Presenting Tabitha

Well, I have some good news to share this afternoon!  Tabitha is done! Hallelujah!  I finished the muslins. The first one was for the fitted cover for Tabitha's perfect little body and one was for my not so perfect little body. Then I dressed Tabitha with her fitted cover, padded her in strategic areas until my muslin was filled out where needed.

Tabitha is actually a bit bigger than me but according to the directions I read in Threads Magazine by Kenneth King, it is good to pad a little more.  The padding may condense down some over time.  And it adds a little built-in ease when draping and fitting.

Here is my finished Tabitha.  Well, she's almost finished.  I should secure the muslin by hand stitching the neck, zippered back and armholes of my muslin to the padding as well as down the center front.  Since I don't plan to take the fitted muslin off Tabitha, I'm not in a big rush.  I don't plan to use this dress form for anyone else besides me. The only reason to take it off at this point would be if my weight changed drastically. If so, I would need to do this all over again!

Thanks for reading,

Marla