If I weren't so pregnant, I'd be jumping up and down!! Look what UPS brought yesterday!!!
I've been saving my pennies, and after last month's frustration with my
Vogue top, I decided it was time to get a real dress form. She came from
Roxy Display. I'm fortunate in that the block that they use for their forms is very similar to my measurements. I will have to do a little padding, and her waist is about an inch lower than mine, but otherwise, she is perfect!
For starters, I needed to add to her bustline, so I loaned her a bra I don't wear, but which fits me well. That hot pink shows through everything. I padded it with batting to get her to match my bust measurement. She probably also needs an inch or two added to her butt - I've got a little more junk in my trunk than she does - but I haven't decided yet how to pad her back there. I'll probably get around to making her a new cover and padding her out under that, but the bra will work for now, and it will be easy to adjust while I'm nursing.
Here she is modeling one of my closest (and best) fitting woven tops. I think it's a pretty good match to the way
this top fits me.
And here is the Renaissance dress that I am currently working on. As you can see, there is still a lot of work to do... But it fits!!
