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Sewing a muslin for a wedding guest outfit made me realize there are many amazing Butterick Mc Call’s, and Vogue patterns out there.
I fell in love with Mimi G’s one-shoulder jumpsuit S9142. I thought that I could sew it for the wedding after-party.
But….
- Simplicity 9142
- Batiste*
- Invisible zipper*
- Thread*
Simplicity 9142
Available as a paper pattern or a PDF, this pattern has two size groups. It’s meant for lightweight or midweight woven fabrics with a good drape.
Deep pleats at the front and back leags make for a very wide leg shape, almost like an ankle skirt.
There are 2 options for the sleeves as well (+ a kind of flap with one of the option).
Since it’s very wide at the bottom, the top is slim-fitting with princess darts at the front and back.
The neckline is underlined by a pleated piece.
An invisible at the side helps with closing the jumpsuit.
Self-censorship and the one-shoulder jumpsuit
I did love this pattern. I even envisoned in black crepe with some white sateen for the pleats.
But I self-censored: “you’re too old for a one-shoulder top”, “it’s too much”, “you will only wear it for ceremonies”, etc.
I decided to transform it a bit by adding another strap and skipping the sleeves. I cut a straight size 12.
It was rather easy: I just cut the piece with the strap twice, mirrorred. My aime was to add buttons at the straps so I also added some extra fabric at the top of the straps.
I drafted facings for the neckline since it was now a V neckline. The pattern piece was really weird so I couldn’t draft from it. Instead, I drafted the facings from the sewn pieces…!
My first thought was to move the zipper to the center back, but I couldn’t reach it! So it had to stay at the side.
Then my great idea of having buttoned straps had the same outcome: I couldn’t catch my straps at the back without dislocating my shoulders!
I opted to add ties at the shoulder.
Indian block-print fabric for the jumpsuit
When Mondial Tissus* offered us to sew something for summer, I looked for a lighweight fabric. This batiste* had cute little prints in a lovely color.
This pattern is a fabric-hog (3 m 40).
I’m 5’4″, I was wearing heels…that means that I’ll need to cut some length off if I want to wear the jumpsuit casually.
The pleats are great with that fabric.
I love the end result. That’s a jumpsuit I will totally wear this summer. It’s lightweight, without being see-through.
The V neckline is beautiful, but will need a little tweak to get rid of the extra fabric (I’ll cut horizontally at the V and take some length off to make it flatter).
Nonetheless, I may sew the jumpsuit as is one day…
