This pattern does not have the best instructions. They are not very clear in places and leave details out until the end. It’s nothing that you can’t figure out if you read everything three times before starting and three more times as you go along but, it’s a real bother and not well suited to beginners. Also, this pattern seemed very unnecessarily fussy to me. There were lots of nitpicky finishing details around the jumper closure and the skirt waistband that took a lot of time but, weren’t very noticeable in the end. Maybe a better seamstress could re-think those parts and streamline the work.
The results are very cute, especially if you add all the rickrack trim. The skirt is a lovely Alice-in-Wonderland style that could be used in other costumes. The jumper looks a little silly on me by itself; if I did it again, I’d make the top of the jumper into a separate middy blouse and skip the bloomers.
Trystan L. Bass –
This pattern does not have the best instructions. They are not very clear in places and leave details out until the end. It’s nothing that you can’t figure out if you read everything three times before starting and three more times as you go along but, it’s a real bother and not well suited to beginners. Also, this pattern seemed very unnecessarily fussy to me. There were lots of nitpicky finishing details around the jumper closure and the skirt waistband that took a lot of time but, weren’t very noticeable in the end. Maybe a better seamstress could re-think those parts and streamline the work.
The results are very cute, especially if you add all the rickrack trim. The skirt is a lovely Alice-in-Wonderland style that could be used in other costumes. The jumper looks a little silly on me by itself; if I did it again, I’d make the top of the jumper into a separate middy blouse and skip the bloomers.