Dressmaking

I just bought this 1960s McCall's dress pattern from this Etsy store:

Lovely, no? I'm pretty excited. The plan is to tackle the poufy-skirted one. I'm not sure what fabric to use, but I'm thinking one of these two:


I'm kind of obsessed with fabric and tailoring now! You wouldn't think that seams and hems would be so interesting, and yet...

I'm going to make a skirt (from this book) first, though, because I'm still an absurd sewing n00b. Simple A-line with this Alexander Henry fabric:

All of these fabrics found at this Etsy store. Oh, Etsy, how I love thee.