Muslin 3
Size: 4 at the bodices and 4 for the skirts
Fabric: Overdyed Linen
I decided to use a linen fabric for this muslin. I also cut off the skirt portion for a quicker muslin to test fit. I was really happy with the fit with this one and went forward with this sizing for my final dress.

Final Dress
Size: 4 at the bodices and 4 for the skirts
Fabric: Woven rayon and linen fabrics

Pattern Mods
 Add 1 ½” (3.8 cm) to the length of both skirts.

 Omit inseam pocket in the blue linen underlayer skirt
 Add grey linen patch pocket to the blue linen underlayer skirt
 Omit patch pockets for the top layer floral rayon skirt
 Faux Quilt the patch pockets
 Sew a 3/8” (1 cm) seam allowance instead of 5/8” (1.6 cm)
 Pretreat the rayon fabric before cutting and sewing with a spray on, fabric stabilizer
 Clip center notches in the bodice and skirt fabrics

Answering the fit questions above, I came up with the following decisions for my final dress as I was thinking through how I would enjoy wearing it...
 My final dress will be for the spring/summer as the tones and prints that I picked match those seasons.
 I found that the Metamorphic dress pattern runs large so I went with a slightly fitted look for my final version. I felt more comfortable in this style. Technically, following the size chart with the dress, I fall within a size 6 for the bust, 10 for the waist and 12 for the hips. My final choice was a straight size 4 for my fitting preferences.

 Because I picked a slightly fitted look, there are some shirts that I own that do not work well to wear under this dress. I know this because I tried on some of my tops that have a larger underarm/dolman fit (and they did not work well with layering under this dress).
 I quickly sewed a fitted grey, short sleeved Agnes Tee to wear under this dress (referencing my notes from my last MCBN project with fitting notes for the next version that I wanted to make). I would also enjoy wearing cardigans on top of this dress. I wore this grey Agnes tee with all of the dresses in the photos.

I found this helpful fabric width conversion chart to share. The pattern instructions give yardage/meterage lengths for two fabric widths but one of the fabrics that I selected did not match these widths. The conversion chart helped me better estimate fabric lengths to pick for this project (matching the actual widths of the fabrics that I selected).

This instructions include the burrito method to fully enclose the armhole seams. Meg has a helpful video (linked in the pattern) to explain this method. I thought I’d share a link to this video in this post as well, for reference.
Initially I had a challenging time understanding the directions on the neckline (how to turn the neckline right side out after sewing the bodices right sides together). I thought I’d add that after sewing the neckline, to turn it RS out I opened up the neck area and then pulled one side of the dress through the neckline, inside the other. The result is that the wrong sides of the dress are facing together (pulling the fabric through the neckline).

Fabric Stabilizer:
I really wanted to test using a fabric stabilizer with this project. I’ve had a can of spray on, fabric stabilizer in my stash that I’ve been waiting to use. It’s a handy tool to use when you’re working with a very drapey fabric (like a chiffon, crepe, georgette or even a rayon fabric). The stabilizer helps take out the fluidity and movement of the fabric so that it’s stiffer and easier to sew (and then you wash out the stabilizer after sewing to bring the fabric back to it’s original, flexible state).

To be continued….

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