i pulled out vogue 8425 this weekend & got to work.
i sewed the piping into the front of the skirt, sewed the front of the skirt together & then i tackled the back which is in 4 pieces -- 2 side back pieces + 2 back pieces. basted those together & then basted the back of the skirt to the front & tried it on.
i don't know why i thought i wasn't going to have to make any alterations beyond the hem length. the shape of the skirt was all wrong for my body shape, so i spent hours trying to figure out what to do about that. in the end, it was pretty simple: i added some darts to the side back pieces & finally, i had a decent fit.
i didn't get a chance to make all the basting permanent because i ran out of time. but i accomplished a lot this weekend in terms of getting the right fit & that makes me really happy. i need another free weekend to stitch it together & to get to work on creating a lining from scratch.
after that-- the dreaded zipper.
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