In the last installment of the photoshoot by the hops vines I present to you one of the first things I sewed this summer. A linen dress from Salme Sewing Patterns. It is in fact a mash-up between that dress and the kimono sleeve top I blogged about recently. I traced both patterns and layered them on top of each other and made adjustments from there. This dress has seen a lot of play in the early summer but not as much once the temperature got in the 90's. I think it will come back in rotation in the fall. I like to wash the dress and dry it on low until it's just barely damp. it gives the linen a "washed" look, more soft than pressed but not quite wrinkled yet (on the picture it is pressed and then wringled, sigh!).
I feel that this particular linen number fills the gap in my wardrobe where a safari dress should be. It is on my sewing list for next summer if I can find the perfect pattern or patterns to mash up!
EDIT:
The dress and top use a facing at the neck, however I wanted to use a Liberty bias for this dress. The Liberty is from a minuscule remnant given to me by my aunt. She bought it in the 70's. I had to be very creative when piecing the binding but I like the end result very much!
Two more finished projects to come, but I promise to move away from this wall at once!
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