Last year I made a coord using this Minerva Exclusive Brushstroke Blooms print in knit fabric.  

When I got the opportunity to use this print again in linen/viscose, I trawled through my pattern stash in my head (don’t ask) that’s when I knew I had to use Style Arc Peggy woven dress again.

My original size 8 versions were well loved.

Once I made the first resized version in a similar fabric, I was able to navigate how to cut out this linen without wasting it. You can see from this print, I could have driven myself to distraction trying to pattern match.

When you look at the pockets, they sit much better because I made sewed them as instructed. I like how they sit now.

I wanted to keep the print for another project so I used calico for the facings. Calico is cotton so using calico was a good option – similar fibres and similar fabric weight. They’re a good combo.

Lastly, I found these cool buttons at the Sewing Basket. Don’t you love cool details like this when you can source secondhand notions? Bringing new fabric and reusing notions adds a bit more depth to the project.

For this fabric, you can’t really colour match thread so it’s a very stressless print to work with and any creases from wear are disguised by the vibrant print. The fabric does crease but you can’t see the creases easily.  

What I still do for every step in construction is to iron the seams. I iron on the finished seam and then iron the seam on the outside with a long pressing ham and iron the seam open on the inside of the garment.

I do love the feel of this fabric against my skin and the fit of this dress is a dream to wear in this heat.  

When I was figuring out who wide I wanted the pencil skirt to be, I put the tape measure around my hips and adjusted the width until I felt comfortable enough – wiggle room.    

Just a slight chuckle at the thought of me wiggling as part of my construction process.

Now onto my next project. There’s a garment I’ve sewn with the remainder of this fabric.