Black Gauze Tunic: mccalls 7969

Dec 27

Hey everybody! I hope you have a wonderful Christmas! I truly enjoyed my time with my family! We relaxed, watched movies, opened presents, ate a nice dinner, and had a great day together! It was perfect! So perfect I decided I’m just let the Christmas tree stay up to maybe February…..why not?! Lol!

Today, I’m sharing a new look that I’m loving so much! A couple months ago, I made McCalls 7969 and thought I’d revisit it again but for a tunic instead of a dress!

pattern + fabric

I used McCalls 7969 and made View A on the pattern. The pattern is a Misses Dress pattern but I shortened mine by 7 inches. For the fabric, I used some Triple Cotton Black Gauze from Melanated Fabrics. This fabric is still in stock in the color Black and Khaki! This fabric feels amazing. Very lightweight, and soft with a great texture on it.

Now I gotta be honest, I was little worried when sewing the binding along the neckline but I found a way around that! Keep reading….

sizing + adjustments

I made this tunic in a size 16. For adjustments, I shortened the dress by 7 inches to make it a tunic and because this gauze is little too thick for a binding, I created a facing for it! Its so much better than the binding, trust me! I tried the binding first and it was too chunky, so facing it became!

What I liked about that is changing it to a facing allows the gathers along the shoulders to “lift” more and I loved that with this fabric! The sleeves are my favorite part about this top!

I paired the tunic with some Faux Leather Leggings from Target and some black sandals! They fit great and I’m wearing an XL. I’m here for this all black look!