The Dress {and Giveaway!}

This post is long overdue!  I've had so many people ask about the dress that I wore for my maternity pictures.  I wore it to a few weddings and family events and it was so comfy.  And I was constantly getting compliments.  Everyone was surprised to find out that I made it.

I've posted about Seamingly Smitten patterns on here before {tunic here and shirt here}and when I saw this pattern debut, I couldn't wait to test it out!  Of course, I was big and pregnant, but I made a few super simple modifications and wore this dress with ease!

The dress that I made was the Bardot Dress.  I love the Seamingly Smitten patterns!  They are so easy and simple to follow.  The instructions are clearly written with a photo for each step.  And there is no pattern that you have to draw or print or cut out.  It just has simple measuring instructions.  Besides the pocket...there was a pattern piece for that :)  I love that this dress has pockets!!

I used jersey cotton to sew it...a flat sheet to be exact.  I got it at the thrift store for $6.  Considering it's probably 3-4 yards, that's a steal for knits!  And I have tons left still for another project.   I would typically sew a size small for me, but for this dress, I used the size medium dress width measurement, but used the size small elastic measurements.  This just gave a little extra room for my belly, but kept the fit nice and perfect.  And I extended the length to make a maxi dress.

Thanks, Jenny, for letting me test this one out!!  I can't wait to see what else this lady comes up with!

And Jenny is giving away 2 Seamingly Smitten patterns to 2 different people!!

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Giveaway ends on Friday, September 28th!

**Photos by GKB Photography**