The other evening a group of girls from church got together to do a little sewing group. Leanne, from Elle Apparel, just so happens to go to our church and agreed to teach all of us to make this darling dress. The evening mostly consisted of Leanne demonstrating, and then there was a little time afterward for us to cut out our pieces.
I was pretty sure that I would never finish this dress since I’m known for starting projects and never finishing them (something that drives poor Philip crazy). But miracle of miracles, I sat myself down all day yesterday and pumped this dress out.
[top is from Cozy in Provo, and yellow striped cotton is from Fabric.com]
I LOVE how it turned out. So light and summery, and probably the most comfortable item of clothing I’ve ever worn.
And if you want to make your very own summer dress, head on over to Leanne’s blog…cause she’s got a nice tutorial.
Very cute. I've never ordered from Fabric.com
Murock! Cutest dress ever!! Thanks for sharing!! It just screams springtime!! Love love love!
cuuuuuuuute!!!! it's times like these i totally wish i could sew! 🙂
AH love it! I've been wanting some cute dresses or skirts that are exactly that length!
I hate my knees.
It turned out so cute! I wish I had had materials to go that night!
LOVE! I WANT IT! Oh And I took your advice and ordered all the fabric I needed on fabric.com and it was awesome and I LOVE them. So thanks 🙂
So, so cute! I say you just make one for me because I'm having a hard time finding time to sew these days!
LOVE LOVE LOVE the dress. and your mom just emailed me and wants to teach our RS how to make it. YESSSSSSSS!!!!!
love all you neighbor girls.
It is so cute! Now, get to those shorts. 😉
(The canvas beach bag she made is great, too.)
I saw your dress on Leanne's post. So cute. I love the fabric you chose.
adorable! you look fab, girl. i love the stripes. isn't it so fun to make things? i have to get to my list soon. i want to make so many things for Easter! 🙂
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I LOVE your dress. I popped over from Leanne's blog. I was trying to figure out how you attached the waist band bow. If you could let me know that would be great! Thanks!
@Holly, the waistband is made of two pieces of fabric (a front and a back). Each sash piece is also made of two strips of fabric sewn together and turned right side out. When I went to sew the side seams of the waistband together, I pinned the sash pieces in between the front and back pieces of the waistband (one on each side, obviously), and then sewed the side seams. Then once the waistband was turned right side out, the sash was coming out of that side seam that was just sewn.
Does that make sense? If it doesn't, email me at merricksart@gmail.com and I'll explain more in depth.
If you're making this dress, good luck!
I LOVE this dress! I want one!