McCall's M7000, View B, Cost Breakdown and Reflection

So the dress is made, time to think about how much it cost to make.

Notes
These fabric amounts are for size 3-4.
The prices are regular price and do not include coupons, sales, or any other type of discount that I may have used.
I only include items I bought for this specific project, I do not include items leftover from previous projects, such as small pieces of fabric, small pieces of elastic, small pieces of interfacing, or thread (particularly black and white).

Fabric
Casa Collection Satin ($7.99/yd): 1.25yds = $9.99
Sheer Ribbon Organza ($5.99/yd): 2.625yds = $15.72
Crinkle Pearlized Sheer ($8.99/yd): .375yds = $3.37
Crystal Blue Posh Lining ($4.99/yds): .375yds = $1.87

Notions
6 buttons for $1.00 =  $0.17 for 1 button
14" Polyester Zipper = $2.19
100m Opal Blue Thread =$1.99

Total
Drumroll please

 $35.30

Reflections

I'm thankful I did this project because I used many different fabrics and techniques that I had never done before. I had never done a slipstitch nor had I ever used organza or pearlized shear. I had also never done a princess seam or attached a lining.
Attaching the lining and doing the slipstich were easier than I thought they would be and I'm glad this project involved them.

I regret using the pearlized shear because I noticed too late that it was supposed to be dry clean only. It seams to be holding together even though it was washed. Also I regret using the organza, it was slippery, didn't iron well, and my needle and thread were too big for it. I may have to remake the yoke and sleeves into a different fabric because after one days where they are already falling apart. The overlay is staying but there's also not as much stress put on the overlay as on the sleeves or yoke.

If, or most likely when, I make it again , probably in a bigger size, I'll probably use satin for both the skirt and bodice but I have not decided yet what I'm going to use for the yoke, sleeves, and overlay.

Happy Sewing

McCall's M7000, View B, Yoke, Sleeves, and Finishing

I have made and attached the yoke, the sleeves, stitched the lining, and finished the hems.

First I sewed the pieces of the yoke together.

The organza is fairly see through you can barely see it.

Next I sewed the yoke onto the bodice matching the center and notches.

The angle of the bodice made it hard to sew on but I did it.

Next was the lining, I had to put the pieces together the same way the bodice went together.

I was easier this time, probably because I did this with the bodice but also because it was far easier to tell which was right side and which was wrong side.

next was to sew the lining to the bodice front and back, skipping armholes. Then understitching the lining as far as possible.

This was easy because the bodice and the lining lined up nicely and the understitching followed nicely.

Next was the slipstitch, I thought that was going to be the hardest part, I had never done a slipstitch before so it was something new. I slipstitched the sides and bottom of the lining.

It was tedious but not as hard as I thought it was going to be and it looks beautiful.

Next was making the sleeves. I double stitched the seams and hemmed it, I had to hand-stitch the sleeve hems because it seemed easier with the organza.

Next was adding the sleeves to the bodice and yoke, it was double stitched and trimmed.

It's beautiful.

Finally was the the hem and button.
I cheated on the button and just added an elastic loop instead of a threaded loop.

Next was hemming the skirt and overlay.

After all that we have a dress.

Draped over my machine.

McCall's M7000, View B, Overlay

 The overlay has been made and attached to the bodice. It attaches at the top of the bodice and wraps around the sleeve and to the zipper on both sides.

First the bodice back had to be sewn up to the large dot, or the area that would meet the bottom of the zipper. Then the opening was hemmed.

The organza is a very slippery fabric had to be weighed down for the photo

Next the sides had to be attached to the front and hemmed at the front opening.

Finally it was basted to the top of the bodice from the side front seam all the way to the zipper.

Next the Yoke, Sleeves, and Lining
Happy Sewing

McCall's M7000, View B, Bodice, Skirt, and Zipper

 I have now completed the bodice, the skirt and installed the zipper.

Here is the bodice put together.

Front and Side Front

Back and Side Back Pieces

The Entire bodice put together

I regret using the perlized sheer because it seems to fall apart very easily and doesn't want to hold together but I'm going to work with it because I've gotten this far.

The skirt put together.

The back sewn up to the large dot, and the front with reinforcement stitches.

The front and back sewn up at side seams

And then attached the bodice to the skirt.

Bodice attached to the skirt.

And finally installed the zipper.

Zipper Sewn on

Zipper zipped up

I tried to follow the instructions for the installation of the zipper but it did not really work like I hoped so I'm probably going to install the zipper for the Anna dress my way.

And here it is altogether.

front

Back

Next the overlay and yoke.

Happy Sewing

McCall's M7000, View B, Pattern Pieces and Cutting Layout

I've preshrunk my fabric, cut out my pattern pieces, laid them out, and cut them out.

 

The skirt pieces cut out of the satin, the fabric was too large for my table so I had to pin and cut on the floor.

 

The overlay, yoke and sleeves, out of the ribbon organza, it had a cross fold and one of the pieces was cut on the bias.

 

The bodice pieces, I laid them over the crinkle sheer and the lining, cut through all four layers at once. The envelope did not call for a lining except for on view C, but the instructions and pattern pieces call for a lining on the bodice on both views A and B good thing I bought lining anyway.

And my scraps. There were some pretty large remnants leftover. Especially with the satin and the organza, I probably have enough to make the same dress for a doll.

All my pattern pieces are cut out and marked...

My bobbin is wound and machine threaded, time to press the gas pedal.
Happy Sewing.

McCall's M7000, View B, Fabric and Notions

McCall's 7000, View B

My Fabric and Notions

I picked up all my fabric and notions to make the Elsa dress or view B of McCall's 7000.

For the skirt, or the main fabric for view B, I chose a light blue satin,

Casa Collection Satin Solids

Specifically I chose a Casa Collection Satin Solid in the color Clearwater.

For the bodice, or contrast one, it called for a sequin fabric but I made a different choice.

Crinkle Pearlized Shear and Posh Lining Fabric

Jo-ann's did not have a sequined or confetti dot fabric that was the right color I had to come up with a different plan to how I was going to do the bodice. I chose a blue crystal pearlized sheer and a posh lining fabric in crystal blue. I would have had to use a lining even if they had the right color sequin fabric.

For the train and sleeves, or contrast two, I chose a sheer ribbon organza.

Specifically this is SUEDEsays Shear Ribbon Organza in Clearwater.

Finally notions.

I have blue slimline clear buttons, both view A, Anna dress, and view B, Elsa dress, call for a clear button. One light blue Coat's 14" polyester all purpose zipper. The thread I chose is Gutermann 100m in Opal Blue. Lastly is the pattern going to need that to make this dress.

I believe the colors match nicely I avoided glitter to keep my little one from getting glitter everywhere. I'm going to be making the smallest size, size 3-4, though I think my little one may even be too small for that.

So excited to start,
Happy Sewing