Friday, October 21, 2011

Autumnal Color Palette


Even though it is late October, the weather is decidedly warm during the day.  And although a pastel cotton sundress would work with the temperature, it just feels wrong.  So out came a summer weight cotton seersucker dress with a definite fall color palette – perfect!


The pattern is McCalls 6758, a vintage pattern I purchased on ebay.


The finished dress looks quite different from the original pattern because I did not have enough seersucker fabric to complete the entire dress.  It turns out, I prefer the contrasting collar and cuffs to solid stripes - I just love when mistakes turn out for the best!  The length is also a departure from the pattern, but the dress just did not look right with a longer skirt.


A more in-depth review of my sewing process may be found over at Pattern Review.


I love seersucker – no ironing needed.  Well, except for the solid colored cotton portions.  This is the ideal dress for the strange between-seasons weather we are experiencing!



Dress: McCalls 6758
Shoes:  Aerosoles “Guava Plush” in Orange Combo from 6pm.com
Earrings:  Gift

3 comments:

  1. Love this dress Laura Mae. I have been loving seeing all your creations - they're just beautiful!

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  2. @Kathleen Kathleen - Thank you so much! I love sharing them with an appreciative audience!

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  3. Oh my gosh that dress is so cute. The khaki trim goes so nicely with it too. And seersucker is one of my favourite fabrics :-)

    (hey - Is it possible to make your pics just the teensiest bit bigger? Sometimes I like to see the fabric & details up close :-D)

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