A while ago I was fortunate enough to go to on a sewing retreat with Sew to Grow’s Lindsey Rae…. I was most excited about 4 days away from my young children with a sewing machine, like minded women and wine (of course). This was a first for me – going away and learning how to tailor clothes to fit my body. I had an amazing time connecting with a fellow introvert (love your work babe) and forging connections outside my comfort zone.
Full disclosure – I am definitely not an ‘average’ shape with a generous booty and big boobs. I’m quite happy with this, but it seems that Ready to Wear (RTW) clothes only have one shape and just get bigger. Shopping expeditions felt horrible and I felt soooo defeated after every one. Forget about buying jeans!
Going on this course was so liberting – there was no apologies about where my lady lumps are, only the way to adjust clothes to accentuate or fit properly. You may see a few more of the makes from this trip coming up. I also did the Freemantle Frock, Bespoke Blazer and Port City Pants all by Sew to Grow – pretty much wardrobe staples. Now all I need is a fail safe pencil skirt for a mum tum and a nice tank and I’m set.
I chose the Sweet Summertime Peplum dress – which, to be fair, doesn’t have much of a peplum unless it’s in a sticky outy material and top, but I still love it. The pattern is relatively simple to put together and only takes a wee while to sew up. The details are in the altering. In my case I needed a Full Bust Adjustment (FBA) and a Sway Back Adjustment (SWA) – Link here if you think you may need one. Personally I never realised that it would change my life so much, I just thought I was destined to have a big booty and pooling material above it for life.
See there – no pooling!
This material is rayon and I love the drape of it – but you can use any lightweight material. This pattern is not for knit, but you could potentially make one with a bit of give so that you don’t have to put an invisible zip in. I find that I don’t need a zip in most dresses because by boobs are big enough that it goes over fine with a FBA and saves messing with a zip 🙂
This is a new staple in my wardrobe and I’ve already made 4 with a few more in the wings!
My measurements are:
Bust – 108cm
Waist – 90cm
Full Hip – 125cm (yup, I’m a little bottom heavy lol)
Wine Pairing – Ohhhhh I think I nice Sav would go well with this one. I didn’t drink making this one as I was around other people who I didn’t think the level of swearing would be appropriate..)