tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371102438991468555.post8942362891836752364..comments2015-01-25T16:30:26.239-08:00Comments on A Little Fabricated: New Look 6587 and 1000 Shirtdresses of AutumnAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11815142378906598761noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371102438991468555.post-9106286082926611942015-01-25T16:30:26.239-08:002015-01-25T16:30:26.239-08:00Nicole, this is so chic! I love the collarless app...Nicole, this is so chic! I love the collarless approach to shirtdresses and those giant polka dots are a perfect match to your pattern! Love it. <br /><br />Also, I second Sophie-Lee's suggestion. Stay-stitching the neckline is the first thing I do, after cutting out a pattern, because necklines are notorious about stretching out, especially when finished with bias tape. If you find, though, that the pattern's neckline is just flat-out too big, I would take a small dart at the neckline, then rotate it out to the fullness at the princess seam. It's a super easy fix on a flat pattern!Mary Danielsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13375674341038153250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371102438991468555.post-19685481367309745722015-01-25T11:18:57.493-08:002015-01-25T11:18:57.493-08:00By the looks of it, the neckline probably stretche...By the looks of it, the neckline probably stretched out (I have had SO MANY garments with gaping necklines). Do you stay stitch? It's now the first thing I do before handling the pieces any more - and I have discovered the "stay-stitch plus" technique which eases the fabric rather than just stitching it. So, starting from each shoulder, sew ~1cm from the edge, keeping your finger on the fabric directly behind the presser foot. IT will cause little ripples/gathers in the fabric - not enough that you'll get gathering once you've sewn at a 1.5cm seam allowance, and it will press out easily, but it really does help!<br /><br />What also helps is pressing the bias binding into a curve before sewing it to the neckline, so you're not having to pull things to fitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com