Sewing - This is the Family Reunion Dress by Oliver + s. I started this dress for Gigi about 4 weeks ago and just completed it! I am that busy - lessons, alterations, campaign parties, doctors, not to mention husband, child, and grandchildren! Ahhh...the challenges of life.
Liesl Gibson, founder and premier designer of Oliver + s, uses a system of scissors on the envelope to denote the difficulty of the pattern. She gives this one a two. As you can see on the website, her designs are unique . Even the pattern envelope is different - they include a five-inch-high paper doll and outfit to match the dress. They sell for $15.95, are multiple sized, and are available in the shop. 
This dress has two options for embellishment - a tab and button, or, the one I chose, a ruffle down the center. It also features pintucked pleats at the front and back, short sleeves, and several rows of top stitching at the hem. It buttons up the back and would be darling shortened to make a blouse.
I love this Charmaine! I need this pattern.
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