Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Kwik Sew 3710 Comfy Knit Dress for Plus size
















Add ImageI made Kwik Sew 3710 for Megan's wedding. I had planned on a dressier dress but couldn't find the fabric I wanted. And since the wedding was casual and Pat the groom's mother wanted to be comfortable in the almost 100 degree heat, we decided to wear black and white knit dresses. I found this fabric at Hancock's. I used the smallest size 1x in the neck and did a FBA to the larger size in the bottom of the dress to accomadate the girls. It was pretty big in the neckline. It kept falling down and showing my bra. I'll probably cut it down a few sizes in the neckline and shoulders next time I make it. I had trouble when moving around with the dress sticking on top of my bust. Not sure what causes this but thinking it might be that the shoulders where to big? Anyone know what caused this to happen. The top two pictures show the dress stuck above my bust ( I know curlers but according to my granddaughter Lucy my hair looked beautiful in the curlers). I will try and check Sherril's site she has lots of tips for fit for plus size gals. I really like this pattern and I'm hoping to turn it into a TNT pattern. I love the idea's from Carolyn's blog on using a TNT pattern to achieve new looks. It was so easy to put together and while I thought it was big in the neckline and shoulders, I still liked the dress and will make it again with adjustments soon.

5 comments:

  1. I LOVE that dress on you....

    and I LOVE that last picture of all of us!

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  2. I have loved the wedding photos and this one is no exception. You've done a wonderful job on ALL the wedding party attire. I just love the whole black, white and yellow theme, too. Very striking.

    I'm no expert, but I think that the "hanging" problem might be that you need a smidge more bust circumference to allow the fabric to "drop" down to where it's supposed to hang. IOW, it's getting hung up on the "shelf". Which is not to say that the neck and shoulders aren't too big too. Maybe smaller size plus more FBA.

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  3. That's a nice dress. Love the yellow flowers on that black and white. Oh, and the blue curlers are darling too!

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  4. Great photos. They made me smile. Everyone looks wonderful.

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  5. Hi B:

    I love the wedding photo of all of you together, very cute! And I don't blame you guys for going casual with this insane TX weather, geez! I can totally relate. :)

    Hugs,
    Lory

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