Review declared this one of the best patterns for 2012. I have also had a yearning for a maxi dress since about that time as well. Last year I bought this blue and white striped rayon jersey on impulse from Dress Sew when I was in Vancouver. A couple of months ago Fabric Land had a sale on McCall's patterns and it was time to buy this pattern. Then a trip to Kauai was on the horizon and I needed something for the tropics. These three things aligned and my pattern and fabric was on the table ready to be cut and assembled.
I made View F without the star appliqué. I tried the star with a floral scuba knit I had left over from a skirt I had made last year but it didn't look quite right. So as a nod to the style of Alabama Chanin I cut around the individual flowers and butterflies and hand sewed them onto the dress in the same area as the star would have been.
This ended up feeling like a fun detail that I like very much.
The dress is super comfortable and a lot fun to wear. I certainly hope to make a couple of more versions over the next couple of months with summer coming soon here on the island.
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