Putting those leftovers to good use . . .

There were a fair amount of scraps leftover from the dress project that used this floral velvet print, although they weren't especially large, but I was determined to find a use for them.  It may be polyester, but that print is just too pretty to waste.

Something made me purchase Vogue 1923 soon after it was released.  I am not a huge fan of a bodysuit, but something about that neckline made me want to have it in my collection.

And after some creative machinations, I managed to cut everything out (although I did have to add an extra seam to one of the larger pattern pieces).  I have also discovered the joys of using a rotary cutter with knits, although I feel that I could use more practice with the technique.

The pattern itself is easy to put together.

And I even managed to use a bit of rayon seam binding with this knit project.  It just feel strange when I get through an entire garment without pulling out a spool of my favorite notion.

As with most knit fabric designs, these projects go together extremely quickly.

I didn't love the instructions regarding the finishing of the bodysuit closure, so I just went ahead and did my own thing.

And it worked.

The coverage on the back half of the bodysuit is slightly strange.  It's not full coverage - perhaps it's trying to be more of a "cheeky" style panty.  I would prefer an old school 1970s full coverage bodysuit style or a thong - the in between is giving the silhouette a bit of an identity crisis.

The one thing that I forgot about (probably because I never make anything like this) is that I need to add length to the midriff part of my torso as well as from waist to lower hip.  Well, I forgot to do that second alteration, and because my fabric choice has slightly less stretch than is suggested for the pattern, and the fact that I have a long torso, the bodysuit was just a bit too short.

After being grouchy about my mistake for a bit, I decided the easiest fix would be to add a small section of fabric to extend the length between the snaps.

Which, I am pleased to report, saved the garment.

Considering that this project was a test of the pattern, more than anything else, and that my fabric choice did not have the proper percentage of stretch, the end result turned out quite well.

I did have plans to make another version with a stretchy rayon knit at the time I finished the project, but one thing or another distracted me.  Now that I am going through these photos, I think I may have to revisit the idea.