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New Dress Sewing Patterns!

Look at these cute dresses! I can't wait to make them! I am so excited about making my own wardrobe this season. I am tried of wearing the same thing t-shirts and pants or jeans. I want to work on wearing a variety of beautiful handmade clothes. 
The Chelsea and Derby dress patterns were designed by Christine Haynes. 
She has the patterns on preorder right now! 
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I love the keyhole and peter pan collar on the Mis Mozelle Dress designed by Jamie Christina. You can find this dress and more at her Etsy shop.
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This pattern is the Maxi dress by Pat Bravo. This looks like the perfect graduation dress. You could change the length and have a different style of dress too, short sundress.
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Look you can find Pippa's Dress pattern here at Style Arc. Style Arc is based in Australia and looks like a fun place to find new modern sewing patterns.
What are you sewing? Do you have anything on your sewing table?
What would you like to make for yourself?

Comments

Anne H said…
Your article is amazing! Keep up the good job. Congrats!
Kate said…
I love Pippa's dress and now the pattern is available .... if only I had the figure to wear it!!!
Alexandra said…
thank you for sharing this link to an excellent pattern source.

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