McCalls 6754: knit dress
Time to battle my arch nemesis again - raglan sleeves! I've had this dress sitting on my wadder shelf for a few months, I had this idea that I could make a knit pattern out of sateen and I just couldn't get the fit right (no big surprises there...). A lot of the fit problems disappeared once I made it in a knit...... Pattern details: I made view D, the full skirted dress with sleeves. Sz XL 1" FBA 1.5" added to the sleeve cap length Added 3" to the skirt length Added 2" to sleeve length Added 3" wide waistband Added inseam pockets I need to the some length out the back next time, looking at these photos I have some excess there. The fabric is a medium weight cotton knit, its pretty stiff but is surprisingly nice in a dress. I added the neckline binding instead of turning and topstitching. So raglan sleeves, I have come to the conclusion that raglan sleeves will have draglines but there is a difference between normal lines a...