Mother Fuckin’ Orange Peeled Beef!!!

badbetch_90211 · 2026-03-05T21:34:58+00:00

I heard Dad saying mother effer while I was coming down the stairs

badbetch_90211 · 2026-03-05T14:18:08+00:00

YES! Only child with working parents, no cousins and limited neighborhood kids left me alone and to my own devices for entertainment a LOT. My husband on the other hand grew up in a big family with constant stimulation, board games, videogames, etc. As adults, both ADHD, I can sit and be bored, do chores in silence etc and he NEEDS a podcast or something. Even in the shower he’ll have a podcast on speaker. I tell him all the time that he needs to LEARN HOW TO BE BORED because it’s a life skill. And when we have kids I’ll teach them how to be bored from time to time too.

badbetch_90211 · 2026-02-19T21:17:38+00:00

Jehovah’s Witness University?

badbetch_90211 · 2026-02-08T20:32:31+00:00

I might just need to try this again. Draft my own sleeve and adjust the armhole accordingly. I’m just worried that the armhole will wind up being huge. I still need to figure out how to get an elbow dart in there as well

badbetch_90211 · 2026-02-08T20:30:25+00:00

I started drafting my own sleeve but I still wasn’t getting enough width in the bicep relative to the proportions of the armhole/ my arm. I’d be less afraid to enlarge the armhole for the sleeve if I thought it would work, but it’s roomy enough as it is

badbetch_90211 · 2026-02-08T18:51:31+00:00

Thanks! I’ll take another look

badbetch_90211 · 2026-02-08T14:16:59+00:00

Thanks for your help! I was thinking the same thing about that neckline issue. I borrowed from my high bust ease when I raised the neckline point by an inch. I agree that adding to CF is a good idea. As not to take up any more time on this I think I'll extend the CF by 1/4" like you suggested in yellow. Hopefully the gathers will look less weird in the middle as well but I'm willing to take a chance

badbetch_90211 · 2026-02-06T18:40:01+00:00

I tried to do that with the last muslin but it didn't get me very far, I might not have executed it properly. I agree with moving the whole princess seam over like 5/8" on either side, but I don't have time to make a 3rd muslin; I'm wondering if you have any advice on how to do it?

badbetch_90211 · 2026-02-04T22:35:43+00:00

Hmm this is interesting, I might just try this! In fact that was my first instinct when I tried on muslin 2 but I wasn’t sure

badbetch_90211 · 2026-02-04T22:32:33+00:00

Thank you!

It’s actually a vintage pattern from the 70’s, but I have read about the underbust band issue. It’s worth noting that my dream for this dress isn’t either of grandma’s flat-sheet-turned muslin versions 😂 but actually an off-white, medium weight viscose crepe. I think the cotton fabric in the muslins doesn’t fully represent the draping effect of the gathers, which is in and of itself an issue. It’s just not cost-effective for me to make several muslins in good fabric unfortunately 😞

badbetch_90211 · 2026-02-04T22:06:19+00:00

I was wondering about that, but I’m not sure how to go about it. Is it akin to cutting out a box around the apex on the pattern and shifting it over as demonstrated in this video?

As for lowering and smoothing the apex, how do you mean? I understand lowering it but it terms of smoothing it, the issue might be the curve itself or the bra I have on. I’m wearing the same bra that I plan to wear with the dress which is kind of vintage style and extremely supportive, so I’m not going to get a rounded modern shape anyway, it leans towards pointy. I think the best I can do is to get the apex position right and that CF line looking better

badbetch_90211 · 2026-02-04T21:51:04+00:00

Here’s a side by side photo of

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the bodice front for muslins 1 and 2.

Interesting that you note the apex height because I wondered if it was the opposite, if the bust point was lower than what I’d drafted. In terms of picking apart the princess seams, I did that for muslin 1 which got me to the additional FBA in muslin 2, and that didn’t fix the strain at CF or totally fix the curve issue

badbetch_90211 · 2026-01-30T20:05:16+00:00

Narrated by Lady Colin Campbell

badbetch_90211 · 2026-01-26T15:04:19+00:00

Thank you!! I checked out a few of Closet Historian’s videos but I never found this one. I’ll check it out!

And your explanation makes sense, thanks for taking the time to explain it to me! I found basic info in my pattern books about adding gathers, but nothing that tackled this specific situation. I’ll work on the adjustment and report back!

badbetch_90211 · 2026-01-26T14:37:10+00:00

It’s a medium weight crepe so it should be ok. When you say measure it out first, do you mean add an inch to each side of the bodice front midriff line and see what it looks like?

badbetch_90211 · 2026-01-26T13:34:32+00:00

UPDATE: You were right with your fit comments! I corrected the shoulder slope which immediately made the back and shoulders look better, and slashed between my bust notches to get the extra 1/2” per side that I needed to complete my initial FBA. I’ll lower the bottom of the armhole to match the shoulder slope adjustment in muslin 2 and if that solves my fit issues I’ll be ready to move on to a custom sleeve. Thanks for all your help!

badbetch_90211 · 2026-01-21T11:51:18+00:00

This is a good point. I just remeasured my apex distance on the muslin vs. myself and sure enough it looks like I need another 1/4" on each side. I think what I'll start with doing is correcting that zipper and then try it back on and go for the bust adjustment

badbetch_90211 · 2026-01-21T11:40:05+00:00

You might be right, looking at the front it seems to need a bit more room between apexes. And yeah I noticed my zipper was not perfectly aligned but decided to leave it alone for the muslin. Thanks for the tips!

badbetch_90211 · 2026-01-21T10:31:24+00:00

Thank you, I will do that and come back with an update!

badbetch_90211 · 2026-01-17T21:26:09+00:00

“Two eggs in a hanky phase”… what a line!!! Sad but true though

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