I’ll never forget the trip we made to Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. All the Bavarian towns we visited were so charming. The shops were full of cuckoo clocks and delicate chocolates. The restaurants each had a huge variety of local ales. I especially enjoyed seeing the tour guides dressed in their dirndls. There were so many styles, each one special. And, of course, the hills were alive with music and cows with little bells, but we didn’t see any of the iconic Edelweiss.
That trip was the inspiration for this sweet Bavarian-style dress, by FROG Princess Fashions. The design is made in one piece: a dress with a blouse-like sleeves, a bodice that also poses as a vest, and a contrasting skirt, with a detachable little apron worn over it all. The entire set is easy to make and is so sweet trimmed in lace, rick-rack, or embroidery. It’s versatile, too, and can be made with short puffed sleeves, or longer, gathered bishop sleeves, with or without the apron, and with a contrasting bodice (vest) or not.
And since we didn’t see any Edelweiss, I made some! The Edelweiss custom set of embroidery designs from Frog Princess Fashions can be used to embellish the vest front and back, the center of the sleeves, and the hem of the dress and apron. And don’t forget to look for the Edelweiss machine embroidery sets to make coordinating shoes and dress designs!
Recommended Fabrics: lightweight cotton or polycotton blends, batiste, lawn, calico, gingham, solids
Supplies Needed:
Fabric:
• 1/8 yd. or I fat quarter lightweight white or pastel cotton, lawn, or batiste for dress bodice
• ¼ yd* lightweight cotton, polyester/cotton blend, or similar fabric for apron *(if using fat quarters, you will need to piece the apron ties)
• 1/8 yd. or 1 fat quarter darker solid or small print cotton for skirt
Notions:
• Thread to match fabrics
• 1 ft. of 1/8” wide elastic
• 2 ft. of ¾” or 1” wide bias tape
• Optional: 4 or 6 buttons measuring 1/8”-1/4” wide
• Optional: 1 yd. lace for dress neckline and hem
• Optional: 5/8 yd. rickrack for bodice
• Optional: 3/4 yd. ribbon or rickrack trim for apron
• Optional: spray starch
• Fusible hem tape
• Hook and loop tape
Tools:
• Bodkin or small safety pin for pulling elastic
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner
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