McCall's 7970

I've sewn up this pattern before and I like the first version better. The flowers on the bodice are just not in the best area, even though I did take note when cutting this out.

On this version instead of hemming the exposed ruffle I turned it under so it acts as a facing, that ended up working better than version one. I will wear this so I will count this as a success.

 

McCall's 7970

This was pretty fun to sew even though I hate gathering. This time I did each panel separately because it would be easy to mix everything up. I went deep into the notions stash and used up a lot of Rick Rack purchased from church rummage sales.

 No changes to the pattern, this is right from the envelope. The fabric was from Hobby Lobby and when I pre-shrunk the fabric it did some bleeding. There just happened to be a laundry expert on TV and he recommend a color catcher, so we shall see if that works.