FO: Butterick B5454 Wrap Dress

ラップドレス完成。

Dog tail warning

どっちかというと、似合わないかも（泣）
自分で服を作るデメリットは、時間をかけて布を切って、縫い合わせてからしか試着できないってことよね。
そして試着して初めて「むむむ、違うかも？」って思った時には、もうそこまで費やした時間がもったいなくて引き下がれないし。
このワンピースは、ちょっと微妙。
西洋式だから右前だしね。死人だわ、私。（こんなときばっかり仏教徒）
犬の尻尾、写真に入ってるしね。
これの（↓）真ん中のバージョンです。

Finished Butterick B5454 knit wrap dress.
I made view B.
Fabric was poly ITY, has a good weight and body to it.

Butterick B5454 Front

According to my measurement, I should cut size 12. However, considering the finished measurements, I went for a size 8. I'm glad I did.

I also chopped off 4 inches from the 3/4 sleeve to make a 1/2 sleeve, and took in abut 1/2 inch to fit my arm better (I don't like sleeves bunching up when I wear a cardi over it).

When I was placing the patterns on the fabric, I was not paying attention to the grainline of the front bodice and I cut it wrong so the diagonal neck line parallels bias line of the fabric. Unfortunately, I did not have enough fabric to re-cut, so I put narrow strips of fusible knit interface, added FOE to bind the neckline, then turn the FOE-bound neck line inside and top-stitched.
I wore the finished dress all day and washed it and the neckline held its shape. Phew.

Butterick B5454 Back

To be honest, this was kind of "...Meh..." to me. I don't know, I just did not love it. I wasn't digging the pleats either. I don't think I look good in it.

One thing I did not like about the pattern was that the sleeve head is way too high. I thought it was way too high when I cut the pattern; I read somebody's review saying it's too high (and the reviewer did alter it if I remember correctly); but I'm only a novice sewer, I don't know if it was really, too high; there was only 1 reviewer who mentioned about the sleeve head being too high, out of 20 or so I read; so I kept it as is.

Sleeve heads sticking out

And it WAS too high. I do not like the little pinch of fabric sticking out there.

Good thing about the dress: I like the fact that I can wear it without a cami underneath. The fabric is a bit too thick and sticky, so I wouldn't probably wear it in a humid climate. But for now, it keeps me warm in my freezing office.

After wearing it all day, I think it grew on me a little. Not literally but metaphorically. So I have decided to keep it. (Yes, I thought of just ditching it) I shall see how often I will reach for it in the morning when I pick what to wear.