McCall's 6503- A Dress For Me

I made a dress for myself.

I don't do it often enough.

I make darling dresses for my daughters

and other little girls.

But I wear ratty jeans and tshirts most of the time.

There really is no good excuse for it.

I have plenty of fabric and loads of patterns.

I know how to alter and fit clothing.

I just don't like to sew for myself,

especially in the size I am now.

I always think I will wait until I lose weight.

But then I don't do it and still wear

the ratty jeans and tshirts.

And my wardrobe was getting to be ridiculous!

So...........

 I pulled out McCall's 6503

and chose view A.

I pulled out some gorgeous fabric that I have been

hoarding for just the perfect dress.

This is "Anthropology 2005" by Dan River.

Yes, I have had it awhile. 

I have most of the bolt left....

Actually, this was kind of my "muslin"

because I had never made this pattern before.

But it turned out so well!

I was nervous about the sizing,

so instead of just cutting out my regular dress size,

I cut the sizes according to the measurements.

Yeah.....no. 

It was HUGE!!!!

I should have just cut it a size 16,

which is my normal size.

So I fussed with it,

and cut it down,

and resewed it,

and tried it on

 over and over until it fit perfectly.

Next time I make this pattern,

and there WILL be a next time,

I will just cut the 16 from the beginning.

Please excuse the dorky look on my face.

Don was taking the photos and he was being goofy.

You know,

when I take photos of my girls in their outfits,

I fuss over the collars and sleeves so they lay correctly.

He didn't get that part of the deal......

But I LOVE this dress.

I love the collar and the surplice neckline

and the little ruffle.

However, I didn't love how "gapey" the front got 

when I bent over or slouched.

So, I added a super cute vintage button and buttonhole

right under the collar.

Don couldn't understand why I asked him to 

take a photo of the back.

But I reminded him that my blog was mostly read by 

sewists who would like to see how the back looked.

There is a side zipper in this dress 

so the back is very smooth and nice.

The ruffle is a little scrunched on the 

back of the neck because I had been wearing

my jean jacket that morning at church. 

I love this dress so much!

I will definitely make this pattern again,

maybe next time in a denim or linen.

I plan on wearing this,

 with my cowboy boots,

when the HRH takes me to the 

Brad Paisley concert on Thursday!

We bought the tickets in March,

and I am so glad we did!

Don (my Hot Rockin' Hubby) was laid off 

from his job last week,

so this concert is a huge treat coming 

at a hard time.

And I am so glad I made a new dress to wear 

with my hubby.

We would so appreciate prayer

as Don looks for a new job.

Thankfully, he still has his part-time church job.

 Happy Sewing!!!