 Hi you guys! Lindsay here. Welcome back to my channel, Inside the Hymn. For me, when it comes to my sewing, there's nothing more satisfying than having an idea, bringing it to fruition quickly and easily, and having it turn out exactly how I dreamed it would in my head. This is just the case with my newest project. You might remember me talking about this project recently as the fabric came from the Vogue Summer Swatch Catalog. As soon as I saw it, I knew I wanted a sweet, summery dress and McCall's 7-9-5-0 totally fit the bill. The princess-seemed bodice, gathered skirt, button front placket, and tie-up straps make for the sweetest little design. Combine that with the pastel, rainbow striped, sear sucker, perfectly purple buttons, and what more could you possibly need in a garment? Fun fact, I did not buy these buttons for this project. I actually had them in my stash. I can't remember where I got them or why, but for whatever reason they were still in my stash and are a perfect match for this fabric. So it was meant to be. I did not make a muslin for this dress and so there are a few very slight fit issues. First, the bust is a teensy bit tight. You can tell because the placket is pulling open at my bust apex. To combat this in the future, I could either do a slight full bust adjustment, adjust the buttons to ensure one is placed at the bust apex instead of just above and below it, or I could add a snap to the apex just to hold it closed. The placket is also being pulled open at the waistline. Unlike the bust line though, this isn't because it's too small. It's just pulling open because there's a lot going on with the gathers, placket, and the fact that your waistline adjusts as you sit or stand or bend over or basically just go about your day. To combat this, I just need to sew a little hook and bar that will hold it closed no matter what I'm doing. Other than that though, I feel like the princess seams are in the right place, the waist seam is in the right place, and the length is good. In terms of construction, I do wish I would have interfaced the straps as they are a little wimpy as is. This dress is so fun to wear. I feel especially southern, girly, and cute when I'm wearing it. I'm already thinking of ways that I can transition this into fall. I'm thinking a white tee underneath and a denim or tan leather jacket on top. If I tie the straps towards the back, they won't add any bulk to my shoulders under the jacket. Be sure to follow me on social media as that's where I likely post what that would look like. Also, the Vogue Fabrics coupon code is still good. If you like this seersucker fabric, you can grab it as well as any of the other fabrics featured in any 2018-2019 catalogs for 20% off. When you do that, they'll include a hard copy of the summer catalog for free as well. I hope you all like it as much as I do. Let me know what you think in the comments or by giving this video a thumbs up. And if this is your first time on my channel, be sure to subscribe. I have a lot more videos just like this one planned for the next few weeks. But until then, that's going to do it for me today. Thank you so much for watching, and I will see you all very soon. Bye!