I love Ivy's arc in the Harley Quinn show. She has been stepping in to her confidence and becoming a self-assured person. With this transformation comes a nod to a new outfit. I love this new look and the journey Ivy went on this season so I decided to make this one of my projects for 2023. I started this project by making the bodysuit. I used the McCall pattern M7398 as a base. I cut out the pattern on muslin. Once I sewed it together, I made the modifications needed, such as altering the bottom to better fit my legs and adjust the neckline in the front. Once I was happy with the muslin, I used the pieces as my new pattern and cut out the outer layer, lining, and interfacing. For the outer fabric I used crepe back satin in kelly green from Fabric Wholesale Direct. The lining and interfacing I got from Joann. To start, I ironed the interfacing on to the lining. Once I had the lining ironed, I sewed them together using the pattern directions. I like to use spiral boning to help add structure to the suit. Spiral boning is nice because it's flexible and easier to go over the curves on your body and has the stability of steel boning. I got the boning and the casing from corsetmaking.com/corset-boning.html. I inserted the boning into the casing and sewed the boning on to the seams of the lining. It's important to give yourself a decent amount of room at the top and the bottom of the seams because if you place the boning too close to either side, you can break a needle while sewing. Once the lining was done I moved on to the outer layer. The muslin was baste stitched on to the outer layer. After they were stitched together, I attached the pieces together. Once everything was in two pieces, I attached them together. I sewed the two pieces with the right sides together at the top and the bottom. Once I made sure that there were no holes in the stitching, I turned the bodysuit right side out. Using a serger, I stitched the back outer fabric to the back lining. Next, I figured out how long I wanted the zipper so I could attach the back pieces together. After stitching the back, the zipper was added. All that is left is the hand stitching. I added snaps to the crotch to make it easy to remove and go to the bathroom. A hook and eye was added to the top of the zipper in order to relieve some tension. Lastly, I sewed on some extra leaves from a previous Ivy project to the top and the legs. Leaves were stitched at the bottom and towards the top to keep them in place.
Next week I'll go over the accessories including the hair leaves, gloves, and boot covers!
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