Here's me and my beautiful girl number one. Getting ready to head out to the big Easter weekend wedding. I finally finished the vintage dress and I'm pretty happy with it. It did work out a little big so there are some alterations to be made.
I seem to find a big problem with the measurements and sizes listed on patterns to the size I actually am. According to the measurements and size table on the pattern, I am a size 16 - but knowing better I made a size 12 hoping that this would be okay. I really should have made it in a 10 and then it would have been a perfect fit. This one was a vintage Butterick pattern but I have then same problem with all the brands I have tried. Does anyone know how pattern companies size their paper patterns? I am getting really frustrated with this huge discrepancy between the instructions and the reality.
8 comments:
Oh my gosh! What a super stylish mum you are! I'm terrified of having children because I fear it will banish me to the land of tracksuit pants and you've totally out my mind at ease. And your girl number 1 is gorgeous!
Thanks Lady Smaggle! So nice of you to stop by. Children aren't an end to stylishness, just a reason to get more creative. It really is all up to you and the limits of your imagination.
very cute!
In my experience, most of the mainstream pattern companies-Butterick, McCall's, etc, seem to have their sizing a few sizes off. Vogue seems to be more true-to-size, but honestly, I almost always cut my pattern two sizes smaller than the package suggests. If you are working with an expensive/irreplacable fabric, it can be really nice to make the pattern first in a cheap muslin (if you are using a woven fabric) or knit to see how the sizing of the pattern is.
Love the dress-it looks smashing on you.
Alison Jerabek
Make Me a Hot Mama E-zine
Thanks for the sweet comment on my blog! I'm glad you stumbled across it!
You look fantastic!
mama
thank you very much for your kind words on my blog
the photo you like is one of my favorite : so much love between the young boy and his nana
God put them on my way, i could not photographe them
feel free to use this photos on your blog and even other photos
you can also download the slide to receive every week new photos
i've been propose to create the presse magazine Style and the City last week with a great website.
what do you think about it ?
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Thank you very much and have a wonderful dayt
i'l be glad to read you again
Kamel
street style romancer in Paris
I love your dress. I am a big fan of vintage style dresses but they are difficult to find and I don't sew. Your's is great!
Thank you for the nice comment on my blog. After reading your profile I was wondering if you are a Dita fan as well?
Leah
Thanks for checking out my blog Leah! And yes, I am am fan of Dita too. She is always immaculately put together. I would love to see her daily style if/when she had children.
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