Now I'm likely to never wear this outside the house, except for maybe having my morning tea on the deck. When I first saw this pattern I thought it was impractical, but as I would peruse the Vogue pattern website looking for other things this kept on popping up. Then I saw it sewn up, but many had changed grain lines to get a better fabric yield. I was curious what would it look like with the intended grain line? Then another review, a less than perfect fabric selection (fabric with no drape), the reviewer had a sense of humor about it, but how disappointing after all that work and expense. Just another way that sewing bloggers help each other, we learn from each others triumphs and experiments.
Aside from the general shape of the garment, there are some other areas that need to be studied and they are the length, the center front and the front opening.
The length... puddling silk is lovely but I have wood floors and do not want to find myself collecting debris as I walk across it. So we need to look at the grain line of the pattern and the "growth" of the fabric and the pattern measurements.
The center front is on the cross grain, the center back is not true bias but off grain.
The pattern's finished measurement from back neck to floor is 59", and my measurement is 56".
The center front opening
The front opening falls right between the breasts, and I'm not comfortable with that, so that will have to be addressed.
The center front bust area
Figuring for the possibility that I will wear this without support, I would like to address that area with texture or some kind of stiffening, or maybe just another layer of the self fabric.
Have I covered all of the challenges to making this caftan... no there's more.
This design takes almost 6 yards of fabric, and the yield is less than impressive, but it's the price you pay for these voluminous bias "y" styles. You can be sure that I'll be making panties and if I can a a bias slip or cami out of the scrap.
6 comments:
Welcome back! This is certainly a lovely pattern. Can't wait to see how you interpret it. I am so practical and boring I would like choose a cotton flannel!!!
Thanks Corrine! I also have a cotton flannel in the pile, but this one is better for summer.
You are Ms. Glam, I am just boring!
You have set yourself to a challenge with this one, but I have no doubt you will come up with an astounding result.
Ooh, I'm interested to see how this turns out. It's such a polarizing style.
Have you considered making the opening slit on the back instead of front? It looks like there is a CB seam.
I had considered changing to a front opening but am really curious to see how this drapes "as is". It will be done this week.
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