Genevieve's Linen Swing Dress

Well, I finally finished the Swing dress last week. It's taken me awhile to get some photos together, since I had to lasso my Mom to be my photgrapher. But I attached some to this email to show you! I know the dress has its various flaws, but for a first-time dress for me, I am quite pleased that it's even wearable. (I wore it to church this past Sunday...) I made the dress using a lovely linen material that is worth all the ironing. ;) Thanks for helping me figure out to shorten the bodice, Jennie!~Genevieve

Isn't this absolutely darling? I love the peach linen. Genevieve wrote me last month to ask for help in shortening the bodice of this dress (we short-waisted ladies always have to tweak that area). I sent her some illustrations to guide her through the process, and I went ahead and added them to my "How to Resize a Pattern" tutorial, since patterns with odd shapes can be a real challenge. Thanks so much for sharing your success, Genevieve!