Outfit 1: Lee and Pearl Bonjour Dress
Outfit 2: Lee and Pearl Bonjour Tunic and Shorts
Paris Mini Wardrobe Free Pattern from Lee and Pearl: These patterns came together really easily. The dress would have looked better without the ruffles on the sleeves, I think.
Outfit 3: LJC Bandeau top and mini skirt
Outfit 4: LJC Peplum top and ruffled capris
Discoveries: I actually hate the peplum top pattern and will probably put that out of my pattern rotation for the time being. And the capris...I'm pretty sure that front leg pieces are upside down, but somehow the pattern still worked. The bandeau top and mini skirt were quick and easy to make.
Outfit 5: Carpatina sundress with patchwork maxi skirt
Carpatina Sundress Pattern: This is the third time I've played with this bodice pattern, and as it turns out, I dislike the look of it and won't use it again for sundresses.
Outfit 6: Peasant blouse and tiered broomstick maxi skirt
Gathers are a pain in the arse. Enough said.
Outfit 7: JenWrenne's 1930s embroidered dress
JenWrenne's 1930s Dress Pattern: I decided to use some daisy applique trim I had on hand instead of embroidery. The background fabric clashes a bit too much for my liking, but it's still cute overall.
Outfit 8: JenWrenne's Pointed yoke dress
JenWrenne's Pointed yoke dress: This came out better than it had any right to given the fabric. I used contrasting strips to make the pleats. When using this pattern, extend the bodice by 0.5" to fit AG dolls. Otherwise it's too short and you can't set in the sleeves. Sleeves are from the BunnyBear 1940s tiered dress pattern (here).
I really like this idea! Fun seeing experiment. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI'd be interested in knowing what you disliked about the peplum top pattern. Did you just not like the look? Or is it difficult to put together?
ReplyDeleteI really dislike the way the waistband comes together. It seems like every time I make it, something goes wrong at that step. Once it was the waistband was too short by 0.5". This time the back alignment was off by 0.25". I never seem to have this problem with other patterns, so this one is getting on my nerves.
DeleteGood to know because I downloaded that pattern when it was a freebie. Forewarned is forearmed. (Or maybe I'll try to find a different peplum top.) I found the Carpatina sundress pattern to be really annoying, and I wasn't even trying to enlarge it for AG.)
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ReplyDeleteI know it's been a while but do you know the pattern for the broomstick maxi?
ReplyDeleteThat was 5 strips of 2.5" wide fabric. Lengths, if I remember correctly, were:
Deletewaistband: 15"
tier 1: 22"
tier 2: 30
tier 3: 37"
tier 4: 45" or width of fabric