The Providence Top & Dress by Little Lizard King

Ahhh, sweet, Summer perfection! I have been absolutely counting down the days until I could share my take on The Providence Top & Dress by Little Lizard King. This pattern is simply sweet and the bias trim is the proverbial icing on the cake. The pattern covers sizes 12m - 14 years.

{I will keep this post short and simple and let the pictures do most of the talking.}

Summer to us is spending our days relaxing, soaking in the sun and drinking lemonade. I knew this dress would be perfect to finally cut into my hoarded Lemon fat quarter from Walmart. I was able to cut this 4 width, 6 length bodice from 1 fat quarter and still had enough left to add the pockets if I had wanted.

This blue gingham crochet edged bias all the way from the Netherlands has been patiently waiting years to be sewn. I couldn't have chosen a more perfect project.

I adore the split back... like seriously in love!

The tutorial offers 3 methods for bias tape application. I chose to use one of the two-step methods because I, personally, have not been successful when using the sandwich method. Choose whichever one you like or if you are new to bias tape, try all 3 and see what you prefer.