K's Smocked Dress

About a year ago K was lamenting the fact that she had out grown all of her smocked dresses.  I felt inspired and off we went to purchase fabric.  The sales woman at the time commented that the fabric would make a very cheery winter dress.  I knew that I would never have the dress finished to wear that winter but hoped for a summer dress.  Not!  I shipped the fabric off to New York to be pleated and got it back in April to start the smocking process.

The smocking on this dress was a modification of the smocking we had done on one of their previous dresses.  As I felt that it needed a couple more rows of smocking than the previous dress I add the hearts on the bottom and elongated the pattern to add the center chain.

I am please that this dress has generous tucks for growth and easily goes from summer to winter with the addition of a long sleeved T.

(Note:  This is the first of the 5 dresses I made late last year.  Though belated, I did want to share them.)