What I thought was a perfectly fitted muslin,
is now the not so perfect first stage of my actual skirt. After putting the pieces together and taking a look at the fit, I discovered that the skirt is a bit too a-linish in the back. Here are a couple of front and side views
And here is a picture of the excess fabric in the back of the skirt. Please excuse the picture being on it's side, I don't know how to rotate pictures yet. Removing the extra 2 1/2" of excess right below the zipper by increasing the side seams would be so easy. Howbeit, I think that if I took that route I think I would seriously jeopardize the size pleating.
I think the correction should be made in the center back seam. The only deterrent is that I will have to remove and re-insert the invisible zipper. I guess I should mention that I've already removed and re-inserted once for the sake of perfectionism. But of course I did say that I wanted to get in a lot of practice inserting invisible zippers this month. If anyone else has any other suggestions on this I would appreciate hearing from you...
Faye I think the skirt fits you really well, and it doesn't surprise me that it bags out on your dressform that happens to me too
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