Finished Wiggle Dress

As a winter project I (Major Moma), decided to work my way through the book Gertie's New Book for Better Sewing.  I have finished one skirt and now a dress.  My plan has been to make "wearable muslins" for each of these, and then buy wool fabric to do them really right. 

I finished the Wiggle Dress last weekend but did not get a chance to take pictures until I wore it to church this Sunday.  (previous posts on this dress are HERE and Here.) Yes, that is snow on the ground and yes I was COLD taking these pictures.  But, it had to be done. 

I love the way this dress fits!  It is super comfortable.  I used the size 8 pieces for the front and the size 6 piece for the back to accommodate my small shoulders and curvy front.  I have done this before, and it really worked well this time too.  The only other adjustments I made was to take in the hips about 1/2 inch at the side seams.  On my wool version, I will also shorten the skirt portion a bit by taking it up at the hip line about 1/2 inch.  I notice while wearing the dress, the curve of the dress was not exactly where my hip curves the most. 

But these are minor adjustments and I am so glad that it turned out so nice.

The highlight of this dress is the back!  It has a beautiful V-neckline and a kick-pleat at the skirt slit.  This was my second lapped zipper, and it looks better than the first, so I am moving in the right direction.

I am torn on what I want to make next from this book.  There are a couple blouses, but they do not have long sleeves and as you can see, that may not be practical for a couple of months.  Or, I could make another dress?  hmmm...