Geranium Dress – finally!!

It’s possible that I’m just slightly late to the party on this one, but I finally sewed up a Geranium Dress.  I would be shocked if you haven’t heard of Rae’s adorable dress pattern by now, since it’s been out for our enjoyment for almost a year!!  But, I’m behind with my sewing list.  always.

    

The dress is a quick sew with a lot of options for the finishings.  I did this cute curvy notch on the front – there are also pattern pieces/instructions for some other necklines.  The pattern also comes with the cutest flutter sleeves, which I am looking forward to sewing next time, but this time I was tight on fabric and loved the simplicity of the bodice with the faux cap sleeves.  The bodice is fully lined and the whole thing just came together so crisply.  I used mismatched vintage buttons for the back closures.

I attached a gathered skirt, along with pockets, since pockets are AWESOME and my little one here loves pockets in her dresses.  There are also instructions for making the skirt pleated – I love options, don’t you?

The skirt length was a little longer than what I typically make but I really like it.  It gives the dress a nice modest feel and it’s a nice change.  I sewed a regular old hem on the dress, but used gold metallic thread and added a couple extra rows for a total of three parallel lines of gold glitz on the bottom hem.  It’s a cute touch, I think.

This fabric is Amy Butler’s Josephine’s Bouquet in Ink, which I was given by XO Gigi Fabrics.  It’s still available if you love the soothing colors and gorgeous detailed design as much as I do.

The Geranium Dress pattern is available for purchase through the Made By Rae site.

Happy Sewing, friends!