It's time! Time to send my baby (erm, dress pattern...) off out into the world alone. I'm so excited to be able finally release this pattern. It's been a whole lot of work to get to this point, let me tell you! One day perhaps I will be able to do this full time but until then it's a lot of late nights. Not that I'm complaining; I have had so much fun designing this pattern and I have learnt so much over these past few months.

I'm so proud of this dress pattern and I hope you'll love it as much as I do. What's not to love really; Twirly skirt, comfy knit top, huge pockets for collecting treasures.... Cute enough for parties, and comfy enough to wear all day long it's the only dress pattern you'll need this summer!

Thank you to everyone who signed up before the pattern release. I'll be sending out your free copies shortly. Sorry to those who missed the deadline. But don't despair - the pattern is now available for purchase via Craftsy and also in my Etsy store.

By happy coincidence today is also Sew Mama Sew's Giveaway Day! So, to celebrate the launch I'm giving you another chance to win a free copy! I have 2 free Gumnut Dress PDF Patterns to give away. To enter simply leave a comment below. I blogged yesterday about some of the things I love about sewing; How about you - why do you love to sew?

If you follow me on Instagram then you can have an extra entry, just leave two comments - easy peasy!

If you're new here why not take a look at the Patterns and Tutorials page - there are lots of free patterns that you can download instantly! Or scroll down the side bar for some of my favourite blog posts.

Winners will be chosen at random and announced on Monday 11th May. Good luck and thanks for stopping by!

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UPDATE: This giveaway is now closed. Thank you everyone who left a comment. I really loved reading them all and hearing your thoughts. Winners were drawn by random number generator.

Winners of the Free Gumnut Dress pattern were:

Comment #4: Cheryl

Comment #88: Cherie

Congratulations ladies! Please email me at willowandstitchdesign@gmail.com so that I can send you your prize!

Sorry to all of those who didn't win. I've very grateful for your kind words about my Gumnut Dress Pattern. If you would like to purchase a copy you can do so via Craftsy or Etsy for just $9 USD.