I bought a beautiful striped linen at Fabric.com. I knew it was destined to become a summer dress. I had picked up this old Easy McCalls pattern at a thrift store for $1. I like the simplicity of it. But, I could tell the shoulders were too wide and the neckline to high, so i altered them closer to a TNT tank of mine
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| McCalls 9313, altered shoulders and neckline |
The pattern came with bias pattern pieces for finishing neck and arms. I wanted a cleaner finish so drafted an all in one facing. It is THE way to get a nice clean neckline. If you google "all in one facing video" you can find all sorts of videos guiding you through the 'burrito' method of a clean finish.
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| Self drafted all in one facing for clean neck and arm finish |
The pics below, show how I match stripes.
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| Align fabric edges. Measure in depth of seam allowance |
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| Hold fabric in place at seamline |
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| Lift top fabric to see if stripes aligned, adjust if needed |
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| Place pin on aligned stripe edge. I did this on both sides of all stripes. |
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| Was a tedious task, but so worth it! |
Help! The pattern had no pockets, but I always need pockets, but where to put them? Instagram to the rescue!
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| I went to Instragram for pocket placement advice! #3 won |
You can hardly see the pockets at all! I made the pocket opening along the side vs the top. Had a more natural feel for use.
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| I love the results!
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Stay Happy
Keep Sewing
And if you cant sew
Kiss a cute boy!
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| Kiss a cute boy. |
J
