Coriander dress

Do you ever get possessed by the urge to Create! Something! Now!? That happened to me on Thursday. Wednesday I was browsing the web, just wandering around, when I saw this dress on Amy Butler's site. I don't know what exactly struck me about the dress, but I felt I needed to make it right away. However, trying to be the somewhat budget-crafter, I decided to use fabric I already had, which was the pine coriander fabric from Amy Butler's Belle line, and a Built by Wendy pattern.

This is one of the new Built by Wendy patterns this spring. I wasn't sure if it was the right pattern to use, but I decided to alter the blue dress to meet my needs.


I shortened the sleeves, added binding around them, added some front darts, and presto! the coriander dress was finished.

I am very happy with the results! I made the size 8, which fit exactly as I had hoped, not too tight and not too loose. The hardest part was the collar, which is when I realized that I have trouble sewing curves. That is something that I will have to practice some more. I do feel that this is a great versatile pattern. It doesn't really look like the original, and I could see this in a nicer fabric for a more formal look.

With the alterations and the fabric, the dress is reminds me of a cheongsam. However, I wore it yesterday to my niece's birthday with just a slight addition of wardrobe.

Just like the model in the original Amy Butler dress, I chose to wear rolled up jeans. I'm not ladylike enough to manage to wear a dress all day!