The pattern pieces do not match. They will not fit together. You’ll just have to drape the pieces on your dress form, pin, adjust, re-pin, again and again until you get a correct fit. You cannot succeed if you attempt to follow the instructions. You’ll have to create the rear of the skirt by draping until you get the desired effect. In the photo, Michele Gustafson is wearing the dress made by Lorraine.
Rated 3 out of 5
Jeannie Caffro –
I can’t say enough how disgusted I was with this pattern. I bought it to use for my wedding gown and my bridesmaids’ dresses, and the only reason they turned out looking great was that I redrafted the whole bodice basically from scratch and then threw out the directions sent with the pattern.
Rated 3 out of 5
Sue Pickens –
I have been sewing for 40 years and am so frustrated with these patterns that I am ready to throw them in the trash. The pattern pieces do not fit, the directions are incomplete at best and anyone planning to try them is in for a big disappointment.
Rated 3 out of 5
Elizabeth Merritt –
When ordering this pattern on the telephone, I was warned to watch out for the extra pattern piece. So basically it was flawed from the beginning. After I think I figured out what the extra piece was, the bodice still didn’t fit together very well. The shoulder straps are too long. The armholes are much too large. The suggestion of flat-lining the bodice and not lining it leaves raw edges poking out at the top and bottom edges of the bodice. The directions and the envelope description at one point refer to some piece of the skirt that doesn’t really exist (never did figure that one out), and the points at which the back bustle should be connected to the underskirt do not look right when connected. Yuck.
Lorraine Carson –
The pattern pieces do not match. They will not fit together. You’ll just have to drape the pieces on your dress form, pin, adjust, re-pin, again and again until you get a correct fit. You cannot succeed if you attempt to follow the instructions. You’ll have to create the rear of the skirt by draping until you get the desired effect. In the photo, Michele Gustafson is wearing the dress made by Lorraine.
Jeannie Caffro –
I can’t say enough how disgusted I was with this pattern. I bought it to use for my wedding gown and my bridesmaids’ dresses, and the only reason they turned out looking great was that I redrafted the whole bodice basically from scratch and then threw out the directions sent with the pattern.
Sue Pickens –
I have been sewing for 40 years and am so frustrated with these patterns that I am ready to throw them in the trash. The pattern pieces do not fit, the directions are incomplete at best and anyone planning to try them is in for a big disappointment.
Elizabeth Merritt –
When ordering this pattern on the telephone, I was warned to watch out for the extra pattern piece. So basically it was flawed from the beginning. After I think I figured out what the extra piece was, the bodice still didn’t fit together very well. The shoulder straps are too long. The armholes are much too large. The suggestion of flat-lining the bodice and not lining it leaves raw edges poking out at the top and bottom edges of the bodice. The directions and the envelope description at one point refer to some piece of the skirt that doesn’t really exist (never did figure that one out), and the points at which the back bustle should be connected to the underskirt do not look right when connected. Yuck.