i love dresses and i am making them

i've been busy making these dresses for the past few weeks.

i am using the book by lucia and also the one by amstrong as my reference.

i have been having some challenges with the set it sleeves.  since i have forward thrust shoulders, i need to make a series of adjustments to get the sleeve to sit properly while maintaining good fit.

i'm playing with some slash and spread techniques to obtain a nice slimming drape of the fabric. once i am happy with the result i will try to create an empire waist dress with bishop sleeves.

these are the four wips...all of them are made from the cotton yardage that my lil sis brought from india.

just need to finish the necklines and hems.  they are super comfy and cooling.

fyi, i prefer tops and dresses without shoulder pads.  for my case, adjusting the shoulder seams produces better fit than using any commercially available shoulder pads.

cheers,
YunY