Two Franken-Patterns

These are the two patterns used for this dress: Simplicity 8425 and Burda 6937.
BurdaStyle magazine had a version of this dress last year, long and with a tie collar. I was going to use this pattern and make the changes, but last time I did that the dress did not turn out very well and it's in the donation bag.

Here I am in Red Wing Minnesota, standing by the worlds largest work boot (Red Wing brand).
At one of the first ad agencies that I worked for, Red Wing Shoes was our client, so it was fun to check out their museum. And since they started production on the vintage line for women it was also very tempting.

Easy to make, not much to tell about this. Had the fabric for a long time, it is kind  of a polar fleece, but not as heavy.

This is the other franken pattern, New Look 6468 and for the sleeves Vogue 8510. Because of a fabric shortage I cut the sleeves in half, added a seam allowance and added the trim that matches the ties.

Another flannel and I also bought some more at Jo Ann's at the $2.50 sale, so more to come.
It is really the perfect fabric for a cold climate. Flannel also washes and wears nicely and it's so soft.

The only caution is if you have wider hips, add more ease in the skirt.

McCall's 3391

 This was a pain in the ***, but it was because I wanted to try elastic thread in the bobbin. It did work, but you can't control how much it gathers and it gathered way, way, way too much. If you want to use this technique I would cut a piece of fabric larger than you need then cut to size after gathering. The pattern did say to cut the strips of elastic to size and stitch over it. Oh well, learned something new.

 I cut off the waistband and had enough fabric to cut a new one. Then instead, a casing was made and wide elastic inserted...crisis avoided, yeah! I also made a casing for the cuffs and I wish they were a little wider, maybe next time.

Butterick 5130

This dress has been cut out for two years and finally got to it. I thought is would be hard with all the casing but it wasn't.

Luckily this dress is still on the internet and that's why I added the elastic to the waist. Everything is to pattern except for the length.