After I posted about block prints and dresses a few weeks ago, I finished my muslin of the Bonnet Shirt in the dress view. I used shirtings I had in my stash (the last of my order from Sultans a couple years ago); in my mind, a mix of classic stripes could be preppy and cool.
Except it turned out more “Founding Fathers slumber party” than “cool preppy dress”:
The pattern was fine but I could not get over the nightshirt vibes, so I cropped it to the tunic view. Much better!
I DO think that I’ll like this pattern as a dress–just in a print that feels like me. I’m not preppy! I love colors and patterns! So it’s a good thing that my block print order arrived:
