As mentioned in previous posts, I’m making myself a whole new wardrobe. Due to circumstances in my personal life, I may be unable to sew in May and June, possibly longer. Until then, I’m cram-sewing multiples of things to get myself ready for spring, which is every bit as exhausting as it sounds. And every […]
Day 7: The Sweet Pink Gemini Dress
Last but not least is Sweet Pink: the cutesy, girlish version of McCall’s M6744 + McCall’s M6966 view A. For SP I went with bodice A, the standard back view, because I hadn’t used it on any of my previous versions. I think it fits pretty perfectly, don’t you? :) Let’s see, what does Miss […]
Day 6: The Sporty Blue Gemini Dress
We’re near the end! The last two McCall’s M6744 dresses I have for you are both mashups with McCall’s M6966–M6744 on top, M6966 view A on the bottom. For this dress, I used bodice B of M6744. Before I made these, I lengthened the front bodice by about 2″ and shortened the back bodice by […]
Day 4: The Sneak Past the Fashion Police Dress
This series is a goodbye to summer series, but this dress is definitely one I’m going to sneak past the rule makers and wear in the fall. No white after Labor Day? Bah, humbug! This poor dress has really been through the ringer. Originally blogged last month, it’s a pattern mashup that had to get […]