Daydream Patterns Darcy Dress
11:54 AMWhen Lauren of Sew By Pattern Pieces told me she was sending a designer my way, I was definitely intrigued. I'm sure everyone knows I'm a big fan of Lauren's precise drafting. So when Jo of Daydream Patterns reached out to me, I said yes. Little did I know that I was in for a real treat!
Jo was interested in promoting her Darcy Dress. This pattern comes in girls sizes 4-14 and women's 8-20. For the sake of keeping the post from getting to long, I'm only going to talk about the girl's version today.
When I saw the overall design, I knew the best fit and style was going to be a cotton/lycra bodice with a rayon spandex skirt. And of course, with the great selection at Simply By Ti, the hardest part was deciding which ones to pair together!
As you know, I'm usually not one to read directions. I thought I had seen it all. But these pockets are unique. So, my best advice, DO NOT attempt these pockets after a few glasses of wine, or really late at night. I read the instructions a few times, then walked through it step by step as I manipulated my fabric. My brain said, this does NOT work. But then, voila, just like magic, I had these super cool pockets. So be prepared to take a little more time the first time through. But once you understand the technique they're actually very fast, easy and impressive! For the entire photo shoot, she had about a dozen shopkins in her pockets and you can't even tell! I love a good secret pocket!
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4 comments
Love that this can be Mommy and me!
ReplyDeletepockets!! super cute
ReplyDeleteThose pockets are so fun. I bet it looks amazing in a solid that you can really see the drape in.
ReplyDeleteThose look like some great pockets! I love patterns with pockets :) So do my kiddos
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