The UFO That Almost Was

A few weeks ago, I received an email from the Fabulous Fit Company inviting me to enter their dress design contest.  This also coincided with the McCall's Shirt dress Sew Along. I decided that I was going to challenge myself to make a shirt dress. I also wanted to use what I had already in my stash. 

After searching through all of my patterns, to see what I wanted to make, I decided on M6885, a popover type shirt dress with back ties and a curved hem. In order to get the look that I wanted, I had to combine views C and D.  Using the blog posts from McCall's to help with the placket and collar construction made it easier to understand because the instructions that were included weren't the most clear.  I made the dress all the way up to the buttonholes when disaster struck.  As I was putting Fray-Check on my buttonholes to seal them, the container burst open and spilled Fray Check all over the placket.  So while I was able to take pictures for my contests, I was unable to wear it.  On the bright side, I learned some new techniques for the next time that I make anything with a collar. I will never use Fray Check in the squeeze bottle again.  My review of the pattern is below.

Pattern Description: Shirt dress with multiple hem lengths. I made view D with the sleeves from View C.

Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it? It came out looking like the picture, with the exception of the collar, which did not come out as well.

Were the instructions easy to follow? All of the instructions were easy with the exception of the placket and the collar. For those two parts I used the tutorials from the McCall's Shirt dress sew along blog posts.

Fabric Used: Cotton and Steel Poplin purchased from Craftsy.com.

Pattern alterations or any design changes you made: I used a combo of pattern views. I used the bodice from D, but used the skirt and sleeves from view C.

Would you sew it again? Would you recommend it to others? I would sew it again, but not immediately.

Conclusion: If I hadn't spilled Fray Check on it, I would have probably finished the dress and worn it.

The final product before the disaster.