Been trying to write, been trying to sew, been trying to garden. The usual. I have completed a few projects: another couple Regency gowns for American Girl dolls (gave one to Neighbor Girl, who will be moving away soon; sad), Kirsten's Birthday Dress from the AG set of patterns, a couple AG-sized quilts from my bag of 1.5" squares (gave one to a new acquaintance who lives in the same town as me).
Yesterday I decided to try a new pattern, the 1952 Wrap Dress by Parkers Quilt Shop. It's a replica pattern of Maryellen's Strawberry Outfit. It took me about four hours, including faffing about on the internet and taking a lunch break, to produce this:
The pattern notes that getting the bias to go smoothly around the tight curve of the tabs is tricky, and that's definitely correct. Next time, I might try ironing it around a quarter or something to get it to lie smooth. And between the dress and the headband, this pattern takes 4 2/3 yards of bias tape... I started with an unopened five yard packet, and have only thirteen inches left! My only other caveat is that I'm not keen on the way the elastic is attached to the (unseen in the above pic) bloomers, so I've cut out another iteration of the pattern with enough extra seam allowance added to make actual casings. But other than that, this is a solid pattern, well-written and the pieces all fit together nicely. Recommended pattern.
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