McCall's 7538

Hi you all! I absolutely wanted to make this dress since I saw some amazing reviews about this pattern on the pattern review site. I have to say, I thought it was going to be easier to make than it actually was! 

I all started with me wanting to try the full bust adjustment technique on knits. I have noticed on some of the reviews that the line where the midriff start was crossing through the bust while in the picture below on the model it starts below the bust.

 I wanted to be sure that mine had enough room to cover all my bust while still allowing the midriff to start below the bust and after 2 hours of calculating, drawing, cutting ,taping and correcting... it did not!! :(  

Yeah, well, I think my biggest problem lies in the fact that I cut a size 10 thinking that those patterns run way too big anyway...wrong!!

So so wrong! I want to cry! This dress is so tight on me! I feel like a sausage! And the line of the midriff cross specifically across my bust.I decided to make the review and the photo shoot anyway thinking  it might be helpful to someone to beware of the sizes. Don't you worry, I wont be heading outside with this dress unless I lose at least 10 or even better 15 pounds. Good thing is I'm already on a diet. 

Also, there's several pieces to this pattern , it's not exactly hard to sew but it can easily get confusing. I kept my pieces pinned to the pattern until I was ready to sew to avoid getting lost. The instructions though are easy to follow and good.

The thing is, I really love the dress except it's too tight.And now that the pattern is cut , what? There's so many pieces that grading them all seems like a big amount of time and energy. I'll end up just buying another one I think . 

For the fabric I used a polyester crepe knit that behaves like a ponte, very stable and easy to sew. It's black and white. I bought it at Fabricville and got it on sale. The whole dress costed something like 8$.

I think the design of this dress is very figure flattering. There's neckline variations, skirt variations and even the possibility to make only a top. A great opportunity to make color blocking and there's no darts! ( is't that awesome?!?), no zipper and no lining. 

Great fit, provided you actually cut the good size. Ah, there's also sleeve variations. In my dress I went for the short sleeve version and shortened by an inch because I wanted to  wear it during the rest of the summer. Wont be able anyway. 

In conclusion, yes , I want and will do this pattern again. I love the pattern. I want to redo the same dress and try the flared skirt and the top obviously in the right size.

In the meantime , I have a lot more patterns in my stash to try so I think I will do something different next time. 

Oh well, I'm in this journey to learn and learning I am.