I'd had my eye on a couple of cute patterns at Shwin Designs for months now. Recently they re-released all of their patterns with a whole range of sizes included, so I took the opportunity to snatch several of them up, including the Maggie Mae tunic/dress. I love the curved seam on the bodice and the ability to easily do some fun colorblocking.
My first Maggie Mae is the tunic version, sewn in a beautiful leaf batik (scraps leftover from Colleen's Anda dress!) combined with some cute red polka dot fabric from The Real Martha.
I meant to add piping to all of the horizontal seams, but kinda forgot
until the last step. Thus I only added it in at the waist seam, but I
think looks pretty cute in the end. Don't look too closely at the sides of the
tunic, though, as my piping insertion is not ideal at those seams. Zoe won't notice, right?
I also skipped the pockets this time because the white polka dot fabric was fairly sheer- I thought they would show through.
Can't wait to make it again in more color combos!! I also like the full button-front version shown on the Shwin and Shwin blog...
