 Hey y'all it's Lindsay here today. I'm sharing with you my blank slate patterns winter song dress After I was chosen as part of this year's blogger team I immediately went to Melissa's shop to pick up my pattern and although there were a few that I paused on like the Denver Tunic and the tulip top the winter song was really speaking to me So I got my pattern and headed to do a Google image search to get inspiration for this dress as I usually do with All my new patterns and to my surprise there weren't any other posts about this dress. I couldn't believe it I could see so much potential in this dress add to that that it seemed like this pattern is the little orphan child that was Ignored by the internet and I knew I had to make it I had to give it its place in the worldwide web and I'm so glad I did The winter song is a double layer dress with a knit underlay and a sheer overlay It has raglan sleeves with three sleeve lengths a gathered neckline Two dress links mid thigh and knee length and a knit binding finish for the neckline For my version I took a tip from one of Melissa's blog posts that showed how to hack the sleeve to a flutter sleeve From the sheer fabric. This is one of the things that I love most about Melissa's patterns They really are blank slates and you can do almost anything with them including completely changing the sleeve shape Melissa is a wonderful teacher and gives clear instructions in all her tutorials making this sleeve hack super simple Although Melissa recommends a stretch fabric for the overlay. I was a rebel and ignored that instruction There is so much ease in that part of the dress that I didn't think it was necessary And let's be real. There is really a lack of pretty stretch sheer fabrics out there Um, it worked out fine But I should have compensated for the lack of stretch throughout the arm side and the sleeve And gone up a size or two in these areas as it's a teensy bit tight for my liking This dress is deceptively so Comfortable the underlay is really form fitting which feels like everything is being held in all the right places If you know what I mean and the overlay just floats away from the body creating a beautiful illusion and a gorgeous dress It's still really warm here in charleston So today I just threw it on with some black leather wedges But I plan on styling it with ankle boots in the fall tights and high heel booties in the winter Wedges in the spring and strappy sandals in the summer. It's truly a year-round garment So I hope you liked my winter song as much as I do as always. Thanks for watching and I'll see y'all next time. Bye