I'm sure you can just imagine L's face!
At the fabric store, the cute Alexander Henry print Tsukiyo sleeping owls were what you saw --- and we thought the oriental style print would be a good pairing with the slightly oriental style pleated legs of View B 7822.
I did add 1 3/4 inches to the middle above the waist adjustment line and an extra inch at the shoulder. If I were to make it again, I would move and combine that inch to 2 3/4 and then shorten that same amount at the leg length adjustment line to get that cute length.
The problem with 7822 is not the pattern itself, but finding the right fabric. You need a solid (always take a cue from the pattern photo - if Burda shows a solid, stay away from a larger print.), with a good weight. Shirting fabric is too light, as I discovered during the trial run earlier. Maybe a nice washed, soft linen? The suggested fabrics are cottons and linen blends. With the dearth of fabric stores and fabric options, unless you have the perfect fabric and right height (I think you need to be at least 5' 10" to wear this and L's over 6 feet tall), this is going to be doomed. It is also a quirky, trendy style -- L thought she would like this, but it turned out differently than what she expected (even without the moons) and "not her. " C'est la vie - stepping outside your comfort zone is the fun and sheer entertainment value of fashion! Everytime we step up to the sewing machine it's a whole new game.
