I've enjoyed reading about everyone else's projects so much, I thought I'd post one of my own.
I'm making 8 matching skating dresses and a boy jumpsuit for a group event and one different dress for a solo in a Skating show this Sat.
The dark green panne bodysuits for the group event come from Butterick
6787 View E, however, I've had to take the time to convert the pattern because the fabric has no vertical stretch.I designed a skirt pattern to replace the one in the pattern. It is close to A-line to save fabric and longer in the back than front. It looks fuller than it really is on. Since this is for a learn-to-skate group, they won't be spinning fast and there isn't too much benefit in fuller skirts for them.
The skirt fabric has a black background with silver sequins glued all over. I have my sewer's aid ready, but am dreading the sewing since I hate how it gums up the machine.
I've been using my new-to-me singer 401a and learning to love it. A serger would be a better choice for parts of it, but I ran out of replacement knives and am waiting for my new ones to arrive. I'm hoping they will come today, since I will need my serger to do the rolled hems for the sheer skirt layers on the solo dress.
Since Saturday night I've made the 8 group bodysuits and the boy jumpsuit. I've cut out some of the skirts and the solo bodysuit. I still have to make 2 more skirt patterns to cover larger sizes that I didn't have to make for last year's show.
I will be bringing the bodysuits to their practice tonight so I can make sure they fit before sewing on the skirts. I am down to just under 1 hour per bodysuit now. It has been a challenge since I have a clingy sick toddler and 3 other kids.
--Betsy (I only have 1 'e' unlike the more frequent poster who has 2)