Today is the day – I’m finally posting my oldest’s Easter dress! Hooray!
The Violette dress pattern has a classic shape. The low back and wider boatneck front neckline have looked amazing in every fabric I’ve used so far. The first versions I made were full tulle versions, and (as referenced in the title) this fabric version is so much simpler!
This dress is sewn from two florals we purchased from Canadian online fabric shop Country Clothesline. My oldest picked them herself at Creativ Festival last spring and I was happy to get it off of my to-sew list only a year later! The exposed Lacie Zipper was from Border Creek Station, another lovely Canadian shop.
Since I rarely make the same thing the same way twice, I did change a few features on the dress.
- Lace ruffle underskirt
- Exposed Zipper – the original is made with a button back
And there’s usually an Ooops… Having the original (already-fitting) pattern pieces traced from the first round of these dresses seemed like a good place to start – but once it was cut the back was way too small. Not sure if I drafted the zipper incorrectly – but I had to add in two side back pieces, similar to the curves on the front – to make it fit. After a small heart-attack, it wasn’t too terrible a fix!
The ruffled lace underskirt (I’m sure there’s a proper name for that…) was made by piecing together some sample fabric pieces. They were squares ranging from 8-12 inches across or so, and the piecing is pretty much invisible unless you know it is there. They came from the same sample box my friend gave me to make these Annabelle dresses.
Speaking of Annabelle dresses – my youngest’s is coming up soon! Maybe even this week… You can get a peek in our Easter-day photo.
Such a pretty dress and a more gorgeous little girl
Thanks so much Jo! I think so too 🙂 But I’m biased!