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Vogue 8667 , View C (pink) without the sleeves: This bright, cheery, yellow fabric came out of my stash (again! I feel like I am making some headway sewing through the stash). It is a pique/waffle type of fabric, with a subtle white, shiny thread woven in. It is fairly "beefy", but I liked it for this pattern, and it was a pleasure to sew and is comfortable to wear. The full Bemberg lining of course feels wonderful. As you can see in the first pic, I did cut out the sleeves, then lined them and attached them to the dress. It just didn't look right... so, off they came! On my way to Easter Vigil Mass: This will be a great addition to my work wardrobe this summer, and the cheery color really lifts my mood!

I've been in search of the perfect button-up pattern for awhile now, and have collected a few. McCall's 6436 has had many favorable reviews, and has a lot of the qualities I was looking for: front and back darts, collar with stand, button placket and longer length. After reading in those reviews that this pattern ran big, I did not make my usual adjustments and sewed this gingham up as a test garment right out of the pattern envelope. I really want a gingham button down(!), so I'm glad I have more fabric as I need to tweak the pattern in some areas. Looks great on the dress form, yes?: Well....... Us usual, I'll need a little more room in the front: And we can all see those sway-back wrinkles: Garment details:  Black and white gingham from  Fabric.com PerfectFuse  sheer interfacing from Palmer/Pletsch Buttons from my collection The alterations needed next time: shorten sleeves 1", adjust for broad back, sway back, and FBA....