Shelburne Falls Washi Dress

I'm so happy to have finished up this little dress-- my first "Washi" dress!

Fabric: Shelburne Falls, plaid & dot, by Denyse Schmidt.
Pattern: Washi Dress by Rae, modified just a bit.  I added about 1.5 inches to the length of the top to bring the waistline down a bit.  Then I started the rows of shirring a little lower too, and added a few extra.  I followed Rae's video to add a bodice lining to the top -- this turned out to be an amazing way to finish the dress (genius!).
I see many more of these dresses in my future -- I'm going to try one in voile next!

front "U" cutout -- surprisingly easy!

shirring on the back

lining layer on the inside

And since I had extra fabric, I made a little clutch, too!

I'm entering this dress into

Rachel's Shelburne Falls contest

at Stitched in Color.

Be sure to check out the other creative entries, too!

(Now we just need some warmer weather--

yes, that is still snow in the background!!!)