Re: Help with Simplicity 2817 pattern adjustment

Judie in Penfield NY wrote:
I'm making a Snow White dress for my soon to be 3 year
old granddaughter from Simplicity pattern number 2817. It
needs to be about 4 inches shorter in length but there
are no lines on the pattern showing me where to fold to
shorten the pattern. Does it matter where I decide to
fold the pattern as long as it's in the same place on the
front and the back?

Four inches???!!! Do you mean it needs to be shorter in the
bodice or the skirt? Maybe you needed a smaller pattern?

Since that design has a Basque waist, you could pinch out an
inch-or-so horizontaly in both front and back bodice pieces
and taper the side seams, or just shorten evenly all across
the bottom, but a 4" reduction in the bodice would be a
*lot*.

If it just needs to be "shorter" but the bodice fits, then
put in a deeper hem or a couple of "growth tucks," which can
be let out later as she grows taller.

I also plan to use knit ribbing
instead of the armbands on the bottom of the puff sleeves
and velcro instead of a back zipper.

Those substitution are fine, in fact highly desirable for a
three-year-old.

The skirt is
gathered to the bodice. The bodice has darts going toward
the waist. I was thinking of eliminating the darts and
using elastic at the waist to make it easier for her to
get this dress off and on all by herself.

A three-year-old probably does not need shaping darts so
substituting elastic in the back waist might be fine, but it
won't work in the front.

Or mostly by
herself. She has a purchased Sleeping Beauty dress that
is made with the elastic waist and the velcro.
Any suggestions are more than welcome, thanks.

HTH,

Beverly


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