Once it starts creeping into the 90's here, I begin dreaming of summer shift dresses (check out my Summer Frock Pinterest Board), The ideal dress is comfortable in the heat, versatile enough to work in (water plants, sew and run errands too) and look good enough to go out to dinner because let's face it, who wants to cook when it's this hot?! Enter the Margo Dress! As many of you know, one of my goals as a pattern designer is to create versatile patterns that can be used over and over. It's so much easier to start with a base pattern that you know works and use it as a jumping off point for creative and unique pieces. The Margo Blouse is one such pattern. I used 2 yards of iridescent linen from my stash and coordinating DMC embroidery floss for the contrast stitching. Here are the changes I made:
That's it! Making the dress shorter or adding tiered ruffles would also make a beautiful romantic dress for the summer. Embroidery or lace added to the yoke would make a fun, bohemian feel. So many options! I have a Margo Blouse Pinterest board for even more ideas.
Happy Sewing, Friends! Diane
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Susan Kroeger
7/1/2020 03:50:46 pm
I love it!! Perfect for summer. Could U say a little more about how you bound the armhole?
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Diane
8/4/2020 02:52:38 pm
For the lower armhole: I stitched the lower front to the lower back at the side seams. Then I used bias binding I made out of a coordinating linen (1 1/2" wide, pressed in half) and stitched the binding to the blouse, right sides together in a 1/4" seam, clipped it, pressed it toward the inside and stitched the binding down.
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Siyma kale
4/25/2022 08:31:59 pm
How can I buy the pattern?
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GINNY PERRINE
6/3/2023 04:23:12 am
looking to buy this pattern
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About MeHi! I'm Diane, a wife, mom, sewing teacher and pattern designer from sunny Southern California. I share my sewing adventures here on the Blue Dot Blog formerly Gatorbunnysews. For more info click here. Categories
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