Pattern review: McCall's 6034 Annie, Too! smock dress from 1978

 

 

 

Made in red cotton homespun.

Alterations: 

Graded up a size.

Adjustments for full bust, broad upper back, and big hips achieved by increasing width within the tucks in the upper front and back bodice.  This worked beautifully.

Shortened the front button placket.  

Added deeper side-seam pockets instead of using the original cut-in-one side-seam pockets.

Changed sleeves to full-length, non-belled sleeves with button cuffs.

The actual pattern is quite a bit longer than depicted.  This was hemmed at the line intended for the second row of rick-rack.

Comments:

This went together really well.  I barely even needed to fix the sleeve caps!  I already have fabrics ready to make it again.