McCall's 7892 and Butterick 6873

I'm on a good sewing streak, Yeah! I did make the Butterick pattern before,
but I just used the skirt for this dress.

The fabric is from SR Harris in Burnsville MN and it was on the cheap table.

I'm wearing a slip dress underneath, I thought that the overlap may not be enough, but no problem! Next time I won't wear it since it shows at the bottom.

Simplicity 9678

Another pattern that I really like and fits so good right out of the envelope.
This lovely challis is from one of the great garage sales from the Textile Center in Minneapolis/St. Paul. You get to choose a whole bag of fabric for ten dollars. I have the fabric on the cover of the pattern envelope, but I wanted to use the essentially free fabric first to test.

 

McCall's 7991

No, we do not have any snow so far this winter, this is from last year. This posting has been sitting around for a year.

This is one of my favorite patterns, McCall's 7991.

This dress is made from stretch velvet. I used the fabric for the cuffs instead of ribbing
 like the last time.

I did want to wear this today, but couldn't find it, so I'm wearing another self-made velvet dress!

 

McCall's 8338

I do like this pattern and I will probably make it again, but use the Peter Pan collar version next time.
I don't like skimpy little ties.

Love the fabric as well, an embroidered denim. A little fancy and down to earth also.

 

McCall's 8090

Another summer dress, that is, alas, packed away. For this I had to use this lace doily. I did make a mess of it, I should have just sewed it on top of the fabric, but in the long run, it did turn out.

Good dress for hot weather!

 

Burda 6473

Just a few pics from the summer. This is Burda 6473, I used an old skirt for the top and fabric from the stash for the skirt. I made the sleeve ruffle larger and added a bottom ruffle.
I'm in my brother's garden, he defiantly has the green thumb.

 

Butterick 6889

I have been sewing because it has been such a long, long, everlasting winter. But I haven't been blogging because my camera broke, my computer broke and my editing program is no longer available. We did go to Mexico for a week, but when I got back, did my mammogram and now I need surgery. Yikes! In the end all will be fine! Do you ever wonder about people you follow and all the sudden they are gone? I do, but hopefully they are just busy with life.

I did have this original pattern in my stash from my from my friends grandma who got us interested in sewing when we were eleven years old. I got the new pattern because I needed a bigger size.

It took awhile to sew for some reason. I added elastic at the waist just because I knew that would be needed to look need. Like the dress and like the pattern.

 

Butterick 5546

This is some of my favorite corduroy that I purchased at the old Hancock Fabrics. I was nervous to use it on a new pattern, but it worked out good.

I just added to the under bust area and I made the skirt wider so it has gathers instead of a smooth finish. I can't handle clothing that is too tight.

I've been sewing a lot, because it's so horrible outside. In Minnesota we have much more snow than normal and now we have ice too (but not on the roads, we do street snow removal well).
Can't complain too much, it's bad almost everywhere.

 

Vogue 5605

I really like this pattern, it fits well and I like the full skirt and the drape in the front and the back.

Cut it out last summer and just got to it now. Always happy that it still fits!

 The dress is cotton and the overlay is in lace, even went so far as to do a little hand-stitching, Yikes!

Target Dress Copy

This is a copy of the Christopher John Rogers dress from Target last year. I would have preferred to purchase the dress from Target, but it seems like the average consumer has no chance of getting any designer offerings that Target has. It's frustrating and it doesn't generate positive feelings. You think they would know the market better, oh well...

Here are the patterns that I used and I think my version turned out even better!

Got compliments on the dress while I was out and about. And even found a coordinating rose.

 

McCall's 7974

When I'm ready to sew a pattern, I have to go online to see what everybody else has sewn up.
I found The Telltale Tasha online, she had made this pattern with this fabric and I thought
it was fantastic! Since I had the fabric just laying around I went for it.

I really love this pattern, just did my normal adjustments and it fits really well.  Went out to eat pancakes in this dress and received many compliments.

 The bad thing is I organized my patterns and now I can't find it! Have you ever done that?

McCall's 7947

Just made another muumuu and I'm loving it. Love the color and the wearing ease. Used the short sleeves and the flounce, just added length to the flounce.

I used my normal size 16 for the top and graded out to a larger size for the hips. The fabric was from S.R. Harris in Burnsville, MN and it was about 2.99 per yard, deal! And I had buttons in the stash!

 

McCall's 7624

This pattern was cut out for over a year before I got motivated to sew it up. The reason was because I couldn't understand the instructions for the front band. Luckily, I found a tutorial online. She had problems too and posted the solution. Thank you!

Fitting is no problem with this pattern. But it takes a lot of interfacing, so be warned!

 

Simplicity 8875

This is a pattern from 1970, it really looks like one from 1950.  It looks like a dress you would go to a barbeque party in. Sorry I don't have a picture of the pattern illustrations.

Not much to tell, the pattern fits nicely and I liked the scoop neck. Fabric once again from SR Harris in Burnsville MN.