I had to try the jumpers! In the Molly clothing pattern set there was a plaid jumper with a long sleeve blouse. That was fun to do!
Front and back views of the ensemble.
The collar was a fun addition. I tried putting the lace into the seam but found that it was hard to keep even on such a small scale. It turned out easier to hand stitch the lace onto the back of the collar, then topstitch it into place. I could control the gathering to conform with the curved shape that way. I only stitched the lace onto the curved edge of the collar, not the back side.
The sleeves were very fiddly with the small wrist placket. Not fun. I cut out a white and a cream colored shirt and really didn't enjoy those plackets.
I lined the bodice of the jumper-- this made it easy to finish the raw edges. I slipstitched it down and topstitched it at the waist.
I finished this brown plaid jumper with the cream shirt. I widened the waistband to see how it would look. I think it is too wide, so I narrowed it down some for my next try.
The waistband on this blue floral jumper is still too wide for my taste. I should have stuck with the original Molly pattern.
For this blouse, I added lace onto the button band and eliminated one button. Both buttons barely show when the jumper is worn over it.
I also simplified the sleeve hems into simple elastic gathers. To do this, I lengthened the sleeve and eliminated the plackets. I hemmed the sleeves with lace and then gathered about one inch above the hem using zigzag stitch across stretched 1/4" elastic.
This experimentation opened up some new ideas for dresses. I'm having a blast!!!
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