Dress Up Party – Pattern Review – McCalls 6713

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Today’s post is from Liz of Busy Lizzie in Brizzy.

Hi all and thank you to Sara for inviting me to be part of her Dress Up Party.
My name is Liz, and I blog over at Busy Lizzie in Brizzy. I make all sorts of clothing to suit different aspects of my life from casual to work wear. I love to wear dresses and when Sara invited me to the party, I decided to make and share McCalls 6713.

It’s a great little faux wrap knit dress with a pleated drape to really give the look of being a real wrap dress but without the security issues! I opted to skip making a muslin and boldly went ahead with cutting into my fashion fabric. I figured being a knit it would be a little more forgiving.

I used an ITY knit from my local Spotlight store, and made View A with the fuller skirt. The fabric is a little slippery to sew, but using loads of pins soon sorts that out.

Instead of doing an FBA like I would do in a woven, I used the cheat technique of cutting a larger size in the front than the back to allow room for my lady curves! This worked a treat and the sizing is perfect.

I shortened the waist slightly, a normal adjustment as I am 5″2″. Other than that, the dress is made up exactly as per the pattern.

Despite being pretty low cut, it feels secure and I have worn this to work a few times and haven’t had any wardrobe incidents or accidents!! If you were not comfortable with how low cut the neckline is, you could always wear a tank or insert a modest panel.

I did think the draped skirt section would be really annoying and flap around, but it is attached into the skirt panel and does not flap around at all.

I am super happy with this dress and will definitely be making it again.

Thanks to Sara for inviting me to be part of this party – it was nice to have a little motivator to get this dress made!