Sew Plus: Simplicity 1612 & McCall 6074 Dresses

Since it's Girl M's Sweet Sixteenth Birthday I will post just about her.

Two new dresses for Girl M. Simplicity 1612 View A again. I'm thinking I might just make me a dress out of this pattern! I thought green would look good with Girl M's hair color. The only green fabric in my stash was this pique knit. I had never sewn with pique knit. It cut easily and sewed up beautifully. It had a 2-way stretch which I didn't think about until she tried on the dress. I could have given her just a little more circumference in the chest area. But she said it was ok.

Simplicity 1612 Green pique Knit Dress

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Simplicity 1612 Green Pique Knit

$2.00 dress!

McCall 6074

I bought the McCall 6074 pattern a few years back in hopes to make myself something. Girl M got the first version. It was an easy sew and she liked the fabric print I picked out for her.

I trimmed 1/2" from the neckline and used fold over elastic. The armholes I just folded and top-stitched.

McCall 6074 ITY Knit Dress

I lengthened the pattern by 2" for modesty's sake. She never even mentioned it.

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Next time I will lower the elastic by 5/8". She even like the way the print is split light on one side, dark on the other. I could have turned the fabric print the other way but it wouldn't have given her much stretch around her. But as long as she likes it, it's ok with me.