The Purple Darling Dress

Pattern: Darling Ranges Dress by Megan Nielsen

So finally come February I have some time to show off my 2nd Darling Ranges dress. Since my last post, my boyfriend has returned home after living on the other side of the world for one and a half years, so it's suffice to say I've been a little preoccupied. We've been camping (camping pic below just for something different), climbed Mt Warning (and killed my knee in the process), explored the gorgeous city of Brisbane, bought a 14 ft catamaran, and booked a trip to Tasmania for next week to hike the Overland Track. So while it's been exhilarating, the sewing has been put in the back seat. While we had a few quiet days last week though, I insisted that he help me out and take a few pics of the dress I made back in December last year. 

The Spotty Darling Ranges Dress

Pattern: Darling Ranges Dress by Megan Nielsen

During my last uni break (way back in July), I got bored  not having to study all the time and thought it would be the perfect time to really start improving my sewing. So I took myself along to a weekly lesson with my Darling Ranges dress pattern in hand. I thought this dress would only take me a few weeks to complete, but it turns out it took a whole lot longer, though not due any difficulties with the pattern itself. It turns out that when you have a room full of the female variety and only 1 teacher, well, a whole lot of chin-wagging ensues but not a whole lot of sewing.