Quite a while ago, I got a message from a friend with a link saying, "Quick! Go sign up and I'll fill you in later!" So, I said, "OKAY!" and signed up!
Later I found out that it was to the Shades of Me series and man I was stoked! There are some majorly awesome women participating in this and I was so excited to be in it with them!
Then reality kind of hit me. I've made a couple of things here and there but I really haven't broken in to "ME" sewing.
I've had this fabric for AGES and I've been waiting and waiting for the perfect thing to make out of it.
I just LOVE the bright bold colors of the flowers on the background of green.
Definitely screams "Spring" to me.
About the converse shoes......yeah, I'm not a girly girl and you will never see me in anything fancier.
But I can totally rock a dress with them.
Ooh! And this dress has pockets! Great place to store my "stop the kids from screaming while in public places" snacks!
I also used a regular green zipper rather than an invisible one.
This pattern was perfect! Super easy to make and just the "ice-breaker" (bad pun cause I wish I could make all the ice and snow around me disappear) I needed into making stuff for me!
Someone also had the audicity to tell me that my children get their silly-stinkerness from me.....
.........as if!
Go check out the incredibly talented Laura and Mie and the rest of the amazing women on this tour and link up with what you've been sewing!

Wow Karly! This is such a gorgeous version of the Caroline dress, I want to steal it ;) I love it with the converse too (another non girly girl here). You should definitely sew for yourself more.
ReplyDeletei love that dress and love the shoes paired with it:) too cute! congrats on winning pr&p!
ReplyDeletelove that last pic! so fun! and obviously a cute dress..
ReplyDeleteYou never stop, do you? What a great dress Karly!
ReplyDeleteKarly you look amazing!! I love love love that dress in that fabric and the fit on you is perfection...and the Converse are just a perfect pairing - no need to excuse that!
ReplyDeleteAnd it might be the green getting the silliness out in us....or maybe silly people choose green?
Who knows? ;-)
Love the Converse and what an adorable dress! And of course congrats on your PR&P win! You did so great.
ReplyDeleteI so need this pattern!!! Your dress is adorable, Karly!
ReplyDeleteThe dress is so cute and you look amazing! I love the Converse too.
ReplyDeletesuch a fun dress!
ReplyDeleteYou are so stinkin' cute! And I love the print on your dress. Green is my favorite color!
ReplyDeleteYou look adorable in the dress and the converse are perfect!
ReplyDeleteLove it Karly!!!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! I love this fabric. Spring is in the air. Great job!
ReplyDeleteI love that fabric! The dress is adorable and looks great on you :)
ReplyDeleteAmy
Awesome dress! And I love the converse too. Thanks for being on the tour and congrats on winning PR&P.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. I love the fabric and the dress is so pretty on you!
ReplyDeleteWowza! You look fabulous! How can you look like that with five kids? *jealous* And the Chucks are just perfect :)
ReplyDeleteI love how accessible you have made this Caroline. You look great and I love the converse with it. This dress is so perfect for the Summer.
ReplyDeletePretty dress! You look great in the dress and converse! Fun photos...did you let your kids take them?? :)
ReplyDeleteLove the dress, and the converse shoes... and the legs!
ReplyDeleteit looks great, Karly! it is definitely a good springy fabric--if only spring would come ;)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE how you rocked this dress. So cool
ReplyDeleteYou look awesome, Karly! Love the dress!
ReplyDeleteThis is SO SO beautiful and I am the same as you… not a girly girl at all… so I appreciate the converse 100%. haha. It is perfect on you!
ReplyDeleteKarly, you're LOVELY in the GREEN floral dress sewn for the SHADES of ME series! Converse shoes add the right "touch" to your ensemble. The Caroline dress pattern seems like a conservative style, yet the bright flowers with green background make it FAB! Sarah Helene in Minneapolis
ReplyDeleteYou are adorable! NICE dress! :D
ReplyDeleteThat last picture of you is amazing! I love this dress on you and your fabric choice is perfect. I'm a big green fan myself so I was very excited to see what was up for the color green day :) You did not disappoint.
ReplyDeleteSuper cute! I love the fun floral print with the style of the dress. The dress fits you perfectly!
ReplyDeleteGreat foray into 'me' sewing! Such a perfectly fitting dress.
ReplyDeleteOk you have convinced me - this is my next make :)
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