it was a bit more than I needed. So for the next version I've altered the pattern to take out 1 cm at the front and back shoulder and a sway back chunk out of the back bodice. I've straightened out the curve made at the side seam by the FBA and taken 1 centimetre off the bottom of the front bodice. I've added 2 inches to the pattern (yes, I use whatever measurements work for me in a mixed up fashion for sewing. My cutting board is organised into inches which makes adding length ...