PATTERN REVIEW: Charm patterns; Patreon May 2023; Gina bustier

 

The pattern
Va va voom! The sexy Gina Bustier was named after Gina Lollobrigida, an Italian actress, photographer, politician, and artist known as “The Most Beautiful Woman in the World.”
Perfect for summer, this boned bodice can be worn as a top, either ending at the waist or cropped to show a little skin. It has a power mesh back for comfort and a snug fit.

Additional info

• 2-20 and 18-34. I made mine a size 16 and graded to 18 in the waist (like usual). And it fitted like a glove. Her patterns are really high up under the arm (good for posture) and I took some out with my second version.
• Recommended Fabrics : wovens
• not rated; very easy as there are sufficient instructions
• Through Patreon

The fabric

• 2 m of poly cotton (the light grey version) + 0,5 m cotton for lining
• 2 m of cotton (purple version) + 0,5 m cotton for lining

Cutting the fabric.
The bodice is made from 8 pattern pieces. The skirts are rectangular gathered pieces

Instructions:
all her patterns come with a elaborate video tutorial.

Fit:
Good, but the underarms are notoriously high even for my relative thin arms. I took a little bit from the cup after the first version, and took some out from under the arms. THe grey one has a punti di Roma back piece to give it some stretch like the original pattern. I found the fit to be so good, I changed it to the regular non stretch fabric on the second try.

All the gina's