Want to be a Rockford Peach for Halloween this year? Me, too! You all loved the photos and video I posted on Instagram, so here is a run-down and video tutorial!
One of my favorite things to do at Charm is to transform our existing patterns in new ways. All it takes is a little imagination, a muslin or two, and you can turn a pattern like the Presley Shirt into your favorite All-American baseball uniform.
The Peaches uniform has an overlapping asymmetrical shirt-style bodice with a flared skirt and a side zipper, so any blouse and flared skirt pattern can be your starting point. This tutorial will walk you through how I reimagined this pattern, but there are lots of ways to create this look. Please watch the accompanying tutorial video below to see these steps in action! And then read through the description below. Shorten the pattern at the waist. I made my bodice end at the natural waist, plus an extra inch for blousing.
This conveniently happened to be at the marked length adjustment line on the pattern! Cut the pattern at this line. Add a bust dart to the Presley Shirt optional, best for D cup sizes and above. Hold the shirt front pattern piece up to your body to find your apex and desired placement for a bust dart. Draw in your dart line, ending at the apex. Draw a second line that starts a third of the way up the armhole, and connect it to your apex.
Draw a vertical line, parallel to the grainline, from the apex to the waist. Cut along the vertical line from the waist to the apex, then continue cutting along the upper dart line, leaving a hinge at the armhole edge. Cut the dart line from the side seam, leaving a hinge at the apex. Swing the dart out as for a full bust adjustment, keeping the vertical cut lines parallel to each other. This will spread the dart and lower the section closest to the side seam.
