DIY Texas Winter Dress - McCall's 8505 -

Hi, BEAUTIES!

Oh, how I’ve missed you! It almost feels like a lifetime ago when I’ve been able to express myself through fabric and sewing. We are entering 2025, and my last post was in 2022! I honestly can not believe it. What matters is I’m here now, saying hello again! 🫶🏽 I hope you’ve been well and taking time for yourself too. 2024, for me, was a year of transformation, growth, and a new understanding of myself and what I want.

My career in nursing has been my primary focus; while it is a big part of my life, it is not everything to me. I once heard that sewing would come and go throughout phases of life, but it would always be a part of us. I believe that. When we admire DIY makes, dream of what we can create, feel fabric at the store, and gain fashion inspiration from people and magazines. It’s all part of it! Craftiness has always been within each of us. There’s a reason why we call each other sew sisters! ♥️

I hope today’s post gives you some joy and inspiration. I hope you feel your own possibilities of creating within. That’s why I started this blog in 2016, and that is why I still have the desire to share today. Sewing feels like a light within, a spark of joy. I’ll leave you with a variation of a quote I read recently that helped me regain clarity in life, “Look toward the sunshine and the shadows will fall behind you” – Walt Whitman.”

Enjoy the blog post and happy sewing!

– XO Rosy 🌞

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| PATTERN & FABRIC DETAILS |

PATTERN McCalls 8505

SIZING: 6 – 14, I cut size 10.

FABRIC: Textured Ponte Knit from @fabrictopia in Houston, TX

SEWING: I serge hemmed all raw edges, and added a 4″ sleeve flounce!

How to make the DIY sleeve flounce:

#1: measure the bottom edge of the sleeve

#2: make a curve using the bottom sleeve measurement

#3: Add the desired length to the flounce

#4: Match the right side of the curved flounce to the straight edge of the sleeve, and sew! 😘

CONCLUSION: A stunning pattern, the neck detail is obviously the star of the show, and it creates the perfect amount of alluring style without overdoing the sex appeal! Love it!

P.S. – I also made another variation of this dress pattern, check it out on my IG page HERE!