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