Chambray Bow Day Dress

Here's another dress from my mother-daughter sewing extravaganza! This is a new dress design using the patterns in Gertie's Ultimate Dress Book, sewn up in one of my new spring fabrics from Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores. This is a lovely soft chambray printed with little yellow bows!

I used these mix-and-match patterns from the book: the Boatneck Midriff Bodice, the Cap Sleeve, and the Box-Pleated Circle Skirt (that's actually a full circle skirt that has box pleats all the way around for maximum fullness!).

The fabric was just dying for a yellow accent, so I used this buttery yellow mini pompom trim as piping (tutorial here!)

I also made a faux button placket down the center of the bodice for a little extra something. This is just a 1.5 inch interfaced strip of fabric with pom pom trim stitched to either side.

I turned the pompoms under and topstitched the band to the bodice front while it was still flat. Add a few buttons, and voila! An entirely different feel to the bodice.

I like the feel of this dress so much that I want to do something similar with the other chambrays in the collection. There's a pink rose print.

 And aqua polka dots!

I've also been working on setting up a little photo studio so I can do portrait-type photography. Still working out the kinks with the lighting, but it's been a fun project!