 Hi you guys, Lindsay here. Welcome back to my channel, Inside the Hymn. So have you ever had a vision for something that you wanted to make and you were able to find all the elements you needed to make it come to life and then you were able to see your vision actually come to life? Well, that's exactly what happened with my latest make. The pattern is McCall's 7774 and I knew as soon as I saw it that I wanted a red, white, and blue variegated stripe linen and when I stumbled upon the fabric I Joanne, the rest was history. So I did end up making two quick alterations to the pattern. First of all, I did a little tissue fit on the bodice and realized I needed to shorten the darts and then the fabric didn't end up being quite wide enough to do the full length of the bottom skirt band. So I had to narrow the width of the skirt a little bit to get the band to fit. I paid super careful attention and really took my time to match the stripes perfectly along the center front and the center back of the bodice as well as the side seams of the skirt. So I'm really proud of how that came together. The pattern is supposed to be self-lined meaning you would use the linen fabric to line it but I didn't see the need to spend extra money on the linen for the lining that no one would see. So I just cut the lining pieces out of a very lightweight cotton and it works fine. Working with the linen, you know, linen is great to wear but I did wash, I pre-washed it once and that probably wasn't enough. I probably needed to pre-wash it maybe a couple more times as I've washed it after wearing it. It does shrink in the length a little bit but that's just the joys of working with linen, I suppose. But all in all, I really, really love this dress. I get lots of compliments every time I wear it. I think that the play on the stripes in the three different parts makes it very eye-catching and makes it different and makes it stand out and all those wonderful things that we love whenever we make our own garment. So I hope you guys like this dress as much as I do. I have been living in it this summer and will continue to wear it into the fall with my white denim jacket. So yep, that's about it for this dress. I will see you guys very soon. Bye!