I promised a picture of
this modeled, and here it is! In the posed picture the fit issues may not be immediately apparent, so here we go...
As a frame of reference, I started with a size 12, did a 5/8 inch princess FBA using
Debbie Cook's amazing tutorial. Since the waist fit fine without the FBA, I also took out 1/2 inch at the waist from the princess seam to compensate for what the FBA added. Then during construction ended up taking another 7/8 of an inch from each side seam from just above the waist to the hemline. All told, I added 1 1/4 inch to the bustline, then had a net loss of 3 1/4 inches from the waist and 2 1/4 inches from the hip.
After all that the fit in the back is so-so. I think I may need a bit of a sway back adjustment as I have a little pooling above the bum. Or maybe I need a bit more space for the bum!
In front there is a bit of extra fabric above the bust...
the neckline is enormous
as are the cuffs.
But there is major pulling under the arms. That is as high as I can raise my arm.
I think that the armhole is just too low. There is a sleeveless view, and I suspect it may have been drafted for that with the sleeves added as an afterthought.
But aren't these awesome sleeves???
So, my thought is that perhaps I need to go down a size and just do a larger FBA to compensate. Could it be that simple??? What do you think?
