Dress Y

This is Dress Y from the Stylish Dress Book by Yoshiko Tsukiori. I made this dress two years ago and it's taken me until now to finally get some pictures of it and post it! Mainly the delay was that I hated how it fit. After working on several muslins, I finally landed on a fit that I thought would be good. Sewed up this chambray, added some vintage buttons, wore it around a couple of times and realized the back of the dress was scooping under me after sitting and standing all day. It was driving me crazy! So after it hanging in my closet for a year, I finally fixed the pattern a little bit. The solution was to bring up the middle of the back panel by an entire inch and re-attaching to the yoke. 

It now fits great, but it's winter so unfortunately I have to save it for next summer. I purposely left the yoke edge raw and I hope after a few washes it will become soft and worn.  

Funny thing is that my mom made this same dress! Hers fits her much better than mine. We just haven't had time to take pictures yet but you'll see :)