This little dress was a morning sew with a toddler wandering around! So, fast and easy! The pattern is B3772 from Butterick’s (aptly named) 6 Sew Fast & Easy collection – see what I did there?
The only changes I made were to switch the buttons and buttonholes so that it buttons top over bottom and to cut two pieces for front and back (adding a seam allowance) instead of cutting on the fold. The front facing is one piece but the back is also split because I didn’t have quite enough fabric to make it in one piece. You may recognize the pink and orange from the 80s throwback sweater… The red is from another thrifted sweater picked up at the same time. Like in the previous project I had fun making the most of original details. The front pink panel is fussy cut to include the cute little embroidered Cupid. The buttons are also thrifted – there’s a couple enormous button bins at our local shop that the kids love digging through for treasures, and these fit the mood of this dress like a charm! I did the buttonholes by hand with some bright orange DMC embroidery thread, mainly because I didn’t feel like figuring out the buttonhole settings on my new machine – hah! Handmade buttonholes are really not that bad if you only have a few and you want them to make a statement anyway.
I would include a nice picture of Mistral wearing the dress… but I don’t have one. Mainly because as soon as it’s on her she’s all:
I had a lot of fun making this and it’s a nice weight to either wear by itself or throw on as a an extra layer over a lighter outfit. She’ll hopefully get a few seasons of wear out of it too – there’s a bit of extra length on the straps to move the buttons up (hence the swap from the original) and the A-line shape is quite roomy so it should work nicely as a tunic as well!
I’ve got a few projects finished up and photographed to share so hopefully I can do write ups and have them posted on time in the next few weeks! Today though, I need to figure out some sort of mostly orange outfit more Mistral to wear on Koningsdag (I made Sirrocco’s yesterday!)
What have you been making lately?
Love,
Belligerence&Chocolate
Belligerence & Chocolate 