Hana — Linen Wrap Dresses, Top, and Skirt

After reading the reviews I was really nervous about this pattern. So........my version has buttons down the front, I cut the top and skirt together, no seam and sewed a channel to the outside back at waist level for elastic, which I sewed to ties for the front. Not really the Hannah! It's also very big and the sleeve isn't as wide as I thought it would be.. will post pic when I've done the hem.

This turned out VERY blousy on me. I took my bust measurements and made a size four but I am swimming in the top. It looks like a bathrobe or a gi on me. I may have to give it to my SIL, whose name incidentally is Hannah haha, who has broader shoulders. Sad! because I put so much work into it. I altered it a bit because I didn't like the draw string look, and added a wrap around sash. Luckily there was an area where two of the waistband pieces connected that I was able to use as the sash/button hole for the wrap sash. A rookie mistake if there ever was one to forget wrap dresses need somewhere for the sash to come through! Overall the pattern directions were AMAZING to follow, very clear and concise. I consider myself an advanced beginner in sewing. I hadn't looked at a pattern in a decade, since high school, but was able to follow these with a little concentration and taking it slow. The only issue I took with the directions was that the waistband was a BEAR to attach to the blouse. .5 inch seam allowance did not work because the directions had already called for a .5 inch seam allowance when the inner and outer waistband pieces were sewn together. I ended up needing to give it an inch seam allowance to be able to catch the blouse between the pieces at all, and even then a little piece didn't make it.

I know a dolman sleeve does me no favors in the bust area - makes me look even wider. A fitted waist is also not the best look for me but I couldn't resist this pretty dress. I started with a top first. I found the amount of pieces & work in this top intensive & in the end it looked really bad on me despite taking it apart & altering various parts 3 times! I notice the fit on the larger model is much more fitted than the thinner model. I was shooting for the look of the former. I chose the size according to my measurements, it was pretty blousy. It was just all wrong for me & I should have known better.

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