I made another Hawthorn! I made this one as a sample for work as I will be teaching an evening class on the Hawthorn pattern in a few weeks' time.
This time around I made the dress version as I did not really like the peplum top version I made last time.
I picked some pink and white striped seersucker from our fabric selection in the shop and topped it off with some white bow buttons - because pink and white stripes simply weren't cute enough on their own. Obviously.
My colleague wants to get me an ice cream van to match. What do you think? Would you buy an ice cream from me?
The dress fits really well. The waistline is a little low maybe, but that's really the only complaint I have. Since I had already made a version earlier this year, this one went together like a breeze; and seersucker is super easy to work with too.
You might remember my annoyance with the back facing on my last Hawthorn, which made me come up with this quick embroidery fix. This time around I eliminated the facing altogether and just used a strip of bias tape at the back neckline. Much better and so much more professional looking. As a clever commenter pointed out, there is a tutorial here by Megan Nielsen if you would like to try this for yourself and need some help with it.
The dress is so airy and light and comfy, it needs to be worn with a properly hot Mediterranean summer to match. The British early spring drizzle just doesn't quite cut it. I'm positively freezing in these pictures. Hey, but I'm wearing pink with white bow buttons, so I have no complaints really!
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And on another note, the winner of the In-House pattern giveaway is CarmencitaB! Congratulations! And thanks everyone for entering!