Japanese Serenity Dress
I found this beautiful Oriental panel fabric while visiting my brother and his family in Arizona last fall. His daughter had some she was using to make a kimono, and I loved it. So when he took me by their local fabric store, I looked around and found it still there. Yea! I bought a batik at the same time to use for the bodice, but forgot about the dress idea once I got home -- until I was going through my project bins and saw the fabrics again. It took very little time to make the dress using my own design patterns. Since the panels weren’t quite long enough to support a bottom ruffle, I didn’t make it a maxi. But I think it worked out well as a serene and unique day dress.
I found this beautiful Oriental panel fabric while visiting my brother and his family in Arizona last fall. His daughter had some she was using to make a kimono, and I loved it. So when he took me by their local fabric store, I looked around and found it still there. Yea! I bought a batik at the same time to use for the bodice, but forgot about the dress idea once I got home -- until I was going through my project bins and saw the fabrics again. It took very little time to make the dress using my own design patterns. Since the panels weren’t quite long enough to support a bottom ruffle, I didn’t make it a maxi. But I think it worked out well as a serene and unique day dress.