There is nothing like a new dress to boost your mood. This pink dress checks all my style boxes; pink, floral, flattering, modest, dress, etc. I’ve now made McCall’s 7974 two times and I am not against making it again. It is an amazing pattern. It fit me straight out of the envelope (but I did whip up a quick muslin to check before I made it). I constructed it slightly different than the envelope instructions in a few parts with the goal of nice finishing on the inside. Ex. burrito method for the yoke, french seams, hong kong seam finishing on the facing and button band. I documented the process and made a full sewing tutorial. Enjoy!
Sewing Tutorial
Details & Links
The pink floral fabric is from fabric.com. The mother-of-pearl buttons are from kabooco on Etsy. The pattern is McCall’s 7974.
The dress looks great! I have this pattern but forgot about it so I haven’t made it yet. This got me excited to make it, though!
You definitely should add it to your sewing plans. It is a great dress!
This dress looks wonderful! I am curious if you used any of your knowledge on making fitting adjustments while constructing this dress or if you left it as is. It looks like it fits like a glove! Thanks for sharing
I made a quick muslin of the bodice and it fit perfectly, so I didn’t need to make any adjustments when I made it the first time. This pink dress was my second time making the dress and all I did differently than the pattern was raise the neckline a little bit so I could add one more button.