marie-madeline studio: dress

June 7, 2012

dress

I love dresses! When we were at Quilt Market, and Abiah and I were socializing around, we dropped by a book signing booth and met Kay Whitt. (Her new book is SO fun!) She was so sweet and cute and her dress was adorable! Naturally, I had to tell her how much I loved it. That sparked my (our) interest, and I (we) set out to find her booth. (Bi and I were practically inseparable at market!) We found it. (whoo!) And we JUST HAD to pick a few patterns up! Among them was the Bebe dress.

I thought I might need a maxi dress for this Spring and Summer! I had purchased the fabric [different color way, but still fabulous!] quite a while ago from Quilt Home, and was saving it for just the perfect project. This was it!!!! The dress was a dream to sew up. And to say that I'm not a little in love with rayon now, is an understatement! It's so pretty and is really forgiving.

I just added some inches to the bottom to make it fully maxi.

I adore it! It's my ideal.

happy day!!!! xxAbi

PS have you sewn with rayon? are you getting the urge to make something maxi?

Jun 7, 2012 10:38:56 AM | Fashion, Just Us, Ladies' clothing, Pictures, Sewing

6 Comments

I loved using rayon in the dresses I made as a teenager. Beautiful and light!

Bobi
http://westernwarmth.blogspot.com

Posted by: Western Warmth | June 7, 2012 at 12:31 PM

Boy, do these maxi styles bring me back to the '70s! I loved them then, and I still do, and this is very pretty on you.

I am going to a wedding late July, and have been pondering what kind of dress to make - this pattern looks perfect!! Thank you for sharing! I had no idea Amy Butler made rayon, so that's interesting. I've never sewn with it.

Thanks for the tip - this dress looks ideal. :)

Posted by: Lisa G. | June 7, 2012 at 01:14 PM