My younger sister changed her mind about the costume she wants me to make for her (it was brought on by my slight dislike of the Renaissance skirt pattern, but she said she would rather have this new idea anyway. I hope she’s happy with it). I was going to make her a skirt, chemise, and vest. Now I’m going to make her a dress and a vest. I’m using McCall’s 4492, which is out of print now (but still available for order on their website – mccallpattern.com – in the out of print section). The pattern calls for 8 1/2 yards of 60 inch fabric for the dress. There’s a ridiculous amount of fabric in the skirt part, so this should be fun (and I’m not being sarcastic). I’m going to make the dress out of dark gray polyester (it looks nice) and the vest of this purple jacquard:
The color is closer to that in the second picture, just a little lighter.
I have the outside vest pieces cut out. She hasn’t bought the lining yet. Before I get to work on her dress, I need to finish the other dress I’m making. I’m using that same pattern for the bodice, which I’m making out of this fabric that I saw at Wal-Mart and found irresistible (pretty color, fleur-de-lys…though I discovered it frays horribly):
The skirt part, which I’m going to attach, is gold, crushed panne velvet. I have the outside pieces of the vest cut out and partially sewn together, and I have the lining and skirt pieces cut out. I’ve been working on it here and there between school, but it may be a while before I finish. I plan to take a week off in October to finish this dress and make my younger sister’s.
I’m thinking of someday altering Butterick 4377 to make Eowyn’s white wool dress …in something cheaper than wool.
God bless you!
- Manwariel
