A simple dress for conference season: McCalls 8215
It's been years since I made a serious effort to make my own clothes. But, as the quality of clothes in the stores continues to decline and I find myself wondering where exactly a 37 year old is supposed to be buying clothes, I found myself back at the pattern table thinking about making a simple, comfortable knit sundress for spring travel. When I travel for conferences there is nothing better than a wrinkle-free knit dress that can be dressed up for a conference and down for the evening, and many of mine are starting to show their age. Although I've never had much luck sewing knits, or anything stretchy for that matter, I decided to embark up on my first real stretch-knit project with $20 worth of JoAnn's clearance rack poly/spandex jersey and a McCall's pattern that said "very easy" on it in a number of places. After many hours online trying to figure out how to make my sewing machine cooperate with stretch-knit, I broke down and invested in a walking foo...
