More off the shoulder looks with Simplicity 8550

My latest make...This dress, a modified version of View A.

I had envisioned this with cutwork embroider on that super cute collar but as I scaled the design down so it would fit, the stitch density was so tight that I simply had a big bunch of nesting.  I really don't like it when that happens!

Rather than cut another collar, I ditched that part of the design.

Simplicity patterns fit me differently than the other 'big' brands do and to accommodate a FBA, I typically have better luck grading to a large size in the bust area.  This pattern has a large dart meaning it is deep and I knew just by looking at it that I wouldn't need any additional alterations there.

What did need altering however was where the waist ties sit.  I marked them according to the pattern and the ties were sitting at my mid-hip level.  I raised them by three inches.  

I do like that the back is plain.

I do love this avocado-y colored linen from Fabric Mart.  

This dress has a nice length so I won't need leggings with it all summer but it was chilly this morning so I threw these on.  

I like how this fits, it is comfortable so I will most likely use this pattern again, perhaps though for a top.  

Thanks so much for reading!

Sue