Man, Plaidurday sneaks up on me every year. At least I have this to wear today:
This dress is another Frankenstein; the bodice from my old favorite Simplicity 1577, and the skirt from that Australian W3 pattern.
Here’s the bodice:
ALMOST matched the plaid at center-front; luckily it’s so abstract:
This fabric is from the wonderful (and sadly, now-closed) Josephine’s Fabrics in Portland.
Collar closeup:
And the back:
Enjoy your Plaidurday!
A Dress A Day 
That is just wicked, wicked cute. Dots!
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Plaid in the Fall makes me very nostalgic about my mom’s sewing habits. She always favored the brown and beige plaid palette. And collars — sometimes Puritan-sized. Your dress evokes warm So Cal falls, the measured life-beats of family and school in the late 50’s/early 60’s, and a mother’s choices for her daughter’s closet.
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Jealous of that amazing fabric! Plaid AND polka dots?!? sigh.
Your dress is truly beautiful, though.
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Missed Plaidurday !!!!
I’ll be ready for it next year !!!!
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I did not know of this day! i will prepare for it next year Love love love your dress!
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That ravishing fabric is a lovely choice for the Australian component of the dress – the colours and the dots conjure echoes of the paintings of Aboriginal artists. Perfecto!
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Doh! I completely forgot about Plaiderday.
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