Simplicity 7376 1967 shift dress

Pattern description: Misses' jiffy dress in two lengths: The collarless dress with extended shoulder line has lowered round neckline, bias or braid binding, and center back slit opening fastened with tied bow.  The dress may be made of felt, paper, or disposable fabrics as well as other fabrics.  V. 1 and 2 have about elbow-length sleeves.  Ankle-length V. 1 has slit in left side seam.  Regular-length V. 1 and 2 have patch pockets.  V. 3 is sleeveless.

 

Side note: My friends in the 1960s Shift Dress Sewalong group and I were just debating whether the appliqued gray dress worn by Vicky Tiel in this article (scroll down) was felt, since the appliques don't have a prominent seam line around them. Then I realized that this pattern, which is very similar, actually says it can be used with paper or felt. 

A bit more on 1960s paper dresses.

 

Pattern sizing: Mine is a bust 34".

Did it look like the illustration on the envelope?  Yes.

Were the instructions easy to follow?  Yes, although the whole garment is so easy you hardly need them.

What did you like about the pattern? Easy and very fast.  If I had started sooner I could have finished the whole thing, even with minor alterations and tracing the pattern, in a day.

What did you dislike? Nothing.

Fabric and notions used: Quilting cottons: Cotton + Steel Spectacle All Of Us peg doll print with a Riley Blake bias-printed brown gingham for trim.

What pattern alterations or design changes were made?  My hips are six inches bigger than the pattern thinks they should be, so I added that.  I added a second pocket and mounted the pockets higher than the pattern suggested so I could reach them.

Would you make it again? Yes.  It's not "pretty"--it pretty much looks like a hospital gown--but it's easy and a nice way to use big, splashy prints for very-casual clothes.