McCall 5966
I mostly followed the pattern completely. However, the piping was my own addition. It slowed me W A Y down and required me to unpick more than once! And even I sewed a sleeve on inside out. Apparently I was a bit distracted?!
Next, I attempted the MADE men's dress-shirt to little girls dress tutorial. The most annoying part of this tutorial is the lack of a pattern piece. It's fine to not include a pattern piece in a tutorial, but all users should beware that it's then a 50-50 chance that your end result will be similar to the tutorial's end result. Anyway, this is actually the second one I made, all in one day! The first one was too narrow. This one is going to be too short. It will have to be a tunic, which will require some leggings. Not exactly what I was hoping for in a summer dress. But whatever, it's about learning and growing, right?! I'll get it finished today.
My goal with KCWC was to sew two things each day. Had I not messed up my sizing on the first shirt dress, I might have actually reached my goal. Since I have left over "homework" from yesterday, I'm not so sure that I'll get two more things made today. We'll see! I better get out to the sewing garage. I hope you're getting things done too.
5 comments:
I'm tired just looking at what you made!! Seriously amazing that you made two things yesterday. So sorry that the first shirt dress didn't turn out. Such a bummer!
I love the addition of piping to the first dress. Great idea!
Good luck today!
Loving that yellow dress! I tried a mens shirt dress twice and both times they just looked "wrong." Darn it!
I'm so glad you're blazing the trail with these! I have that same dress pattern but haven't tried it yet. It looks really short in the bodice to me. How does it fit on? I have been wanting to try the shirt tutorial too but it seemed too "iffy" and I'm not willing to spend the time right now. I will learn from your experience!
I used the men's shirt to dress tutorial last year to make a dress for Abigail. It worked out well for me, but I think I was just lucky!
Flori, I'll get a picture with a little girl in that dress before the week is over! When they have put it on, I haven't been struck with it being short in the bodice. It seems to fit "normal" to me.
Great news, the second attempt at the shirt dress has been a success! What a relief. I'm not in love with having to make my own pattern pieces, in case I wasn't clear about that :)
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