Ok, so today I am sharing my fifth and sixth iterations of the Myosotis Dress by Deer and Doe.

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Umm, can you tell that I like this pattern?

So this is probably going to be a pretty short blog post. I’ll probably mostly let the photos speak for themselves.

After all, when you’ve made something 6 times there generally isn’t much that is interesting to still say about it.

Here are my previous versions of the Myosotis Dress:

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If you want more sewing details than the present post has to offer, you could try my previous posts about the Myosotis Dress: here, here , here or here (warning, the last post discusses pregnancy loss).

TNT Time

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So, by now, I have a standard series of simple modifications that I have used throughout my versions of the Myosotis Dress.

The version of the pattern I have cut out is a size 40, so that is my starting point. But for my versions over the last couple of years, I add a centimetre or so at the waist, tapering to nothing at the bust, just to give me an extra bit of belly room.

In wearing the size 40 (even with some added waist room), I am sizing down from the intended oversized fit of the Myosotis Dress, so you might want to keep that in mind if making your own version.

I still haven’t gotten around to actually modifying the pattern piece to reflect this change at the waist, though! I just freehand it each time.

I’m a bad sewist!

On my body, the sleeves of the Myosotis Dress are too tight, so my version has a full bicep adjustment done to it.

To get the midi-length I favour, I tend to use the longest length of the top tier of the Myosotis Dress Pattern (the length you are supposed to use if you want to make the dress with only a single tier) and then I add the bottom tier to that.

Alright, that’s really about it, in terms of how I actually use the Myosotis Dress pattern.

So, on to my latest versions!

Linen Myosotis Dress

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This version is a very simple one made in a lovely checked linen I purchased from a Etsy store based in Lithuania called Field of Linen. I really like this store for affordable linen – I’ve purchased a few different fabrics from them now and have not been disappointed.

I decided to forego my usual two tiers for this one and just extended the top tier even longer for a midi lentgh. I used the bottom tier as the guide for how much to lengthen by.

Nani Iro goodness

But, if we’re not supposed to have favourites amongst our sewing children then I would be a very bad mother, because I am definitely most excited about this latest version.

It is in Nani Iro cotton/linen double gauze from the 2022 Nani Iro release.

And, after 6 times making the Myosotis Dress, it’s the first time that I decided to actually make the ruffle sleeve option.

I have, in all honesty, always looked at that option and thought “nah, it’s a bit too much”.

But then all the stripe play and pattern placement excitement of playing around with Nani Iro kind of got to my head and I decided to give it a go.

And, I love it!

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This dress is not subtle, but since when should we aim to blend in with the crowd?

I used 4 metres to sew up this version of the Myosotis Dress with nary a scrap in sight. I’ve even maximised things by using the selvedge along the bottom tier of the skirt and thereby foregoing any hem.

Ahhh, I’m not going to lie. This blog post makes me happy. There’s linen. Blue and white. Springtime dresses. Geometrics. Pockets.

All the things that make my happy I sew!

So who says that an old pattern can’t bring us plenty of new joy? Yet, another element of the super power that is sewing!