I think I've figured out my design--whether it will work, who knows!
As I mentioned before, I want to go with the basic design from the monogrammed shirt & bloomers, however, I planned to add a scooped neck and spaghetti straps. The biggest challenge, however, is to figure out a way to make sure the darn thing FITS this time. To that end, I think I've come up with a plan to incorporate some elastic across the back that will make the measurements more forgiving.
I've sketched out the design above. The squiggly bit across the middle of the back is the elastic casing. I'm hoping if I stitch the elastic across the bottom of the back's narrowest panel, the result will be a sort of ruffle across the top portion. I'm worried that the resulting skirt, which will be gathered, will be overly-gathered, but I can't quite visualize, so we'll just wait and see. I'm hoping the diagonal straps, instead of the straight I've done so far, will help keep the whole thing in place.
I used the pattern that I'd drafted for the monogrammed blouse, and sketched out my altered version for this project. You can see them here, side by side. The scoop neck, the points for the straps to connect, and the part that's shaded with diagonal lines is where the elastic is going to go (the whole narrow part isn't going to be the casing--its much wider than the elastic, and I want to be sure the elastic stays where it's supposed to.
As I mentioned before, I want to go with the basic design from the monogrammed shirt & bloomers, however, I planned to add a scooped neck and spaghetti straps. The biggest challenge, however, is to figure out a way to make sure the darn thing FITS this time. To that end, I think I've come up with a plan to incorporate some elastic across the back that will make the measurements more forgiving.
I've sketched out the design above. The squiggly bit across the middle of the back is the elastic casing. I'm hoping if I stitch the elastic across the bottom of the back's narrowest panel, the result will be a sort of ruffle across the top portion. I'm worried that the resulting skirt, which will be gathered, will be overly-gathered, but I can't quite visualize, so we'll just wait and see. I'm hoping the diagonal straps, instead of the straight I've done so far, will help keep the whole thing in place.
I used the pattern that I'd drafted for the monogrammed blouse, and sketched out my altered version for this project. You can see them here, side by side. The scoop neck, the points for the straps to connect, and the part that's shaded with diagonal lines is where the elastic is going to go (the whole narrow part isn't going to be the casing--its much wider than the elastic, and I want to be sure the elastic stays where it's supposed to.
Next-up: The sewing!