{"id":10707,"date":"2023-04-16T18:27:30","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T17:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/?p=10707"},"modified":"2023-04-16T18:27:32","modified_gmt":"2023-04-16T17:27:32","slug":"sewing-two-new-variations-of-the-v8630-pattern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/2023\/04\/16\/sewing-two-new-variations-of-the-v8630-pattern\/","title":{"rendered":"Sewing two new variations of the V8630 pattern"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Long time no see my sewing friends! Four months is probably the longest time I have ever been away from my beloved blog and I’ve really missed it. But life has been incredibly busy and many things have kept me away from writing and sewing. But here I am!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are my last winter makes: two dresses, made on the basis of the V8630 pattern, with a few modifications<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Using the V8630 patterns as my base for many dresses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Is it really the same pattern?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

At first sight, you would not think these two dresses are based on the same pattern. Let me confuse you even more by showing you the enveloppe of this pattern…<\/p>\n\n\n

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… and the various dresses I have in the past made using it…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So we’re officialy on version 8 of this pattern, and they all look extremely different. Incredible, isn’t it?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most perfectly fitted bodice… for me <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The joy of this pattern for me is that the bodice fits absolutely PERFECTLY: at the bust, at the shoulder, at the waist, at the back, everywhere is just made for me!!!<\/strong> Having tried many other dress patterns (and you know my love for dresses), I always come back to it when I want a 100% safe fit without the nightmare of FBAs and muslins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most pattern-drafting afficinados will recommend you find a perfect bodice pattern and play with it. However, I am actually quite bad at self-drafting, so I was initially reluctant to make modifications to patterns and I preferred to buy new<\/strong>. However, after several fitting nightmare, I realised than minor amounts of self-drafting – such as changing the shape of the neckline or adding a collar – were completelty achievable and a huge time saver versus fighting for the right fit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For my new dresses, the changes I made to the inital pattern are tiny:<\/p>\n\n\n\n