A "Catch-Up" Post
I can't believe we are in August already! Where does the time go? I know I've been spending a lot of it in my sewing room. Unfortunately I have fallen far behind in blogging about it, so I will try and do a bit of a catch-up today. Some time maybe last year I made this sleeveless version of Vogue 8815 out of a stretch cotton weave. I lengthened the bodice by 1" but still I still felt that the waist was too high. It is supposed to sit 1" above the waist. I also felt that it was too loose and not very flattering. I finally realized one of the problems was that I was wearing it with the wrong type of pant. A peplum top needs to be worn with a very narrow bottom such as leggings or a pegged skirt. I wore it with black leggings and it looked pretty good, although I still wasn't really feeling the love. I then took it in about 3/4" on each side and suddenly it went from ok to amazing! A peplum top must have a close fit ...