Review: McCall's 7775 - Red Hot Maxi Dress!
12:00 PM
There is no other reason for me making this dress, other than I had some red fabric and this dress looked interesting. As a sewist, that's a damn good reason!
When I bought McCall's 7775, I liked both versions. Usually when there are two different patterns in an envelope, the styles kind of go together. I don't see the cohesiveness in these two designs. That's not a bad thing... because I feel I got two dresses for the price of one. And I decided to go with view D first. Only because I didn't have a red invisible zipper on hand. I still plan to make the other one.
My fabric is a red poly crepe, that I think is probably a peachskin that I purchased at Fine Fabrics. This fabric has no stretch, but the drape is incredible. It's as lovely as a 4-ply silk crepe.
I cut the size 14 and graded to a 16 at the hip. I didn't have to add any additional length, because I plan to wear this dress with heels and flat sandals. This pattern has only 3 pattern pieces (front, back and back facing). But don't be deceived that this pattern has no level of difficulty or lacks design interest.
There is a lot of pleating and I carefully transferred all of my markings, because there is no way you can wing this.
The pleating and the interesting collar is why I was drawn to this dress.
And also, it has really good cut-in shoulders.
Even the armhole has a nice style, and it's not too low that your bra will show.
There is a center front seam that ends in a slit. You can adjust that to your own particular comfort level.
This dress is unlike anything I have in my closet. And it's also a machine-washable pullover. Plus, it looks just a great with flat sandals. So, I plan to really enjoy wearing this.
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14 comments
Sizzling! It looks fantastic, love the drama of a long red dress.
ReplyDeleteThank you Genevieve!
DeleteI am here for all the poses. You look lovely! ����
ReplyDeleteThank you Khira!
DeleteLovely color, lovely dress! It looks so beautiful on you.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!
DeleteRed is certainly your color! Great dress to show off how hard you've been working out at the gym.
ReplyDeleteThank you Nancy!
DeleteGorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThank you Julia!
DeleteThis dress really catches your eye! Beautiful! So I'm giving it a try, but am wondering about these pleats. After you baste them and press, then what? I don't find any instructions about sewing them in place with some top stitching or removing the basting... what holds them in place? Thanks in advance for your help.
ReplyDeleteI'm stuck in the same place! The project is waiting on my sewing table for me to work up the energy to figure this conundrum out. Maybe I'll go stare at it for a few minutes before bed...
DeleteLove Love Love it, came out really nice n my favorite color as well. Do you know od a tutorial for dress A?
ReplyDeleteMy friend is making this. The collar has her stumped! She's been sewing for over 40 years. You look lovely
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