The difficulty level of this pattern is listed as Average. Wrong. It is for Advanced sewers. There are a lot of pattern pieces. The fitting is very tricky. There are no side seams where you can make an adjustment. There is only a side dart. You have to make a muslin, fit it and mark the pattern changes on your muslin. It’s a very time-consuming pattern. Be prepared to make a lot of changes based on your body; for example, I lowered the two front pleats. I’m 5’4″. The pleats came up to just under my bustline. I’m too short for that look. I also moved the bust darts for my body. The sleeves are as enormous as they look in the photo. I shortened the cuff ruffle. It’s really large and completely covered my hand.
Rated 3 out of 5
Carly –
I could have written Patt’s review. I had exactly the same experience with this pattern. My first clue was when I noticed that the Center Back was marked “Center Front,” and the yardage on the pattern back for the unnecessary boning was a yard short. It just got worse from there. What nightmare! Glad to know it wasn’t just me.
Patt –
The difficulty level of this pattern is listed as Average. Wrong. It is for Advanced sewers. There are a lot of pattern pieces. The fitting is very tricky. There are no side seams where you can make an adjustment. There is only a side dart. You have to make a muslin, fit it and mark the pattern changes on your muslin. It’s a very time-consuming pattern. Be prepared to make a lot of changes based on your body; for example, I lowered the two front pleats. I’m 5’4″. The pleats came up to just under my bustline. I’m too short for that look. I also moved the bust darts for my body. The sleeves are as enormous as they look in the photo. I shortened the cuff ruffle. It’s really large and completely covered my hand.
Carly –
I could have written Patt’s review. I had exactly the same experience with this pattern. My first clue was when I noticed that the Center Back was marked “Center Front,” and the yardage on the pattern back for the unnecessary boning was a yard short. It just got worse from there. What nightmare! Glad to know it wasn’t just me.