It’s actually not too bad! I cut the 40C, and did a 3″ FBA (so 1.5″ spread across the nipple area), and then increased the overlap by 1cm. I also ended up unpicking the front to pull the crossover down to make it lay flatter against my chest. Hmm. Not 100% successful.
I think what I need to do is pinch out from the arm to the neckline (1″ at the neckline, reducing to nothing at the arm) just like I did for my last Blank Canvas Tee. I did stretch the binding slightly as I placed it, so this really shouldn’t be happening. I think it’s an artifact of having rather large breasts on a small rib cage.
There’s also a little pooling under the bust that I’ve already snipped off the pattern. And I have to do a better job of the flipping gathers next time! Yeesh! Gathers belong under the bosom, not in the centre front!
I also hope for a little more overlap on the next one. This is one of my lower bras. You can sort of see my mole if you click on the top picture… that’s where the crossover needs to happen!
Front view of Tiramisu, it looks OK but it could be better.
Tiramisu pulled down, to simulate a skirt.
Where the underbust seam should actually go.
Weird angle view of front.
IDK. Another weird angle.
So there you go. Tiramisu 1. I have a couple changes to make (I think it’s too long all over, looking at my horrible mirror pictures.), but so far, so good.
You should post these on the 30 minute sewalong flickr group. Steph has been helping people work out the fit. You could also just see what she suggested for others with similar fit issues. It’s mostly involved hacking off the seam and restitching it. :) That said, it’s looking pretty good so far!
I was thinking about that, but then I’d need to create a Flickr account, and I really didn’t want to. I think just shortening it will do, and also stretching the binding more as I sew it on. The muslin fabric is nothing like the French terry I have for my first dress – it’s a lot thinner and stretchier – so I don’t want to over fit this fabric only to have the dress not work in the more stable fabric!