Summery preppy tunic dress

Summery preppy tunic dress

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• 8.24.2010

A long time ago, I bought the Cynthia Rowley pattern Simplicity 2584 because it's super cute!  And tunic and sheath dresses were way in last summer. I was a little hesitant to make it for a while since it's so clearly recognizable and iconic to anyone who buys Simplicity patterns--I'm sure many of you recognize it.  But then I figured, whatever.

Sheath dresses are super easy to make and require very little fabric, so it was an easy project and took what felt like an hour, except for the pointed yoke part, which was a little bit time consuming just to get a grasp of at first.

I used the same comforter cover I made my Recycled comforter cover dress from back in June.  There was a lot of fabric there!

I used white quilter's cotton for the yoke.

It's super cute and fun and all, but I don't understand why it's so low-cut!  He-llooo, how am I supposed to wear a bra with this? ;)  I wore a tank under it for the picture, but that takes away from some of the sleek-ness and simplicity.  I may add something small underneath and hand-stitch, to close up the V somewhat, but I don't really want to do that, either.  Any thoughts?

So, be warned, if you make this pattern, don't cut it ANY lower than the pattern suggests, and try it on before you clip it all the way!