Mini Dress Form... Decorative (Not Functional!)

Plastic Mini-Dressform

I bought this dinky plastic mini-dress form for a couple of quid from eBay, and it arrive this week in the post. From top of shoulders to bottom of body (hem-level I guess?) she's approx. 11cm (4¼") tall.

But check out the serious sway-back (Lordosis) on her (see pic on the top left) !!

Image Source: http://yisforyogini.com/baby-got-sway-back/

Luckily she's only an ornamental addition to decorate the shelves in my sewing room, so her postural problems aren't an issue (LOL!).

I'm thinking about making her a little cover out of Calico or maybe cream-coloured twill, along with some black design-lines to mimic professional dress forms. Perhaps to emulate the effect of an Alvanon form? Or a PGM one?

Image Source: PGM

The style/design-lines on the dress form in the photo below would be very useful on a me-sized dressform (and look cute on my mini-one too methinks).

Image Source: ThreadsMagazine.com

PRIMA Pattern, February 2014 - Unlined Coat

The February 2014 PRIMA Magazine pattern is still currently available to order by phone until the end of this month.

  

For February 2014, Prima Magazine are offering an unlined coat.

A cosy layer to throw on over any outfit, this simple unlined coat with no fastenings has bound front edges and concealed pockets. Sizes 10 - 20 (UK).

See my old post here on tips for ordering their patterns: PRIMA Magazine: How to Order Their Sewing Patterns.