A Sunny Twill Dress for Clara: Vintage McCall's 3643
Beautiful Italian cotton twill cross-woven in yellow and white, and this elegant pattern from the stash. Too bad my pattern photo is so out of focus.
I worked with a junior size 11, which was a little small and required resizing that went about okay. I ended up with darts that ended too high, and fabric too unforgiving to allow a do-over. Oh well, only Clara and I (and you) will ever know!
This pattern has a truly lovely shaped cap sleeve that looks really unlikely on paper, but works our well. And I love that all the bodice edges are bound in self-binding that shows--a trick usually reserved for aprons, but very effective with fine fabrics.
12 comments:
Beautiful dress on an equally beautiful girl.
I love your vintage patterns and the finshed articles look so pretty on Clara. 1950s fashion is absolutely my favourite; its so feminine. Lily. xxx
That cap sleeve is especially pretty.
It looks perfect on her.
Lisateresa
Gorgeous!!!
~Kate
That is so pretty and your description of the fabric makes me want some!
I just cut out a little blouse this morning with cap sleeves to be bound in self-bias. It's not actually the best look on me because I have broad shoulders to begin with, but it's so cute and retro.
I've been a long time reader and especially love your vintage sewing posts. Beautiful, as always, and Clara is so elegant looking!
Beautiful- so very flattering! Of course Clara is such a pretty girl. Love the color
Lovely!
wow. gorgeous! love the color, too.
That's so beautiful. You leave me wondering about the shape of the sleeve pattern! I love patterns that look impossible on paper and turn out marvelous in reality. :-)
Beautiful as is Clara. Looks great on her.. And I am definitley liking yellow this season..
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