While this project was a long time coming (I've been wanting to make this dress for about 20 years now) I am so happy that I finally found the right fabric and the time to get started.
While the construction of the bodice front did give me a bit of grief, I am happy to report that the changes that I made were successful, and the extra work was definitely worth any added aggravation.
But the most obvious part of the dress is the print! I actually found this yardage on Poshmark a couple of years ago for a great deal. I've already made a skirt and top with the combination of the larger and smaller sized print, and I will have enough left over to make another item when the right design comes along.
There is just something about a novelty print with the added whimsey of using fruit as the main design element.
Dolce & Gabbana are probably the best at creating amazing fruit and vegetable themed fabric prints, but the companies creating motifs for quilting cotton are also doing a great job.
This particular print is older, I believe. If i had to guess, I would say it's from the late 1980s or early 1990s.
And it gave me a chance to pull out my strawberry earrings.
Perhaps best of all, the added fullness created by the skirt godets is really fun to wear and walk in.
I am thinking that the pattern pieces would also make a great skirt.
Then again, all of that top-stitching was a lot of work . . . but it just might be worth it!
