Butterick 5246

Trying to get back into the "sewing saddle" I picked up this pattern and cut out some knit from the stash. It looked pretty easy and no picky fitting was necessary. I lowered the bust point about 1" as I almost always have to do. I lengthened the dress about 1" also just to have some fudge room if I needed it.

I wanted to use the cowl collar. I'm not happy with the collar. I think it needs to be cut much wider at the bottom. I have to really mess with it to get it to lay without the wrong side of the collar showing OR the neck seam itself. Can you see?




I will never be happy with it this way. So......I have enough fabric to cut another collar. I'm going to slash/spread so that I have more width at the bottom.



If this doesn't work, it will just be "collarless." Otherwise, I think I'm going to be happy with the dress.

I won't get back to it until at least Friday. I have plans for tomorrow that don't include sewing.

As a side note, I made Jessie a scrub for the clinic. She loved the scrub I made for myself out of this horse fabric. While looking for something else, I found the leftovers from that project. I had almost enough to make a pullover for her. So, I added the black. I think she will like it. I hope it doesn't look too "pasted together."

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Oh, the PT on my shoulder is going well. I'm sore today from yesterday's session, but he said that was to be expected. I can already see some improvement, so the pain (when it does hurt) is worth it. I appreciate the comments and suggestions that were left concerning this situation.