@Renegade Sewist actually they're not donuts they're PARTY RINGS
Which makes me want to go out and get a box and eat them all...
Anyway onto the dress again. I finished all the bodice adjustments thank god.
2" FBA - I retained the original pleat width in the end so it added 4" to the front
1" added CB - not sure if this is a mistake as it might make the neck too wide, will find out at toile stage whether I need to bring the neckline back in
1" added to the neck facing piece plus extra length added to the front facing due to the FBA
0.5" added to each side seam. I did this by cutting a square out of the side and shifting it over 0.25" (doing this on both front and back piece means 1" added all round)
0.5" added to the back pleat
I think this should make the waist 7" larger, which is what I need as per the sizes on the pattern. It only has 1" ease so all 7" are needed. In a dress pattern with more ease I could have got away with less.
Now I need to add the same widths to the skirt pieces. My attempt to be clever, I have spread the widths on the bodice only at point where the skirt is seamed (7 piece gored skirt, not 4 as I originally thought) so that these widths can be added and hopefully the seams will match up correctly!
I've also just realised while typing this out that I had to change the shoulder slope as part of the FBA. I did make sure to walk the front shoulder with the back and they still match, but I forgot to change the facing piece, it might need a different slope slightly. Though it might be just fine.
I also need to lengthen the skirt 2". I usually end up having to take up skirts from the pattern, but the "short" on this pattern is very very short. I think with my large bum it won't hang much down my thighs, certainly not "above the knee" as it says on the pattern, so I'll add 2" and then at least I can take up more if I need to.