{"id":7057,"date":"2021-05-13T18:51:49","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T17:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/?p=7057"},"modified":"2021-05-13T18:56:30","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T17:56:30","slug":"sewing-a-second-shirt-dress-for-spring-combining-the-m6696-and-b6702-patterns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/2021\/05\/13\/sewing-a-second-shirt-dress-for-spring-combining-the-m6696-and-b6702-patterns\/","title":{"rendered":"A second shirt dress for Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Despite the complete absence of Spring weather,<strong> I have been making tremendous progress on my handmade Spring wardrobe<\/strong> and have nearly completed all <a href=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/2021\/04\/04\/what-to-sew-for-spring\/\">the projects I had planned earlier in the season<\/a> &#8211; I am so proud of myself! Here is <strong>my latest make, a midi shirt dress in Liberty fabric.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/A46BE565-31DF-4F41-B785-7AF7673267B9-681x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/A46BE565-31DF-4F41-B785-7AF7673267B9-681x1024.jpeg 681w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/A46BE565-31DF-4F41-B785-7AF7673267B9-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/A46BE565-31DF-4F41-B785-7AF7673267B9-768x1154.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/A46BE565-31DF-4F41-B785-7AF7673267B9-1022x1536.jpeg 1022w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/A46BE565-31DF-4F41-B785-7AF7673267B9.jpeg 1312w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/9B3DDD70-2EB8-456E-89B8-5D4A0E5125C1-681x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7056\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/9B3DDD70-2EB8-456E-89B8-5D4A0E5125C1-681x1024.jpeg 681w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/9B3DDD70-2EB8-456E-89B8-5D4A0E5125C1-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/9B3DDD70-2EB8-456E-89B8-5D4A0E5125C1-768x1155.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/9B3DDD70-2EB8-456E-89B8-5D4A0E5125C1-1021x1536.jpeg 1021w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/9B3DDD70-2EB8-456E-89B8-5D4A0E5125C1-1362x2048.jpeg 1362w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/9B3DDD70-2EB8-456E-89B8-5D4A0E5125C1.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Mixing patterns: B6702 and M6696<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"733\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1653578F-7A9A-4661-9EE3-0799C35DDC2C-733x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7072\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1653578F-7A9A-4661-9EE3-0799C35DDC2C.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/1653578f-7a9a-4661-9ee3-0799c35ddc2c\/\" class=\"wp-image-7072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1653578F-7A9A-4661-9EE3-0799C35DDC2C-733x1024.jpeg 733w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1653578F-7A9A-4661-9EE3-0799C35DDC2C-215x300.jpeg 215w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1653578F-7A9A-4661-9EE3-0799C35DDC2C-768x1073.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1653578F-7A9A-4661-9EE3-0799C35DDC2C.jpeg 806w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"745\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2670CDAF-CC36-4460-B474-6FCC0C633709-745x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2322\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2670CDAF-CC36-4460-B474-6FCC0C633709.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/2670cdaf-cc36-4460-b474-6fcc0c633709-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-2322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2670CDAF-CC36-4460-B474-6FCC0C633709-745x1024.jpeg 745w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2670CDAF-CC36-4460-B474-6FCC0C633709-218x300.jpeg 218w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2670CDAF-CC36-4460-B474-6FCC0C633709-768x1056.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2670CDAF-CC36-4460-B474-6FCC0C633709.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I had originally planned to make this dress using a Butterick pattern, <a href=\"https:\/\/somethingdelightful.com\/b6702\">B6702<\/a><\/strong>. I have already sewn three shirt dresses using the knee-lenght, pleated skirt of <a href=\"https:\/\/somethingdelightful.com\/m6696\">M6696<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/2021\/04\/21\/sewing-for-spring-my-denim-shirt-dress\/\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/2019\/05\/24\/lemons-and-buttons\/\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/2019\/07\/10\/piping-and-buttons-but-sparkly-please\/\">here<\/a>) and I absolutely adore them. However I was keen for a change, especially to go for a longer and wider skirt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/0DF896FE-90C7-4B5F-A583-2467D36AD9CD-681x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6393\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/0DF896FE-90C7-4B5F-A583-2467D36AD9CD.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/0df896fe-90c7-4b5f-a583-2467d36ad9cd-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-6393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/0DF896FE-90C7-4B5F-A583-2467D36AD9CD-681x1024.jpeg 681w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/0DF896FE-90C7-4B5F-A583-2467D36AD9CD-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/0DF896FE-90C7-4B5F-A583-2467D36AD9CD-768x1155.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/0DF896FE-90C7-4B5F-A583-2467D36AD9CD-1021x1536.jpeg 1021w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/0DF896FE-90C7-4B5F-A583-2467D36AD9CD-1362x2048.jpeg 1362w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/0DF896FE-90C7-4B5F-A583-2467D36AD9CD.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/0C3EA291-05E6-477D-8AFC-869905AD9F9A-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2298\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/0C3EA291-05E6-477D-8AFC-869905AD9F9A.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/0c3ea291-05e6-477d-8afc-869905ad9f9a-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-2298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/0C3EA291-05E6-477D-8AFC-869905AD9F9A-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/0C3EA291-05E6-477D-8AFC-869905AD9F9A-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/0C3EA291-05E6-477D-8AFC-869905AD9F9A.jpeg 1675w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BA9F0E8F-B076-4CAA-9C64-5B7E7513ECC5-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2505\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BA9F0E8F-B076-4CAA-9C64-5B7E7513ECC5.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/ba9f0e8f-b076-4caa-9c64-5b7e7513ecc5\/\" class=\"wp-image-2505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BA9F0E8F-B076-4CAA-9C64-5B7E7513ECC5-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BA9F0E8F-B076-4CAA-9C64-5B7E7513ECC5-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BA9F0E8F-B076-4CAA-9C64-5B7E7513ECC5.jpeg 1225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However <strong>I pondered for ages about the absence of belt in B6702<\/strong> &#8211; would it mean a less fitted waist? and the weight of the skirt bodice pulling on the bodice? I don\u2019t have answers to these questions because<strong> I eventually decided to combine the top of M6696 (bodice + belt) with the midi skirt of B6702. And it worked wonders!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/113008E6-0710-4C4A-AEDC-790F2351A190-680x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/113008E6-0710-4C4A-AEDC-790F2351A190-680x1024.jpeg 680w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/113008E6-0710-4C4A-AEDC-790F2351A190-199x300.jpeg 199w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/113008E6-0710-4C4A-AEDC-790F2351A190-768x1156.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/113008E6-0710-4C4A-AEDC-790F2351A190-1020x1536.jpeg 1020w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/113008E6-0710-4C4A-AEDC-790F2351A190-1360x2048.jpeg 1360w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/113008E6-0710-4C4A-AEDC-790F2351A190.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/6A9D9C92-DB35-4C1A-8B7B-613C2CF067B3-682x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7034\" width=\"681\" height=\"1023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/6A9D9C92-DB35-4C1A-8B7B-613C2CF067B3-682x1024.jpeg 682w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/6A9D9C92-DB35-4C1A-8B7B-613C2CF067B3-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/6A9D9C92-DB35-4C1A-8B7B-613C2CF067B3-768x1153.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/6A9D9C92-DB35-4C1A-8B7B-613C2CF067B3.jpeg 962w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1E8DE9F3-CC2E-49E5-88A3-FB8C146F2BF1-681x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7028\" width=\"676\" height=\"1016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1E8DE9F3-CC2E-49E5-88A3-FB8C146F2BF1-681x1024.jpeg 681w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1E8DE9F3-CC2E-49E5-88A3-FB8C146F2BF1-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1E8DE9F3-CC2E-49E5-88A3-FB8C146F2BF1-768x1155.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1E8DE9F3-CC2E-49E5-88A3-FB8C146F2BF1-1021x1536.jpeg 1021w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1E8DE9F3-CC2E-49E5-88A3-FB8C146F2BF1-1362x2048.jpeg 1362w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1E8DE9F3-CC2E-49E5-88A3-FB8C146F2BF1.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>McCall&#8217;s and Butterick <\/strong>(along with Vogue) <strong>belong to the same pattern company so combining their patterns is actually a piece of cake!<\/strong> I very roughly measured the skirt and bodice waist circumference to check they matched in my usual size 10 (FYI I am a UK 8\/ FR 36 \/ US 2) &#8211; and they perfectly did! <strong>These two shirt dresses are also constructed exactly in the same way<\/strong>: the button placket is added to the dress once the bodice and skirt have been assembled, <strong>so I did not have to fiddle with different button placket construction<\/strong>s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">M6696 and B6702 pattern reviews<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>As far as the patterns are concerned, I recently reviewed <strong>M6696 <\/strong>extensively (<a href=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/2021\/04\/21\/sewing-for-spring-my-denim-shirt-dress\/\">here<\/a>) so not much more to add: <strong>this is an absolutely impeccable pattern, with a gorgeous shape, a beautiful finish and perfect sizing <\/strong>(it has bust cup options, which help massively the bust fitting). <strong>The instructions are extremely clear <\/strong>and will immensely help you if you&#8217;re sewing your first shirt dress &#8211; I still follow them religiously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/197F63AD-D722-4B41-AC23-1158758BFEC9-1024x681.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/197F63AD-D722-4B41-AC23-1158758BFEC9-1024x681.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/197F63AD-D722-4B41-AC23-1158758BFEC9-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/197F63AD-D722-4B41-AC23-1158758BFEC9-768x511.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/197F63AD-D722-4B41-AC23-1158758BFEC9-1536x1021.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/197F63AD-D722-4B41-AC23-1158758BFEC9-2048x1362.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As for <strong>B6702<\/strong>, I did not sew the bodice but it has custom bust cups too, a huge positive in my view. <strong>The skirt is very pretty but I am a bit disappointed that it does not have more volume<\/strong>, especially for a skirt with six pieces! (you can tell I am a fan of two-pieces circle skirt) That said, I really should have realised this from the enveloppe illustration. And the big advantage of this skirt is that it does not consume a huge amount of fabric. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Word of warning<\/strong>: <strong>when making this dress <\/strong>(either following one of the patterns or mixing the two), <strong>you need to be careful about your button placket: make sure it is way longer than what you need!<\/strong> The M6696 button placket pattern piece is scarily short, so after a stressful experience of not having more fabric to cut into, I am overly generous when I cut it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Modifications to the original patterns<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The only two modifications I made to the patterns <\/strong>(on top of mixing them of course) is <strong>that first I added piping on each side of the button placket <\/strong>&#8211; I adore this detail and have used it in my previous dresses too. I hesitated for a long while between a vivid or pale pink &#8211; I am so pleased I chose the pale with the busy fabric. The buttons are also pale pink, in mother-of-pearl and found on E-Bay (which, with Etsy, is my main source of buttons).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/33FC72FF-1819-4797-A488-E7F84851AA1B-681x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/33FC72FF-1819-4797-A488-E7F84851AA1B-681x1024.jpeg 681w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/33FC72FF-1819-4797-A488-E7F84851AA1B-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/33FC72FF-1819-4797-A488-E7F84851AA1B-768x1155.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/33FC72FF-1819-4797-A488-E7F84851AA1B-1021x1536.jpeg 1021w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/33FC72FF-1819-4797-A488-E7F84851AA1B-1362x2048.jpeg 1362w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/33FC72FF-1819-4797-A488-E7F84851AA1B.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>And second I added sleeve cuffs to my 3\/4 sleeves, because I also adore this finish and put everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/C1107391-39D0-4515-BC8C-8CF236E1E0E7-681x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/C1107391-39D0-4515-BC8C-8CF236E1E0E7-681x1024.jpeg 681w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/C1107391-39D0-4515-BC8C-8CF236E1E0E7-199x300.jpeg 199w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/C1107391-39D0-4515-BC8C-8CF236E1E0E7-768x1155.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/C1107391-39D0-4515-BC8C-8CF236E1E0E7-1021x1536.jpeg 1021w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/C1107391-39D0-4515-BC8C-8CF236E1E0E7.jpeg 1056w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Fabric used: Liberty lawn lover forever<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The fabric is a Liberty lawn <\/strong>bought from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.croftmill.co.uk\/\">Croftmill<\/a>. If you&#8217;ve already sewn Liberty lawn, you know it is <strong>the nicest fabric that exists on Hearth: soft as silk to wear, easy as cotton to sew, it is just an absolute dream<\/strong>. Sadly the price keep increasing and since the production was relocated to Italy a few years ago, it is impossible to find cheaper end of rolls, so this purchase was a real treat to be honest!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why did I chose this specific Liberty &#8211; well, guess! Obviously I will never wear these together though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/68841EE9-16CC-44A4-94AF-ED7E5A986807-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/68841EE9-16CC-44A4-94AF-ED7E5A986807-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/68841EE9-16CC-44A4-94AF-ED7E5A986807-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/68841EE9-16CC-44A4-94AF-ED7E5A986807-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/68841EE9-16CC-44A4-94AF-ED7E5A986807-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/68841EE9-16CC-44A4-94AF-ED7E5A986807-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/68841EE9-16CC-44A4-94AF-ED7E5A986807.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">  Conclusion: how many more shirt dresses do I really need?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I am extremely pleased with this dress, which I have been wearing a lot recently given the freezing cold of the past few week. Whenever the weather improves, I will however need a sleeveless version. There is no such thing as too many shirt dresses in a girl&#8217;s wardrobe, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1FA4ACAA-8D78-4E69-A262-379CBA95B7FB-1024x681.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1FA4ACAA-8D78-4E69-A262-379CBA95B7FB-1024x681.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1FA4ACAA-8D78-4E69-A262-379CBA95B7FB-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1FA4ACAA-8D78-4E69-A262-379CBA95B7FB-768x511.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1FA4ACAA-8D78-4E69-A262-379CBA95B7FB-1536x1021.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1FA4ACAA-8D78-4E69-A262-379CBA95B7FB-2048x1362.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite the complete absence of Spring weather, I have been making tremendous progress on my handmade Spring wardrobe and have nearly completed all the projects I had planned earlier in the season &#8211; I am so proud of myself! 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