After a significant time away, I’m back to work on Monday. Clearly, I need a back-to-school dress! Having just made a party dress using the gathered-skirt style, I whipped up the A-line version of the Cambie for work. I love the tailored fit of this version and the slant pockets. Man, this pattern is versatile!
The fabric is a peacock-blue double-wool with lycra (Britex, bought in the remnants department), perhaps a bit thick for this dress, but really lovely to sew and wear. Because of the weight of the fabric, I went with a simple pleat on the “sleeve” instead of gathering the fabric. And I love the result–seems a bit vintage-y and definitely suits the style of the dress.
I made a slight sway-back adjustment, which is an easy alteration with this particular pattern since there is are center back and waist seams.
Since the “sleeves” aren’t too bulky, I can definitely wear a cardigan over this dress when it gets a little chilly; along with pockets, being”cardigan-able” is a super important feature of any me-made article of clothing.
Bea & Lucille 
It's gorgeous! Love the color. It fits you beautifully.
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I've been really on the fence with this pattern because it looked really picnic-y, if that's even a word, but I love, love your version. I think I'm going to try to make it now. It's a perfect back to school dress!
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I love your dress. The color is amazing and it looks so perfect! The lace hem detail is great!
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Beautiful
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The fit is superb, and it's such a great color on you!
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Very pretty. Nice job on the lining and hems too.
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the single pleat instead of the gather is such a lovely little detail and the colour is gorgeous on you.
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This fits you beautifully and is total understated chic. Congrats
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Perfect fit, love the pockets.
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The colour is stunning and the fit is amazing. A perfect dress.
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The colour is stunning and the fit is amazing. A perfect dress.
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The colour is stunning and the fit is amazing. A perfect dress.
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It's beautiful Nicole, the colour really suits you! It looks so tailored as it fits you well, you're a gem!!
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I love the simplicity of this dress. The solid color is really lovely and shows off how nicely made your dress is. Also, your sleeve modification is a great idea!
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So beautifully made! I love it all!
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well made
my props to you
keep up the good work
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This is simply smashing! I love the pleat- it gives a really polished finish!
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So pretty and the color is great on you! I like what you did with the pleat in the sleeve.
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