McCalls 6659 - Dressing Gown

I've never really been one for dressing gowns, they've just never really been my thing. However I recently decided I wanted a light weight dressing gown.  I found McCalls 6659 at my local Spotlight during their killer pattern sale a few weeks ago.  I grabbed it and got stuck in.

I used a voile by Cloud 9 that I picked up at Spotight on sale, the piping is a hot pink velvet piping from Lincraft and the tie is maroon grossgrain ribbon also from Lincraft.

I made a few alterations to the pattern, mostly because I had assumed that the voile was 150cm wide and ended up only being 115!  I of course only had 3 metres which was what the pattern stated for 150 wide fabric.  Thankfully with some clever cutting I got what I needed to out of the fabric I had.  I achieved this by shortening the sleeves, who needs long sleeves on a light dressing gown anyway, and using ribbon for the tie.

I also added some loops in the side seams to keep the belt in place.  

Overall the pattern was really easy to assemble, I used french seams for most of it to give it a more professional look.  There were only 7 peices to cut (2x front, 2x sleeves, 2x lapels and the back).  The fit is nothing fantastic but it is a dressing gown so it doesn't really have to be.

I also trimmed the hem with ribbon in an attempt to make the finishes a little nicer.  Sadly I think it was all let down by the finish on the band you can see above.  I didn't really think about how to finish it and while the pattern recommended slip stitching that is not one of my strengths and I'm sure it would have looked worse!    Overall I am still happy with the way it turned out.

Emma :)

Pattern - McCalls 6659

Fabric - Cloud 9 Voile from Spotlight

Ribbon & Piping - Lincraft