A Birdie Magrath Dress
Today I’m sharing another Magrath Dress version that I made for Lola. The pattern has been in testing for the past week, and I can’t even tell you how excited I am to share some of the testers versions with you soon. They’ve really outdone themselves, and we’re on track to release the pattern this Friday (UPDATE: you can now find the pattern HERE!), fingers crossed that I get enough sunshine for our photoshoot!
This is another project that we took photos of during our Seattle Public Library photoshoot, and you can see a peek of the amazing architecture inside the building.
I’ve had the birdie fabric in my stash since Fabric Weekend, and was happy to finally use it for this little dress.
I paired it with some pink quilting cotton from Jo-Ann, and used a simple white zipper.
To accommodate Lola’s chest measurement, I made size 18-24m and lengthened the bodice to a size three. This was a perfect fit for her.
The pattern will have options for short, 3/4, or long sleeves, and we even added in a tunic length option thanks to the encouragement of my testers. Lola is going to literally have one of these dresses or tunics for every day of the week ;). Get the Magrath Dress & Tunic PDF Pattern HERE!
Sounds like our daughters are the same size :) Looking forward to Friday!! Lovely dress in a lovely building!
Thanks Heidi! Thank goodness for sewing so our girls can have clothes that actually fit, haha!
She is so sweet! As for this dress, it was more amazing than the amazing I thought it was!!
You are the sweetest, Kerrie! Your dress turned out so adorable!
This is so adorable!! Your daughter is the cutest! I love the shape/design of this dress — and that bird fabric is perfect. <3
Aw thanks Emi! It always feels so good to use up fabric from your stash, doesn’t it?!
We live right across the water form Seattle, but have never made it to the library!
Looks beautiful.
I am super excited for this dress. It is so sweet! I am not giving up hope for one in my size, either:)
This is so sweet! I like the pink with the navy, and I love Lola’s serious expressions. =)
That is the cutest dress!! I love the bird fabric too. Can’t wait to see the tester versions too! Great job Abby!
Thanks so much Rebecca! The tester versions are seriously so great, they had me wanting to make 10 more dresses, lol!
That is such a sweet dress, it suits your sweet daughter to a Tee.
Hi, I was just wondering what fabric you’ve found the most suited to this pattern so far?
Hi! Any woven fabrics work great – the weight will change the look of the finished dress, but I’ve used everything from lightweight for a drapier look to heavyweight for a more formal look!