Made By A Fabricista: Linen and Spring......A Match Made in Heaven

[This outfit was made for and modeled by my daughter Mori]

OK so this Linen was in for some rough treatment just to see what would happen. I washed it in cold salt water and then I threw it in the dryer. I know what you're thinking...Yikes!! But the results were not bad. It didn't have as much shrinkage as I thought I would. [Ha! I had a little extra yardage just in case] As you can see there with the pattern, it's is all pressed to death and gorgeous. I chose these three vibrant colors to see what kind of coloring blocking magic I could do with this simple dress.

I used Simplicity 8094 the maxi sleeveless version of the top/dress and the shorts. I used a size 12 for Mori and I'm thinking that it could have been a little bigger around her arm-circle and neckline. It was fitting just right so I think the next time I will go up in size, she wants a few knit versions of this dress. I will also like to make the shorts wider in the legs. This is a super quick sewing project and it went together like a charm. The linen worked well with this simple design. Fabric Mart has tons of linen colors to choose from right HERE!

At first I was going to cut the pattern into pieces and then cut the different colors out and piece them together. But I wanted something more interesting to the eye. I was looking at a few new statement necklaces and I thought why not add a statement piece to the front of the dress? I cut out a few shapes and just played with them a while. I decided on these three pieces but I needed something to make these pieces "POP" I used a small double bias tape in black to trim the pieces and then I sewed them together and then to the front of the dress.

...and this is where we end our post.

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Michelle at That Black Chic

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