8 June 2018
Meet the Psychedelic Heather Dress, a pattern by Sew Over It, or as my husband likes to refer to it, the Psycho Dress!
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![Heather dress](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0631/6526/8203/files/Psycho-Heather-7_600x600.jpg?v=1650050753)
As soon as this pattern was released, I knew I wanted to make one as it looked just so comfy.
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![Heather dress](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0631/6526/8203/files/Psycho-Heather-3_600x600.jpg?v=1650050753)
However, finding suitable fabric that I liked was quite a challenge, that was, until my husband found this psychedelic fabric in Spotlight in Invercargill.
![](./Psychedelic%20Heather%20dress%20_%20The%20Quirky%20Kiwi_files/Psycho-Heather-5.jpg)
![Heather dress](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0631/6526/8203/files/Psycho-Heather-2_600x600.jpg?v=1650050753)
I don’t really have a lot to say about the making of the dress, as it was a very easy pattern to put together and quite fun to sew.
![](./Psychedelic%20Heather%20dress%20_%20The%20Quirky%20Kiwi_files/Psycho-Heather-2.jpg)
![Heather dress](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0631/6526/8203/files/Psycho-Heather-1_600x600.jpg?v=1650050753)
The only thing I don’t like about this dress is that I made it too big around hips. It’s very comfortable to wear, but looking at the photos, it’s just too big. It fits well around the shoulders, so I will trim down the waist and hips for my next version. (If I remember correctly, I sized up over the waist and hips like I usually do, but I guess that wasn’t necessary this time!)
![](./Psychedelic%20Heather%20dress%20_%20The%20Quirky%20Kiwi_files/Psycho-Heather-3.jpg)
![Heather dress](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0631/6526/8203/files/Psycho-Heather-9_600x600.jpg?v=1650050753)
Of course I’ve picked out the photos which look the best, but I think you can see from this back view, how big it is.
![Back view of the Heather dress](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0631/6526/8203/files/Psycho-Heather-back_600x600.jpg?v=1650050753)
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Do you like our beach? We’ve moved to Mahia Beach on the North Island of New Zealand as my husband got a job nearby. There are two beaches and we can walk out of the house we’re renting, through the gate, across a little bit of grass, then we’re on one of the beaches!
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![Heather dress](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0631/6526/8203/files/Psycho-Heather-8_600x600.jpg?v=1650050753)
Of course it’s winter here now, and the weather has been a bit wild and woolly at times! I’ve given up trying to clean the sea spray off the windows facing the sea!
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![Heather dress](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0631/6526/8203/files/Psycho-Heather-5_600x600.jpg?v=1650050753)
All our belongings finally arrived from the UK and so I was joyfully reunited with all my fabric and my sewing machines. Yippee! So I planned out my next project, was about to cut the fabric, but noticed a hole in it. Then I spotted ink splattered on the fabric. So I inspected it carefully. In 3.3 metres of fabric there was one hole and 7 ink stains! I was not a happy bunny.
![](./Psychedelic%20Heather%20dress%20_%20The%20Quirky%20Kiwi_files/Psycho-Heather-8.jpg)
![Heather dress](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0631/6526/8203/files/Psycho-Heather-4_600x600.jpg?v=1650050753)
In my next post I will tell you about the project that this problematic fabric sparked off and the pledge I have made, which I tell you, is a tough one!
![](./Psychedelic%20Heather%20dress%20_%20The%20Quirky%20Kiwi_files/Psycho-Heather-6.jpg)
![Heather dress](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0631/6526/8203/files/Psycho-Heather-6_600x600.jpg?v=1650050753)
Happy Sewing!
Megan,
the Quirky Kiwi