the sally dress sewing pattern is almost here! we've been busy behind the scenes getting the pattern ready and i'm almost done! a few more days and i'll be needing some awesome testers (meaning you of course) to sew some up. and in case you missed it here's the post from vintage may that shows more pics and info about the sally dress.

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THE SALLY DRESS DETAILS
the sally dress is sized for 2t - 8! yep, you asked and i answered! the dress features large wide pockets and a fun square neckline with no closures. it's a slip on and slip off kinda dress. the kidlets love that it's so easy to get on and off. the dress has options to make it sleeveless or to go for short sleeves or 3/4 length sleeves - all featuring a fully lined & seamless bodice! i would put the level of sewing for this dress at intermediate or a very intermediate beginner.

TIMELINE FOR TESTING
the timeline for the dress is 5 days after the pattern goes out for testing. i'm aiming for the pattern to go out at the end of the week or early next week depending on my crazy children and how well they let this momma work. the sally dress (aside from cutting and prep) is approximately 2+hours of sewing (less if you do no sleeves).

WHAT AM I LOOKING FOR IN A TESTER?
i'm looking for people who have read a sewing pattern before & know how to read/follow them (this is very important). have some sewing experience (preferably at a beginner intermediate and up level) & somewhere online (ex. blog, flickr etc) that i can see some of your sewing skills, have children available in the size they are sewing to photograph the garment in. hopefully you have awesome photography skills so i can see how the dress fits (& show off your pics later in a post). and finally you are able to sew the dress in the short timeline given and are able to give positive constructive criticism of the pattern - what can i say, i have a soft heart..lol.


so what do you say? would you like to join in and be a tester for the sally dress? yay! fill out the application below with all your info. please note we will only be contacting the people who have been chosen to test. if you are chosen you will receive a free copy of the sally dress pattern and possible feature of your dress in an upcoming post on the test dresses.


a big thank you to everyone for being so supportive about the sally dress! you guys mean so much to me and your enthusiasm is contagious - so thank you!!! i can't wait to be able to share it with all of you.

what fabrics would you make the sally dress in? i'm working on a few with some fabric i've been hoarding way toooooo long in my stash! you can see a sneak peek of one in my instagram feed.