Hello Hive

Here is my Needleworkmonday project for this week, a task I started yesterday and work right into the night.

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It was one big task for me as I have never made a blouse with a large measurement. Am just to handling my own measurements and other lesser ones.

It happens that every woman that gives birth usually add this extra weight during pregnancy for the body size accommodate the baby and various pregnancy hormones that causes this increases weight.

My sis became almost three times her extra size and all her clothes no longer enter her.

She needs larger clothes and its either we purchase some or I design these fabrics into something for her.

Bust size was 44"
Waist size was 38"
Half length was 20" due to larger bust the half length was moved from 15" to 20"

I started this with making her pattern here and you can see how large this is looking from the paper.

Now in order not to design something I will have trouble with, I started with making very simple blouse instead of a bustier or a princess dart thy will cause issue.

But I have to give this some form of style and that's when I used the dart manipulation method to create a form of the bustier.

A waist and bust dart will give you the cup shape of a bustier here

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Another thing I did was move the zipper allowance to the front so that she can zip and breastfeed easily.

This is almost completed except that am to scared to continue thinking that this will not fit on her.

I used to have the fear whenever am designing an outfit, always thinking that it won't fit well, and for my own dresses, sometimes I try it on couple of times while sewing.

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Since she lives close by, she will have to try this one before I proceed with the work and you can imagine my prayers and all that this should fit and if I haven't made a mistake anywhere.

You can join me in the prayers too 😀😁, this blouse must fit.