 teaching portion of the Sew Along for 6651 and today I'm ready to show you the version that I made. Let's review some of the things you may have forgotten. The pattern is described as a shirt waist dress in two lengths. Dress button fastens at front with elasticated waist. It has sleeve and collar options. As far as shirt dresses go, this one is pretty relaxed, which is nice for this post-pandemic kind of re-immersion into regular life. I love the design and it will fit nicely into my lifestyle. As for the drafting, I discovered early on before I even like really cut out the entire pattern that the bodice had a lot of extra vertical design ease. I do not like things that billow at my waistline nor did I want the elastic to sit lower than my natural waist, so I ended up raising the waistline by one and a quarter inches. The back waist hung lower than the front after I took that one and a quarter inch alteration all the way around, so I ended up raising it by an additional three quarters of an inch. I am really happy. I took the time to measure these things and that my waistline is perfectly level and it does not have too much ease. Believe it or not, this was the only adjustment I had to make on this pattern. I cut the shorter skirt length opted to add the sleeve and went for the full collar. I made my usual kind of grading adjustments for my bust waist and hip and that was really it. I was off to sew. As you saw in the sew-along, construction was super straightforward and even though the button placket and collar can be fiddly, they do come together nicely with a lot of patience, a little bit of precision, just really kind of taking your time. The side seam pockets are great. They are just the right size and anchored into the waist seam as they should be. I wasn't sure what I would think about the extra loose sleeves but I do think they add a nice balance to the sort of cinched-in waist and the wide skirt. That said though, I am already planning a sleeveless version. The fabric I use for this is a linen rayon blend from Stylemaker Fabrics. It is from the Robert Kaufman brand so it is available other places but Stylemaker is just my go-to. It's just so easy to shop from them. The shipping is super fast. They'll match thread for you. I just love shopping with them. The color I'm wearing is called Ocean. Apparently it is sold out everywhere right now but keep your eye out for it because it is super pretty. The only complaint I have about the fabric is that it does shrink quite a bit. Be sure to pre-wash your fabric twice or more to make sure that you can pre-shrink it as much as possible. But once that's done it's super easy to sew and press as like a dream. I was tempted to press it on a high heat because of the linen content but it turns out that there is enough rayon in it that the rayon will burn. So ping back your heat and steam to a medium high heat and like a low to medium steam and you'll be just fine. I used a universal needle size 80 for my machine and my serger. I serged all the seams that weren't exposed. The exact settings I use for each of the steps are outlined in the sew along and with that that's another sew along in the books. I think this makes maybe six that I have now. I cannot wait to see the versions that you guys make. Let me know if you have any questions about sewing it up at all in the comment section below. But otherwise I love my new dress and I cannot wait to wear it. I'll be getting a lot of wear out it out of it multi-season so I'm really excited to have this kind of staple in my closet. But that is going to do it for me today y'all. Thank you so much for watching and I will see you very soon. Bye!