A Functional Muslin

I sewed myself a dress this weekend:

It is incredibly disappointing to spend several (20) hours sewing something, only to find it doesn't fit or it fits strangely. And if you have used $30/metre fabric? Oh la; that disappointment is then also compounded by frustration. I don't like to make muslins, though, and when I do, I like to at least chance making something I can wear in public. I use the pattern-ease measurements as a guide and I test it out with some $5/metre fabric as a muslin-making compromise. As I did here.

(B5316: an out-of-print Butterick pattern).