McCall 8635, an Alicyn design. Empire waist, front princess seams, back darts, gathered back skirt.
You know what the one bad thing about making a dress rather than buying one might be? If you want to try on a style, you have to put a few hours of work in first. ;-) On the bright side, there will be no big ugly "Say yes to the dress" clips wielded around here to hold a dress in place.
This afternoon I finally got a minute of peace so I put on a movie, cut open my bolt of muslin, and got to work....
Tada!
Wait, you want to see it on me not on a hanger? ;-) You have to ignore the silly faces I'm making for that.
It looks OK, but the bodice fit is terrible. I can't raise my arms because the armhole begins so low on my chest. If I pinch out about an inch at the shoulders, the armhole settles into place and I can lift my arm.... I've got a ton more patterns to try, though, so I'll do those first before I perform major surgery on this one. But this is the general look I'm going for, so it was very nice to get to how it looks!
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