I had this awesome sailboat dress as a kid.
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How adorable, and my sister had a coordinating one.
So I decided it was time to bring back the sailboat dress.
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Here is my sketch, an updated version of the dress.
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And the finished product!!!
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Back view
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And pockets!!
Ok no more messing around, back to sewing bags!!
I have a feeling I will be making more dresses in the future though :-)