I chose a light red cotton with white polka dots. The pattern has the front of the dress in two pieces with a seam down the front but I just made it in one piece. The facings are fiddly and a pain in the bum to iron down flat but do sit nicely in the end.
The dress was quite plain though and I wanted to make it a bit fancier. I found this crochet cotton at the dollar shop (although it cost $3) and I love a crochet collar. I'm not a huge fan of a Peter Pan Collar though, so I hunted around until I found a simple pattern I could adjust for my dress.
I measured the neckline edge of the dress and then crocheted a foundation chain about 5cm shorter - I tried to get an odd number of scallops so I could centre it on the dress easily. Once I'd gotten the collar about the size I wanted, I blocked it to fit perfectly.
I gently washed the completed collar and then pinned it to shape on a foam mat and left it to dry. This was the most time consuming part - so many pins!
Once it was dry, I hand stitched it to the dress - I wanted it to be removable if necessary and I wasn't sure how it would wash. It actually is fine, I just iron the dress then steam the collar into shape.
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