FO: Butterick B4443 Polka Dot Dress

もう最近このネタばっかりだけど、いいのよ、それが私の日常だから。
そんなわけで完成したワンピースを着てみました。

I know, my belt is loose.

ベルトがぶらぶらしてるとか言わない。
もう普通に一日仕事に行ってきたあとなので、しわしわ感いっぱいです。

風吹いてて失礼。
後姿は、まだまだフィットがイマイチ。

Back fitting is still nowhere near perfect

Ok, so I wore my finished Butterick B4443.
How do I feel? Well, I am very proud of my very first woven dress despite the flaws.

Recap:
Pattern is Butterick B4443, fitted bodice with princess seam and a circular skirt.
As many people's reviews were saying, the upper bodice was way too loose for me too.
I cut a size 12, tapered out to 14 at waist. I had a huge back gaping and still considerably loose front neck. So I removed many inches from center back and pinched out upper bust in the front to reduce the gaping.
Raised armhole by 1/2", pinched 1/2" at waist and all the way down the skirt sides.

I used self fabric to line the bodice, skirt is left unlined and I am wearing a half slip that I made separately.
Also the skirt is shortened by few inches. I just cut the hem line as View D's ribbon placement line.

My fabric is 100% cotton. It held up better than I thought after sitting at the desk all day on my balance ball and commuting 35 minutes back from work.

Front is OK, except some drag lines in the side panels and I should reduce the curve at the bust point. But I will definitely need to do a sway back adjustment. Back looks terrible...

I was so terrified to make a dress with woven fabric because it would not hide my wonky seams. This particular pattern was easy and straight forward enough that I think I did OK for my skill level.
This was also my very first lined bodice so I just followed the instruction and it came out easier than I thought. Now that I feel kind of good, I am going to use this pattern for a special occasion dress next.

One thing I'm not sure is where to place the top of the zipper. I placed about 1/2" below the neck line, thinking I would need 1/2" to put the hook and eye. But it looks a bit too much gap? Should I just start the zipper from the very top and not put the hook and eye? Hmmmmm.