A new dress l've been dreaming of making for a while now! Based off the collared cottagecore dress by kianabonollo, I added some dressmakingamore Audrey long sleeves with buttoned cuffs and a quarter circle skirt with pockets, unfortunately I didn't buy enough of this fabric to make my ideal half circle but it was nice to try a new type of skirt for once! 

It was also my first go at adding piping to cuffs and making a ruffle collar, so I feel there's a lot to improve in my next version I'm planning on making, as the collar was definitely more challenging than my ego would have hoped you might be able to spot the unevenness around the lower corners 😅

Made from 100% cotton fabric in this incredibly beautiful Van Gogh style magnolia print, fully lined in a matching lining cotton so the finish inside is extremely satisfying too! It also ties up round the back so you get that snatched waist look ! Although the only downside is getting into this dress verges on a bit of a Nutty Putty cave miracle with the ties and zip on top of each other don't recommend if you have claustrophobia! It would definitely be better if the zip was in the side seam, so please let me know if you've ever done a side seam zip as l'm not sure how comfortable that would be!

My first garment of 2026!