McCall's 7991

This is the second dress I've made from this pattern. I thought the fit would be the same, but this material must be more stretchy. The front wrap needed to be stitched up with more of an overlap. I considered just cutting everything apart and doing just that, but I'm going to leave it alone and not worry about it.

The fabric is from Mood and it's been in the stash for quite awhile waiting for the perfect pattern. The check pattern can be quite overwhelming, even on me!

It's December and it's almost fifty degrees. Will miracles ever cease? Going outside to socially distance and have a Guinness Stout!

Gertie Sews Jiffy Dresses and Simplicity 7812

 The top of this dress is from Gertie Sews Jiffy Dresses, and the bottom from Simplicity 7812. Love the front of the dress with the gathers, so pretty, but the back seems a little low and the shoulders feel like they are slipping down. My husband put a pin in the back and that seems to help. We'll see if I can get out of this unaided.

Another thing I've noticed with Gertie patterns are that they are made for people with small arms, I had to start stitching one inch below where it was indicated, luckily the seam was straight, not curved. She must use herself as the fit model with her long lean limbs! I'm the opposite, tall with short stout limbs...oh well have the perfect body for a power lifter!

New Look 6301

We went to the lake today to see the crab apple trees blooming and only the white ones had blossomed, not the pink ones...good excuse to go back. Here I am pretending that this is our house, it's so beautiful.

 I'm going to make this pattern again, it fits really well and it's easy to sew up. The armholes do have the normal problem for me, but other than that it's good!

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.

Simplicity 8637

 This pattern turned out to my liking, but if I were to make this style again, I would use a different pattern, jut because I want my ruffle to be a bit more fluffy. The fabric is from Joann Fabrics and it is the denim that was on sale for $7.99. I did not bring patterns for yardage, I just purchased what they had and it was perfect for this dress.

I made three mistakes on this but nothing that ended up showing, whew! Wimbledon Tennis is on now so better go...