Diagonal Color Blockin'

This dress may be the only thing I get done for this week's Kids Clothes Week challenge.  Its a diagonally slashed version of our Free Retro Reproduction Dress pattern.  I made some tweaks to give the dress a little different feel like bias tape finishing the hemline which let it be a little lower than originally designed, putting two buttons on each closure instead of one and of course the diagonal slashes with inserts.  I fudged the top around the neckline a bit making the point where everything comes together not quite sharp enough but I can live with it.

 We're hoping to have tutorial up for this version soon.  I'm trying to figure out the best way to explain it and or make it work for any of you who are wondering.  Its one of those things that is simple to do but might be a little confusing for a new sewist.

The blue fabric is some kind of poly-cotton chambray that was given to me and the floral is from a vintage bed sheet.  One thing I love about this version of our pattern is that it can highlight small pieces of fabric, so if you have a remnant that's languishing in your stash and just can't figure out what to do with it this might be the pattern for you!  Personally I am ALWAYS trying to find ways to use up those odd lengths leftover from other projects.

So we have been tweaking this pattern and playing with variations (Hanni has another cute one in the works) and wonder, what might you try with this pattern?  Do you have any ideas for how you might like to see it altered?  We are open to suggestions and have plans to make it in some Fall friendly fabrics as well!

Sometimes our "photo shoots" take a weeee bit of bribery and I'm not sure anything says summer quite like an orange creamsicle, a bubble mower and sidewalk chalk- did I say a weeee bit maybe a smidge more than a weeeee bit- ha!  But his little bit is getting good at having her clothes photographed at one point she realized I was taking a picture of the front of her dress and after a moment's pause turned around so I could get a shot of the back of the dress- HA HA.  She knows the drill I guess!  Happy summer sewing and I hope your projects end with an orange creamsicle like ours did!