“The Garden Party Dress offers all sorts of creative options. You can choose to make either a sweet everyday dress or blouse or the ultimate fancy dress or blouse. Both views feature a pretty shirred front bodice, gathered skirt, and a keyhole back-neck opening. The dress version includes cute cap sleeves while the blouse option is sleeveless, but you can mix and match to create a variety of darling styles from one pattern. This pattern is also perfect for embellishing with ribbons, embroidery, or even smocking.”

This garment was easy – peasy to sew! The two scissor difficulty level didn’t disappoint….in fact, our most difficult challenge came as we tried to fussy-cut the patterned fabric of the various pieces.

We did a little “stash busting” and opted to use fabric B only on the front and back waistband {with additional piping :)}, tying into the fabric used on the capris.

Speaking of capris…..How about those sweet pants?? Recognize them?? They are none other than the Oliver and S, After School Pants – only to be cut at the side panel {with hem length added} to create a capri look. 

So, now we’re off to bigger  {yes, the next Garden Party Dress / Blouse will be for EA} and possibly a more signature-esque sort of creation for the next version sewn of this versatile pattern. 

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