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McCall’s 6886 -Inspired by Dolce & Gabbana

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I purchased this medium weight knit from Fabric Mart last year and had a cardigan in mind when I saw the fabric.  While flipping through a fashion magazine for inspiration I came across this ad from Dolce & Gabbana.

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POW! Inspiration hit me and I knew my fabric had to be a dress.  I was not looking to re-create the dress from the ad. I had something in mind: McCall’s 6886. I love that pattern. This is my fourth version of this dress.

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I shortened the sleeves by 2″ and added 2″ contrasting bands. I shortened the dress front and back by 5″ and added a 4″ contrasting band. The only other change I made was to add two fish eye darts to the back. The picture below is not a great shot of the back but it does give you an idea of how the dress fits with the darts.

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I am very happy with my dress. I love when a vision turns out exactly as planned.

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Below are pictures of my three previous versions of this dress. The black panel print is the only one with fish eye darts in the back.

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McCall’s 6886
McCall’s 6886

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McCall’s 7243 – Ponte Knit Dress

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This could also be called “The Dress That Did Not Photograph Well.” We just could not get the right lighting. The dress looks a lot “wrinklier” in the pictures than in “real life”. Though they say the camera never lies…

The fabric is a ponte knit from Fabric Mart that has been in my stash for a while. I sewed the dress using the knit stitch on my sewing machine and then going back to serge the seams with my serger using three threads. I like this finish when sewing knits with patterns that require a 5/8″ seam. I sewed the sleeves in flat which changes the order of construction. The side seams and under arm seams are sewn as one seam after the sleeves have been attached. I always do this when sewing knits. I hand-stitched the hem on the sleeves and dress for no other reason than I felt like it. I enjoy hand-stitching hems while watching T.V. or a movie.

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The dress was easy to make and the instructions were clear. I sewed my normal size 8 in McCall’s without any alterations. Gotta love when that happens! The pattern also offers the possibility of a top. I can see myself making a color blocked version of it in the future.

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I’m pleased with my dress and consider it a great transition piece for Fall.

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