LaToriaSewCreative: MY LOVE FOR SHEATH DRESSES

I LOVE Sheath Dresses.....when I bought this pattern #M6886, I didn't make it right away. I kept seeing a lot of my fellow sewist such as Erica Bunker post pictures of this dress, still I didn't make it. It wasn't until one of my students made this dress for her second project and I found out how EASY it was. I couldn't believe I had the pattern for about a year and I DID NOT make it, I was sleeping on this pattern. Once I found out how easy it was, I made two in one day, one with sleeves and one sleeveless, and there are two more to come.

I did make some adjustments to the pattern:

I cut a size 14 across the shoulder because I have short shoulders
I cut a size 16 around the circumference of the arm
I cut a size 18 in the waist and tapered it at the bottom for a more fitted look
I cut the pattern at the lengthen or shorten line to add 1.5 inches to the back because I have some junk in my trunk, LOL!!!!, if I don't make the adjustment in the back, it will be high in the back.
I cut the pattern at the lengthen or shorten line to add 1.5 inches to the front as well to make it even

Here are pictures of the adjustments:

Cutting at the Lengthen or Shorten Line

Adding 1.5 inches to accommodate for my "junk in the trunk", LOL!!! I drew dashes across the paper.

I taped the bottom half of the pattern to the paper at the dashed lines.

I laid the cutting line of the pattern on one of the grid lines on my cutting mat to make sure when I draw the line to connect the added space it will be straight.