{Riley Blake Designs} Gemstones Bright - Pretty Flamingo

The most gorgeous collection is coming to Riley Blake Designs this month!! This will be a two-part reveal because I feel like each dress needs its own post (and possibly because I didn't quite get the other one finished in time).

Gemstones Bright by PSD2 for Riley Blake Designs features gorgeous, vibrant tones in an ombre confetti pattern that runs selvage to selvage. This collection contains 16 color combinations.

I enlisted each girl to pick their fabric. I had an idea of which each one would pick and I was totally spot on! My youngest picked Gemstones Bright Pretty Flamingo. Not only does she love flamingos, she loved the range of colors from golden to pink to turquoise. I selected two yards as the colors run parallel to the selvage.

Picking a pattern that would showcase the gorgeousness of the fabric proved to be more difficult that I imagined. While a maxi dress would show off the ombre effect in its entirety, a shorter dress is what she prefers. I decided to try out the Holland Dress by Little Lizard King. I used nearly every inch of the two yards to create the 3-tiered skirt. My daughter is a 7 height and the 3 tiers fit perfectly across the selvage. Once I had the pieces cut, I flipped them different ways to see which combination had the most striking outcome.

After I cut the 3 tiers, I had just enough left to cut out the bodice. I used each of the 3 colors for the different pieces of the bodice. I really love how the blue back bodice pops against the golden side pieces.