Meghan Peasant Dress in Chiffon

I blogged about this dress before, but didn't have a picture of me wearing it. So here it is. Just to give an idea of how the dress looks on a person and not just on a dress form. I like the pattern a lot. A very quick little casual summer dress. I have another version in quilting cotton blogged here. The chiffon version was quite the pain in the neck to sew, but it makes for a more dressy version. I should have added more seam allowance for this version to be able to make durable french seams. Oh well.

Meghan Peasant by SisBoom

A couple weeks ago I made my first Meghan Peasant Dress. Here is a pic of the pattern.

Here is my version in a quilting cotton by Art Gallery. I just love the fabric. It is a perfect casual little summer dress.

 

Here the back view. It is very easy and quick to put together. And the instructions are very well written. 

 

 

For some to me absolutely unexplainable reasons I thought it would be awesome to make this pattern, which is written to be made in quilting cotton, with chiffon. Chiffon!!!! I underlined the bodice front and back with polyester lining. Which I also used as lining for the skirt part. The chiffon, as you can clearly see at the sleeves, is very sheer. I bought the polyester chiffon months ago at Walmart for $1/yard. The dress was a pain in the butt to make in this fabric, but I do really like the end result. I won't bother showing you the really unprofessional seam finishes. Since it's completely polyester I have to spray it with Static Guard, but that stuff really helps.

 The back view. Both fabrics have this shimmer and it gives it a more dressy look, I think.