I love the versatility, grace and romance of muumuus! You can wear the same dress for a day at the beach and dinner at a fine restaurant. You will be appropriately dressed for both, be comfortable and look beautiful too.   What other dress do you know of which can handle these situations easily: At the beach, it is a coverup or a blanket. At dinner, it is all about grace and romance.  I consider muumuus the ultimate minimalist wardrobe!

Many of these  maxi dresses also work well in a midi or tunic length.

For a peek into beautiful Hawaiian moments,  be sure to click on the links to Herb Kane’s paintings, which you can find on some of the pattern pages. They show you that particular dress in some dreamy settings!

Please let me know if you have been looking for a particular style, and cannot find it anymore. I want to make sure that we can continue to sew our favorite styles. If you find yourself saying, “Whatever happened to…”, write to me, and I’ll try to keep the style from slipping further into the distant past.

Look for several new patterns on the way: one for crafts, so that you can indulge in the beautiful quilting fabrics which are so tempting.   Also coming are my new children’s patterns and my Porch Swing Collection for women.

# 001: Thank you to all who bought this pattern over the years. This is an all around lovely dress, and very special. It was retired at the end of 2009. There are still a few left in various mail order and retailers’ stocks, so check with them individually, on my Retailers and Links page.

There is a terrific gathering tutorial, and lots of pictures of this pattern at the following review:
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