Washi Dress - Easter Edition

After making Clara’s Geranium, I decided it was time for me to finally bite the bullet and make my own dress. I’ve been dreaming about making myself some clothes since Lizzy House and this post but I’ve been putting it off. So I grabbed the only piece of washed fabric I had that was big enough and started in.


Thankfully I had muslin on-hand. I had never made a muslin before but I am so glad I did. The directions are well written and extremely helpful. Rae even included FAQs and tips along with the pattern. I ended up perusing her links on the Washi Page of her blog to see the variations she offers free tutorials for.




I made the basic Washi. I didn’t want to go too crazy with my first one and figured a tank top would be better for cardigans in the fall and winter. And since it's already hitting the 90sF here, no sleeves is a GREAT option. I shirred the back (my first time ever) and added the pockets. Next time I think I would like to try one of her variations. I especially like the long sleeved option as seen here.


Next time I will need to try a bust adjustment. Since I've never made tops for myself (okay, I've made a few loosely fitting knit numbers, but they don't count) I naturally feel a little overwhelmed by bust adjustments. Instead I made the dress with the bust size, which meant I made an XL. It fit amazing in the top, but the waist was big. I will make some changes to future iterations of this dress. Overall, it's a great, comfortable dress and I cannot wait to make more!


And because I have it, here's me wearing it to church on Easter one more time.