tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post1698679849512657088..comments2024-03-20T14:03:40.992-04:00Comments on Polka Dot Overload | Sewing, knitting & embroidery projects by Mikhaela Reid: In Progress: Tiramisu Top Muslin, Or the Over-Enthusiastic Bust AssessmentMikhaela Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02817367214920267825noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-19034755806281277832013-05-04T21:56:06.029-04:002013-05-04T21:56:06.029-04:00It's interesting that we've has such diffe...It's interesting that we've has such different problems with this pattern, since you said in your comment that we have fairly similar measurements...just proof that people come in all kinds of shapes! <br /><br />Mine was about right around the bust, but had all kinds of extra room in the shoulder area (<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alicen/8708149907/" rel="nofollow">photo</a>). Of course I discovered that after mostly assembling everything (unwise!) so my modifications to make it fit were more than a little improvised. Next time I'll probably start with a 30D, and see if that's a better fit in the shoulders/arms.<br /><br />Some of it's also just fit preference - I tend to like things more snug in knit fabrics, even around the shoulders. Probably good to take this into account when picking sizes in the future.<br /><br />I'm curious to see where you go with this pattern!<br />Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05225955815132987959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-55957323501683056202013-05-04T20:25:32.540-04:002013-05-04T20:25:32.540-04:00Cut off the seam and then re-sew it. This will do...Cut off the seam and then re-sew it. This will do everything you need it to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-10431390183454306212013-05-04T20:01:15.557-04:002013-05-04T20:01:15.557-04:00Thanks for the warning about the actual measuremen...Thanks for the warning about the actual measurements. When I make mine I will put a little "snug" in it.marysewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04482564881192516660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-60530999230044402142013-05-04T19:20:04.210-04:002013-05-04T19:20:04.210-04:00The opposite it happening at mine. I'm remakin...The opposite it happening at mine. I'm remaking a skirt (Colette Pattern Handbook's Meringue) that hasn't a chance in hell of fitting again.Nettiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10005830016547676928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-84202241047451838562013-05-04T18:53:47.084-04:002013-05-04T18:53:47.084-04:00I started with the same size (35D), but had much b...I started with the same size (35D), but had much better luck with a 35B! A lot depends on the fabric too... the one I made with drapey rayon is still a big big, but the more stable knits fit snugly. Hope that helps! Gillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306054198401843077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-21329410317131777462013-05-04T17:09:43.092-04:002013-05-04T17:09:43.092-04:00This is so weird. That's what my attempt at a ...This is so weird. That's what my attempt at a stripy Tiramisu looked like when I first made it up. I can't tell you a good way to fix it, but I can tell you a not-so-good way. In my case, I tried to take off some of the bust length by pinning it down and sewing, basically taking up a larger seam allowance on the top with as little extra of a seam allowance on the waistband as possible. Unfortunately, while that did make the length better, it also made the overlap not as lapped as it should be. I ended up topstitching the neckline so I could stitch my bust layers together. What I'm trying to say is that you'll want to unpick before you take out the bust length. On the plus side, you have awesome stripe matching along the back chevron.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com