I am looking forward to sharing this look with you this week!!! I had a lot of fun and many "grrrrr" moments while putting the look together! The final product is a reversible a-line dress (one side has an applique and one side is plain) and a chiffon peasant dress with a sash. The "grrrr" moments came when I was trying to work with the chiffon. I've never sewn with it before and I had two ideas in my head before I finally gave up and decided to go with a peasant dress. One idea was to create a simple bodice and attached gathered skirt. I cut out a silky polyester light pink fabric that I had in my stash and basted the chiffon over it. However, when I was trying to do the bias on the arm holes it started looking reeeeaaaallly bad! lol! The second idea was pretty close to the first, but I was going to follow an Ottobre pattern. Again, I wasn't happy with the way the sleeves looked so I trashed that design too. It's a good thing I bought a bunch of this chiffon print!!! (Super cheap at JoAnn's!) Finally I figured that I could get away with a peasant style dress and it sewed up super easily! I even used shirring on the sleeves! I have some left over so I may try to come up with some other shirred chiffon top - maybe a halter or swimsuit cover up for the summer! \ I knew that I needed something to go under the chiffon so I had some left over pink polka dot cotton in my stash. I even re-used the sash that I made for week 1! (See it here!) Since I was going to make the a-line dress to go under the peasant dress, I figured I would make it reversible AND ......................get ready to read the next part in monster truck commercial voice........ Get TWO, TWO, TWO looks in one!!! :-) Little Miss Futie (Singer Futura) helped me create the adorable "Bee Mine" design on one side of the a-line dress! I originally bought a Singer Futura 200ce in April or May last year. (you can see my sewing room set-up with the old machine here) And as soon as I finished the stripes and polka dot look for week 2 it decided to quit on me!!! The power wouldn't turn on no matter what I did. I took it apart, tried plugging it into different outlets, etc. It's in a box waiting for an electrician to take a look at it. I'm thinking after I get it fixed I'll probably try to sell it or maybe use it as a back up machine. Fortunately I have a super supportive hubby and he was totally fine with me upgrading to the new version of the Singer Futura! This one is the XL-400 I bought it the day after my 200ce busted and Amazon had it delivered 3 days later! There are two things about it that I LOVE 1. I can control the speed of the stitches 2. I have a 6x10 hoop which means more embroidery area!!! It's really fun to find cute applique designs to embellish t-shirts or clothes that I make! I love this little "Bee Mine" design from Planet Applique and it is perfect on the dress! And again, since the dress is fully lined/reversible I can just turn it inside out so it's plain pink underneath the chiffon! And I'm a sucker for big buttons! I love the pop that it gives to this sweet dress! Thank you so much for reading! I love to read your comments and I would be ecstatic if you wanted to follow my blog! I have two upcoming guest posts in the next couple months! (Sumo Sweet Stuff and Welcome to the Mouse House!) I would love for you to get an update when they are posted! Feel free to follow with RSS, Google Friend Connect or e-mail! The links can be found on the right side of my blog! :-) I can't wait to see what adorable Valentine cuteness pops up on the Project Run and Play link party!