It's a vintage McCall's pattern.
And thanks so much ladies. :o
I got the fabric at a store called Sally's here in Zona. They have many many other prints within that same line. In fact, I think I'm gonna go buy some more for a skirt. :D
Okay so THIS is the dress I was bummed about not being able to finish when my machine kicked the bucket. Finally finished yesterday.
Close up of the fabric:
Super wonderful Red supplied that rocking belt buckle! :D
Sounds like we have a lot in common Kitty S!
Okay so here's the dress. I braved the scorching AZ heat today to mug it up and show you to what occasion I wore this dress.
That's right I'm a G1 baby! And a huge nerd just in case there was any question. ;)
It's 11:02 Arizona time. My fingers are beyond cramped up. It actually hurts to type.
I just finished my first dress. I haven't sewed a thing on a machine since I was 12. And I did it all by myself. :eusa_clap
Anyway, it's this one:
Bias tape is neither fun nor easy. Bias tape is...
Well she's dead. The guy at the shop said that the hook that's supposed to catch the bobbin thread isn't pulling back far enough to catch the thread and a repair would cost $99. My machine is worth about that plus he said that it happens to these kind of machines all the time. So I did not...
I'm thinking that just like the iPods Apple probably will soon have pink iPhones. Why not wait till then? That's probably what I'll do. (That and I can't even dream of affording that price.)
Goldwyn
Yes it's been threaded and rethreaded dozens of times. By me and my mom (who's a seasoned seamstress).
Lauren
I was afraid of that. Is it costly?
Ugh! I'm so frustrated!
Back to not picking up bobbin thread. I changed the needle. It is in correctly. I changed the tension dial. :rage:
Now it's doing this:
The black is the bobbin thread and the pink is the upper thread.
P.S. - I CAN sew a straight line I was just running out of...
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