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This photos is enhanced with an orange cone in the distance.
Unfortunately, the suit came out a little overexposed.
A better view of the hat
Butterick B6108 Retro 1912 Misses' Jacket Bib and Skirt
The suit came out okay. I used the wrong fabric and had to alter the jacket a lot. This pattern may be good for a regular to tall person. Being short, I had to shorten the jacket by 3" which eliminated the elegant elongated look from the pattern front. The armholes seemed too low. I moved mine up 1" and moved the shoulder seam in a little. I might have been able to go a size smaller on the top of the jacket, widening out for the hips. Cotton flannel was a bad choice as it stretches too much and the flannel and bias made the skirt pleats difficult. A tighter weave fabric would be better. Hang the skirt before hemming as the bias pieces may stretch making the front of the skirt longer than the back. Don't cheat and cut the front piece on the grain; the bias is needed for the snug fit at the top of the skirt while allowing some give. Be careful when matching plaid; when cutting out the front jacket pieces, the front side pieces are longer than the front center pieces because the sides and back have a hem allowance.
This photos is enhanced with an orange cone in the distance.
Unfortunately, the suit came out a little overexposed.
A better view of the hat
Butterick B6108 Retro 1912 Misses' Jacket Bib and Skirt
The suit came out okay. I used the wrong fabric and had to alter the jacket a lot. This pattern may be good for a regular to tall person. Being short, I had to shorten the jacket by 3" which eliminated the elegant elongated look from the pattern front. The armholes seemed too low. I moved mine up 1" and moved the shoulder seam in a little. I might have been able to go a size smaller on the top of the jacket, widening out for the hips. Cotton flannel was a bad choice as it stretches too much and the flannel and bias made the skirt pleats difficult. A tighter weave fabric would be better. Hang the skirt before hemming as the bias pieces may stretch making the front of the skirt longer than the back. Don't cheat and cut the front piece on the grain; the bias is needed for the snug fit at the top of the skirt while allowing some give. Be careful when matching plaid; when cutting out the front jacket pieces, the front side pieces are longer than the front center pieces because the sides and back have a hem allowance.
Yep, there's been quite a bit of talk about the stupidity of it calling for bias fabric. Hopefully someone tries it with a regular fabric.
ReplyDeleteSome of us were commenting that the jacket seemed a little long and wouldn't be balanced well for shorter people. Yours came out nice even tho that's an issue. I also thought the collars were too long.
If I ever get around to making it I'll probably be doing a lot of altering.
Cute hat!
Val