color block dress

Color Blocked

color block dress

Here I am back with another dress from my trip… gosh… I miss that warm weather… and the food… the beach…the laughs….sigh…moving on.

There are times when a dress comes together surprising well. This dress is one of those times….even though it was during a crazy flurry of sewing before I left for my vacation. Nothing like a little pressure to pull things together!

color block dress

I spotted a similar dress in an ad on a blog somewhere and loved the color scheme. Coral, white and tan…so fresh and slightly unexpected. So when I spotted this lovely crepe in those same colors..I knew exactly what dress I wanted to make. Β I’ve had M7082 in my pattern stash since is came out and it was perfect. It took a bit of figuring out and honestly…some guessing as to how much fabric I would need in each color but it worked out in the end with no extra trips to the fabric store.

color block dress

I had originally planned to make the back bodice in the coral color as well but changed my mind to the white during the process…and I’m so happy that I did. I think that it would have been too busy and chopped up. A little editing can make a huge difference between a good design and a bad one. Β I just wish that I had noticed that my zip is showing on the tan waistband…ugh.

color block dress

I lined it with a rayon Bemberg which is always lovely but I found this dress and its polyester crepe to be a bit warm for my trip. Β The perils of polyester. I will wear it at home though… not exactly the tropics here in Canada.

color block dress

If it wasn’t for my trip south to kick start my spring/summer sewing, I would never have had the desire to sew summer dresses and swimsuits…now if only the weather would catch up.

Are your spring/summer sewing plans in full swing now or is your climate wreaking havoc on your sewjo?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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