Today I am excited to share with you the Peony dress by Colette Patterns. I picked this pattern up last September at a sewing boutique in Nashville. I never got around to making this dress, though, until I was motivated by the Indie Pattern challenge going on over at The Monthly Stitch.

This pattern claims it is for beginners and I believe that is fairly accurate. I made a muslin first to get the fit right. All in all I sewed this garment up in just a few days. It came together fairly easily and the directions contained in the booklet are straightforward and easy to follow.

Ultimately, I am pleased with how this dress turned out.

I picked up this beautiful stretch cotton last winter at my favorite fabric store in the entire world, SR Harris of Minneapolis. You can check out my blog post on SR Harris over here. The fabric sewed up beautifully with my serger. Check out her guts:

Are any other fellow sewers participating in Indie Pattern Month?