I came of age in the 70's, and the Peasant Dress style made popular by Laura Ashley and Gunne Sax are near and dear to my heart! I knew that it would just be a matter of time until they came back, and recently McCalls patterns introduced a Laura Ashley design with 7242. They say that you shouldn't wear a trend if you wore it the first time round, but I thought I'd give it a try, and see how I felt in one before abiding by that rule! The pattern has several different views, and I originally thought that I would make the short dress, but when I actually tried it on, it was screaming for the ruffle, so I added it at the last minute. I didn't have quite enough fabric to make the full width of the ruffle, so mine is about 8", instead of 12" wide as the pattern is designed. I also serge finished the ruffle hem instead of narrow hemming to save time and keep the ruffle as long as possible. I wanted to make it with a true 70's vibe whic...
Ann's Sewing Experiments