WHAT IS THAT SMELL....

...you've experienced that smell before - I know you have - it's coming from the sewing room, or where ever you have your sewing area set up.  But what exactly is that smell???  I know what it is, I'm familiar with it...IT'S THE SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS!  The success that comes from a pattern that delivers exactly what it promised; the exuberant feeling produced by a quick, easy to fit project.  This smell is especially welcoming immediately after your last dreaded wadder.  Can I get an amen!

Vogue 8724 is just that - a quick, easy to fit sewing project.  I chose to go down a size in the bodice area of the dress, so I made a 16 instead of the 18 that my measurement dictated for that area; then I transitioned to a 18 for the waist and hip areas.  Was I scared to do this without first making a muslin?  Yes, I was.  But this time I was correct in doing so.  If I don't get the bodice (shoulder, bust) area of a dress correct it ends up swallowing me - resulting in my having to add tucks or pleats in the back trying to compensate so I can get some wear from the garment.

Here's the dress - it's a (always late as usual) Mother's Day Gift.

Told you you'd see this fabric again.  Me trying on my Mom's dress.

Front

Back

WILL I MAKE THIS PATTERN AGAIN?  Yes, I will.  Now I've got to have one for myself.
DO I RECOMMEND THE PATTERN TO OTHERS?  Yes, I do.
TIPS IN USING THE PATTERN:  I used Steam-A-Seam Lite to hem and turn the armhole area under. (SNUGBUG did a SAS tutorial earlier this week).  It's a real time saver and gives a nice hem without wavyness, pick up a box at Hobby Lobby or JoAnns.
SEWING WITH KNITS TIP:  Increasing pressure foot tension just a notch, and change the throat plate to the one with the small hole.

WHAT ABOUT THIS FOR A NON-TRADITIONAL SEWING NOTION:

It's an Orange Wood Stick; I use it as a stiletto to guide my fabric on the sewing machine or the serger.

 Happy Mother's Day to one and all...