Friday, October 08, 2010

A School Dress for Clara: Vintage McCall 1603


Cute, cute, cute--and if you omit the sleeve tabs, sort of normal! I used all one fabric for this, no contrast yoke, but did make self-piping for the collar and for around the front panels.


It's got a little bit of a western feel because of the piping, and Clara generally wears her brown cowboy boots with it.


A tie belt is my best friend for fitting this slim girl.

20 comments:

  1. mmmmm. delicious fabric. I'm impressed that Clara can get away with that fawn color with her coloring. I bet it looks fab with her cowboy boots.

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  2. It is beautiful dress. Adore the colors and it looks so nice on Clara.

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  3. Very nice, very nice!

    Lisateresa

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  4. How lovely! The color is just perfect for her and I love the cardigan with it too - so sweet!

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  5. Clara has the perfect figure for this dress! She is fortunate to have them made for her and you are fortunate that she appreciates them! Looks cute with the sweater...and the boots..sounds great! A new flair for a vintage dress!!!
    Ms. Dale in Ms.

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  6. What a lovely, autumnal dress. And it's so perfectly accented by the cinnamon-spice colored sweater. Love it!

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  7. I agree. It is very cute. I love that picture of her with her big smile.

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  8. Okay, for starters, she needs to stop getting older, because that means we are as well! ;o)

    Next, how do y'all stay so skinny (besides running)?

    Last, you are a talented seamstress and Clara is blessed to have a Mother that wants to use that talent. You're blessed to have Clara that doesn't feel inclined to look like a hoochie Mama.

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  9. Utterly beautiful!

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  10. Beautiful. Someday I'll be able to sew dresses. You inspire me to keep trying.

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  11. she looks so beautiful in that! Great color combinations:)
    christina

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  12. What a sweet dress ! She looks the perfectly suited with that style and fabric, she's beautiful.

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  13. I love this dress so much I can't find the words!! She looks positively lovely in it. It's the perfect silhouette and length.

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  14. The dress is lovely and it looks very nice on Clara but I especially like that lovely natural photo.

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  15. beautiful!!! and I just love that fabric, I hope my girls let me keep sewing for them when they get to be teenagers

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  16. What a happy autumnal color-dress-cardigan combination! And both the photographs are wonderful!

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  17. Gorgeous second photo there. Anna, I have to tell you that this summer I missed you so much I read your entire blog, from start to finish, in about a week or so. And it really inspired me to step up my housekeeping and enjoy it. I'm so very happy to have you back!

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  18. She is lovely, the dress suits her!

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