According to my blog history, I have made this pattern now 5 times - twice as a robe, three times as a house dress. But by now one of them has worn out, so I mainly wear this one a lot and knew I would get a lot of wear out of another version, both for maternity and after.
I wanted to make it look different, though, and I knew I wanted some blue contrast to pull out the blue in the print. I had to change my idea several times when I went to cut it out once I saw my fabric limitations. I originally was going to do blue yoke and sleeves, but as you can see it didn't end up that way. :-)
This is one of my favorite repro prints suitable for dresses, released last year by Riley Blake Designs. I wish it came in more colors, but now I have a dress in both prints. The brown version is definitely still a favorite!
I used some vintage green buttons from my stash. I found I have very few green buttons to select from, but these almost mirror the print, which is fun.
With making a simple pattern this many times, it was super fast and mindless. I made most of it in one day. The only hand work was the hem and stitching down the facing.
I don't plan to do much maternity sewing this time around, but this is one of the exceptions, and I've added yet another iteration of this pattern to my closet. While I don't think it's my top favorite version, I'm sure it will get a lot of wear!
This looks so comfortable. Enjoy your pregnancy!
Posted by: Carla | 04/03/2023 at 06:56 AM