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New Look 6212

Happy New Year, everyone!  I finished New Look 6212 back in maybe late November? But these photos have been sitting on my camera for a while.  I ended up making the pleated version, mostly in View A in a size 10 with no adjustments, omitting the sleeves. I tend to prefer to wear mostly sleeveless tops with a cardigan over them.  This super-lightweight floral fabric is from the Vogue Fabrics in Evanston and will be amazing to wear in the spring and summer!  Yes, that is a septum ring you see in some of these photos (lighten up, it's just fashion!). The pleats in this weren't necessarily hard to do, but I did fight for a good period of time to get both sides to line up evenly. They still aren't 100% but sometimes you just have to go with the best lining up you can and get on with life. I love how open and swingy this is and yet structured with the buttons down the front. On another note, I don't generally make "sewing resol