Modeling

Modeling
Originally uploaded by lemonade_sandwich

How's this for a model? Remember my post a while back where I had a big fabric binge? Which one? Whoops, I hoped you wouldn't notice that...

Anyway, this was made from a Fabexmix pattern. Aside from the pattern being translated from German, I had some other issues with it, some mine and some theirs. There were two versions of the shoulder straps, but no info about when to use one or the other. I also am not really sure about adding seam allowances to those European patterns. I added 1/2" to all sides, but it occured to me later that perhaps you are only supposed to add the allowance on the seams that are actually sewn together (like, not the straps, which seem too wide.). It has some other quirks too that I can probably deal with now that I've done the pattern once. Michelle does like the big pocket in front (there's a small fish stuffie in her pocket in this pic, which is why it looks so lumpy). She wore this for her class picture, and I think she looked great! I'm sure that someday in the future she will question why her parents were dressing her so horribly!