Vintage Vogue #3

Yoke in broderie anglais and bodice in chambray with red top-stitching:

Placket added to pattern as an alternative to the lapped centre front provided on the pattern (I will write a how-to-make-a-placket post shortly).

I added three pintucks to the hem of the skirt- these are actually bigger than pins, so just tucks! I topstitched them in red to keep with the red/ white/ blue theme.

Almost finished! Just making some decisions about binding, pockets and belt:

Vintage Vogue #2

I chose to use chambray, broderie anglais and a fine white and red stripe cotton for detail. Some initial sketches to show how I arrived at my adaptation:

Adapting the pattern. I stuck the shoulders together to redraft into straps. I had to add some paper towards the neck and take it away from the shoulder- you can just about see the new stitching and cutting lines. I then cut the pattern into two again, but lowered the shoulder seam onto the front bodice, as I wanted to see the broderie anglais creeping over.

I then drafted a yoke onto the front and back pieces. I added seam allowance onto the yokes and bodiec pieces where I split them.

Beginning construction: