I have recently crossed a parenting threshold and am now the proud Mama of a middle school student. I can remember the first day of Kindergarten like it was yesterday and now, in a few short weeks, I will no longer trek off to the local elementary school. Instead, the bright big kid middle school full of advanced math, art electives, kissing gossip and unimaginable wonders awaits us.
In honor of this big move, my daughter designed her own "step up" graduation dress. Working from her pencil drawing and love of vibrant colors...we dove right into the project.
The bodice was created from super soft vintage teal jersey, combined with bright red velvet sleeves. I estimate these fabrics were made in the sixties and they are a joy to work with. Yes, a crucial design element was to have one long sleeve and the other short!
The unique skirt design is a patchwork of teal jersey, flowered red silk and a screen-printed japanese-inspired print. Cut in geometric shapes, utilizing zero-waste design principles, the skirt is "...exactly how I drew it!" exclaimed my creative daughter.
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