{"id":38039,"date":"2018-07-16T23:43:06","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T03:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/?p=38039"},"modified":"2024-09-11T19:37:56","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T23:37:56","slug":"summer-picnic-dress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/16\/summer-picnic-dress\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Picnic Dress"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_38041\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38041\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-38041 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image-1-dress-all-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image-1-dress-all-3.jpg 480w, http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image-1-dress-all-3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-38041\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Originally plain white with drawn thread work at the hemline, this versatile dress from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutblanks.com\/blankshop\/pc\/White-Linen-Drawnwork-Sundress-252p1284.htm\">All About Blanks<\/a> can become something very special. Adding a shirt makes it suitable for chilly, windy kite-flying days.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This &#8220;blank&#8221; linen\/cotton blend dress from<a href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutblanks.com\/blankshop\/pc\/White-Linen-Drawnwork-Sundress-252p1284.htm\"> All About Blanks<\/a> is, indeed, a blank canvas awaiting embellishment. With embroidery, ribbon and topstitching, it steps out from &#8220;blank&#8221; into the realm of special.<\/p>\n<p>Its patriotic kite and images of sunshine and water seem to broadcast and celebrate the joys of summer. For a picnic, family reunion or any such occasion, a little girl would be the center of attention.<\/p>\n<p>The embroidery design is from Brother&#8217;s embroidery site, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibroidery.com\/sitesearch.aspx?SC=BIC-MTGSAS008\">ibroidery.com<\/a>. It is so sweet and versatile, capturing the magic of childhood summers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_38043\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38043\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-38043 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/emb-ED-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/emb-ED-001.jpg 480w, http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/emb-ED-001-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-38043\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brother&#8217;s ibroidery.com design<a href=\"http:\/\/BIC-MTGSAS008\"> BIC-MTGSAS008<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Another little touch was swapping out the white utility buttons with eye catching red ones.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38049\" src=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image-11-back-bodice-buttons-xx.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image-11-back-bodice-buttons-xx.jpg 480w, http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image-11-back-bodice-buttons-xx-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.brothersews.com\/garment\/summer-picnic-dress\/\">complete tutorial post<\/a> for this project is at Brother&#8217;s blog Stitching Sewcial.<\/p>\n<p>*Required disclaimer: I am a paid sewing consultant for Brother.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This &#8220;blank&#8221; linen\/cotton blend dress from All About Blanks is, indeed, a blank canvas awaiting embellishment. With embroidery, ribbon and topstitching, it steps out from &#8220;blank&#8221; into the realm of special. 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