beach robe pattern by MADE

Have you seen Dana's new Beach Robe Pattern over at MADE?  It is fabulous, as her patterns always are - tons of photos, clear instructions, extra useful information.

I had the privilege of  being a pattern tester and made robes for Oscar and Ruby.  Between the two, I used almost every variation - short sleeve, long sleeve, full tie, half tie, lined hood, un-lined ... the Beach Robe pattern has lots of ways to customize.

Oscar chose a solid blue towel with an embossed shark print.  At first it wasn't my favorite, but then a friend suggested I embroider one of the sharks and now I LOVE it.  It totally made the robe.

My favorite part about this pattern is the fast construction - I was able to make Oscar's robe (minus the embroidery) in a little over 2 hours, including cutting the fabric.

Ruby is just cute as a button in her robe.  I made the bias tape from a Riley Blake's Pink Summer Stripe.  Note to self ... a diagonal stripe print makes horizontal stripe bias tape (duh!).

Get the Beach Robe Pattern HERE.