I ordered this beautiful Bari J. fabric from Hawthorne Supply. I love that they have fast and free shipping and their selection is just the best. (Here's one of my all-time favorites!)
Rather than using buttons I used my new Kam snap kit and pink Kam snaps (color B47), which you can grab in this set. Snaps are so much faster to place than sewing all those buttons, so I was glad to take a shortcut here!
I've sewn over a dozen Violette Field Threads patterns to date, and this one was fairly easy to follow. However, there were a couple of areas of the pattern that I didn't think were explained very well. Both had to do with the elastic on the back. Measuring for the elastic to be evenly spaced was a bit cumbersome per the instructions and probably could have been simpler. More frustrating was attaching the bodice to the skirt in the gathered area, but I made it work after a few tries. It looks better once it's on, for sure.
I love this style so much, so there's a Mimi G Jessica Dress in the works so I can match my sweet girl. I'll be sure to post about it once it's finished.
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