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It finally feels like spring here (despite the occasional snowstorm…), so this is my spring dress! I turned the JJ pattern into a dress by extending the bottom into a skirt; I also omitted the ruffles. I had a ton of this swiss dot cotton left over from my apron project (I can’t resist sale fabric!) – it’s a little sheer but a slip underneath does the trick. I’m happy because I think this is one of the most wearable dresses I’ve made so far, and I feel like I’ve improved my sewing a lot compared to a year ago!
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Swiss dot cotton
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May 5, 2011, 03.10 PMby maribug
i love this? i have a question tho….did you cut the pattern only to the waist and then extend? or did you cut the pattern out as if you were making a regular blouse then extend into the skirt? sorry to be a bother but i just think its so gorgeous!
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May 5, 2011, 06.33 PMby figamadood
Thank you! I’m not sure I totally understand the question – do you mean did I cut a new pattern to make it a dress or just extend from the blouse pattern? I used the blouse pattern as it already was and then extended down from the waist, kind of in an a-line skirt shape. I ended up making some adjustments to the sizing later on, but it still worked pretty well.
May 12, 2011, 07.04 PMby maribug
yeah that pretty much answered it
thanks alot :D
Aug 21, 2010, 11.48 PMby jhurienesling
This is super!
Apr 28, 2010, 04.08 PMby rifka
Looks wonderful and the style suits you so well.
Apr 28, 2010, 01.42 PMby kellyfuller
Super cute!
Apr 28, 2010, 11.08 AMby nenasew
I think this is such a lovely shirt dress. Fits perfectly. Love that fabric too.
Apr 28, 2010, 10.04 AMby Adrienne Hendrix
Beautiful dress and love the fabric. I think this might be the dress that I am going to actually make for myself! Have been sewing nothing but baby clothes lately. Keep up the great work!
Apr 28, 2010, 08.45 AMby Jodi Wade
I love it! It looks great! I might have to finally download the JJ pattern :)
Apr 28, 2010, 06.57 AMby bttn
cute dress, nice fabric!
Apr 28, 2010, 06.33 AMby julietta
Beautiful dress! I love shirtdresses, they always look so elegant
Apr 28, 2010, 04.30 AMby frankiesoup
Really cute!
Apr 28, 2010, 04.25 AMby amarie
Perfect!
Apr 28, 2010, 03.55 AMby ashchaser
cuuute!