Half Moon Bay Romper

A few months ago I tested the Half Moon Bay Dress and Romper pattern from Kelly at Sewing in No Mans Land.  I tested the romper version, obviously.  I didn't post about it at the time because it's such a springy/summery garment and I couldn't meld in my mind how the outfit feels with how cold and dreary it was in real life.  But now...not cold OR dreary!  So here we are...

This was actually the second one I sewed up during testing (there was a lot of tweaking to get the pattern pieces for the bottom right) and I actually like the first one best, but it still needs to be taken up a little, so we'll go backwards.

The top is from a vintage sheet I also used for this top.  The bottom is from some curtains that were left in our house when we bought it.  The yellow isn't a perfect match, but close enough, and the texture is really interesting - it's like a really exaggerated seersucker.

The pattern comes together in a pretty straightforward manner, although you do need to know how to insert a zipper as instructions aren't included.  

The only adjustment I made was to make the bodice lining pieces match the outer bodice pieces - the pattern has them cut straight across the bottom.  Getting the points sharp on the sides takes a little finessing, but it's not the trickiest thing I've ever sewn.

I haven't tried the dress version with it's high-low hem yet, but I did sew up a dress version in knit with a straight hem that I'll be sharing soon.  Lisi Loo loves it because it's "ho hoft!" - her S is a work in progress.