I'm not gonna lie, being chosen to be a pattern tester feels good. It feels like you weren't chosen last for whatever game it is, finally!
I have been a Chalk & Notch fan since winning a copy of the Pony Tank back in 2017 apparently! So, when the call went out for testers for the Ivie dress, well, I couldn't apply fast enough!
This was my first version and I've already made a second. For this version I used a cotton lawn from Fabric Mart that I bought last summer, maybe the summer before. I made a size 22AB and I could have gone up to the CD cup bodice.
The only other change I made was to add a third section to the bottom ruffle and that's because that's all the fabric that I had left! I didn't want to keep a piece that *small.* so fuller bottom ruffle!
This dress feels a little closer fitting than I'm generally used to and on occasion I feel a bit little house on the prairie, but I love it and have worn it quite a bit this summer.
I'm really loving midi length or what I would have called tea length growing up. Funny how being 60 and running up and down stairs all day changes your mind on how 'too short' feels.
Photos: Carolyn
Pattern: Chalk & Notch Ivie
Fabric: FabricMart
Verdict: Winner :)
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