Santa Baby,
Leave a sable underneath the tree for me…… 
While waiting for Santa, I sewed one more holiday dress, this one for a January wedding.
I have never seen a Carolina Herrera I didn’t love which includes this cobalt blue paisley silk brocade from Mood Fabrics.
Yum……. I was sold on the color alone until the fabric arrived. The quality of this brocade is unlike any I have seen or touched. It’s that good, and once again I found myself scared to cut my fabric.
What would Carolina do?
Santa baby……. give me an answer!
I made a muslin from an old Vogue pattern – 8532, now available on Etsy and Ebay.
Then, an amazing thing happened. It fit perfectly with only a minimal length adjustment in the bodice!
No sliding off of the shoulder, no gaping neckline.
I believe! I believe!
Fortunately I was able to fast forward sewing the dress after making the muslin. I lined it with perfectly matching Bemberg rayon lining,
and veered into the pop scene with a metal zipper.
One tip I must share came from the recent Craftsy class I bought,
40 Techniques Every Sewer Should Know – Gail Yellen
I learned how to remove excess ease from a sleeve cap in a matter of seconds. Typically the perfect amount of ease is approximately 1 ¼ – 1 ½ ”. Gail Yellen explains how to measure for and removed excessive ease from a sleeve cap by
1: measuring the distance between the single and double notch on the sleeve and in the armscye.
2: If the difference is greater than 1 ½ ”, simply skim off the top of the sleeve.
That’s it.
And now all is calm, all is bright.
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night
