Here's another dress I made for my vacation. It's McCall's 6556 - a Fashion Star pattern. As soon as I saw this on the McCall's website I knew I had to have it. Here I am sporting it in front of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia.
This is a a little more close-up with the right sleeve more visible:
This came together really quickly. The only issue was finding enough space to cut out the grande pattern pieces without stretching out my fabric. The fabric is a wonderful magenta (although it looks wine colored in some of the photos) jersey which I purchased some time ago at Fabrix in San Francisco.
Changes I made - The pattern instructions call for folding over the neckline (and all other edges) twice then topstitching. I decided to add a neck binding, which worked out pretty well.
For the sleeve and dress hems, I folded some stretch tape into the seam to stabilize it, un poquito, and topstitched over that. It worked out perfectly. Although there's a lot of fabric to this dress, because it's made with a knit, it's great for traveling - no plancha necessary.
It's almost time to move my summer wardrobe out of my closet and replace it with my cold weather clothes. However, I think I may leave this in the closet. I can imagine wearing it with boots, tights and a turtleneck underneath. I may even try it belted. It's so versatile!
Hasta pronto!
Your work is just beautiful.
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