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Today I finished the mock-up for my dress but I think when I make the actual dress I’m going to add an inch or two more to the measurement for the skirt’s width. I also still have to hem the bottom of the dress but I had 44″ muslin and the rest of my fabric…

So the first picture is how it looked at the end of yesterday, there like a weird part in the arm that got misshapen after I added the dart so I fixed it in the final pattern. It’s not perfect because I still have to trim that bit after I sew the dart but it…

I had to do some research to figure out what I was doing wrong with the arm hole because it was bulging out in a weird way. I figure out a way to get it to fit correctly eventually (not pictured). I also spent a fair amount of time trying to figure out what sort…

I am almost done with the pattern for the top of the dress and I finally got the darts to line up correctly but I have to alter the arm hole a bit more so that it doesn’t bulge out at the front. I’m debating adding another dart or possibly doing something to the shoulder.…

Today my main focus was drafting up a pattern for the top of my dress and making a whole bunch of mock-ups so that it would fit correctly. I got through two mock-ups today and I will have to continue with more tomorrow because it still does not fit in the way that I would…