Made from McCalls's 2138 from 1969. I made view C, even adding some bead trim. The fabric is a light weight cotton, a market find, dating from the 60's. Apart from the trim, this dress is so 60's baby. At the time of making this dress I was in a hurry (I think I wanted to wear it the next day to a Tupperware party!); and omitted the facing from the arms and instead using bias binding and top stitched it too. I love this pattern, it was very easy to make, and I love that I could cut a dress from approximately 2 metres of fabric. Next time I will finish it more carefully for that posh look.
Since making this dress and reading a stack of blogs, I have been more careful in my execution. I am a total self taught sewist (apart from grade 8 Home EC) and have learnt so much since I have joined this blog world.
love this photo... both you and daughter's pose (she is priceless!). the dress is great too :)
ReplyDeleteI love your February, or Frockruary project! What a neat idea. I dedicated a blog post to it I was so excited to see your post on Sew Retro this morning. I can't wait to see what the rest of the month has in store. http://craftylunchbreak.blogspot.com/2011/02/i-frocking-love-this-idea.html
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