![Tilly's needlecord Rosa dress - sewing pattern by Tilly and the Buttons Tilly's needlecord Rosa dress - sewing pattern by Tilly and the Buttons](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6tg-gdNw1Uo/WIiEzAeZexI/AAAAAAAAUlc/gxhCBC9qXloEDD_SIMbFMGXhPDnu01y_QCLcB/s1600/Needlecord_Rosa_shirt_dress---12-.jpg)
Mmm... aubergine needlecord...
Like many in the online sewing community, I fell in love with this fabric when we started putting it in our Cleo sewing kits, and decided to put some aside so I could make myself a Rosa shirt dress, inspired by this one. The needlecord is relatively lightweight and feels silky soft to the touch. I love how it's turned out!
I made the facings in a floral Liberty lawn to add pretty details to the insides. If you can't afford to make a whole shirt in Liberty fabric, making just the facings in it is a great way to get your florals fix on a budget :) I love the contrast between the feminine facings and more industrial-looking hammer-on jeans buttons.
![Tilly's needlecord Rosa dress - sewing pattern by Tilly and the Buttons Tilly's needlecord Rosa dress - sewing pattern by Tilly and the Buttons](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-E4YD--u0HPo/WIiEzfvA0vI/AAAAAAAAUlw/w1sKDtMLZ3geAhiDRd22iyEmNSdJ3ISlACLcB/s1600/Needlecord_Rosa_shirt_dress---16.jpg)
![Tilly's needlecord Rosa dress - sewing pattern by Tilly and the Buttons Tilly's needlecord Rosa dress - sewing pattern by Tilly and the Buttons](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b-ppk042gpI/WIiEz3bv1yI/AAAAAAAAUl8/fcG6e2f-llETZ0zntDNMH15BnvJ0zMI6wCLcB/s1600/Needlecord_Rosa_shirt_dress---8.jpg)
I made the full length sleeve version with cuffs - this is a free pattern bonus and tutorial that we published on the blog recently for those of you fancy making a Rosa for cooler weather. (The sleeves are three-quarter length with casual roll-up cuffs in the original pattern.)
![Tilly's needlecord Rosa dress - sewing pattern by Tilly and the Buttons Tilly's needlecord Rosa dress - sewing pattern by Tilly and the Buttons](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-88T5uUINCgE/WIiEz8BASlI/AAAAAAAAUl4/S8NKi9Q40U4JszBe6_g6YGzyuV2sNADRwCLcB/s1600/Needlecord_Rosa_shirt_dress---9.jpg)
![Tilly's needlecord Rosa dress - sewing pattern by Tilly and the Buttons Tilly's needlecord Rosa dress - sewing pattern by Tilly and the Buttons](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d0mJc4jr0Rc/WIiEzYhkWUI/AAAAAAAAUlo/av-4VqaAVyUmK68DMlp4EOVC-qyutNmlACLcB/s1600/Needlecord_Rosa_shirt_dress---15.jpg)
If you follow me on Instagram Stories, you may have seen that these cuff facings weren't actually meant to look like this. I was sewing in the evening when I was tired and my mind was elsewhere - obviously not a sensible plan in retrospect! As I wasn't concentrating on what I was doing, I accidentally sewed the cuff facings to the right side of the fabric - they were meant to be hidden on the inside.
I considered starting again with new sleeves... for all of five seconds... and decided that this mistake was now a "design feature" ;) Life is just too short to worry about little things like that. And now that I've finished my dress, I really like the contrast cuff facings!
![Tilly's needlecord Rosa dress - sewing pattern by Tilly and the Buttons Tilly's needlecord Rosa dress - sewing pattern by Tilly and the Buttons](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-N4ECQTcAl7o/WIiEzpCFSTI/AAAAAAAAUls/fuI8MMtGZyEHBKkghz6nypCEq6RKPNjpQCLcB/s1600/Needlecord_Rosa_shirt_dress---17.jpg)
![Rosa shirt dress - Tilly and the Buttons Rosa shirt dress - Tilly and the Buttons](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YvOGROaeejU/WIiEzSLQiBI/AAAAAAAAUmA/XeB84_LBR4MCoxJ__bHev4O1TiiPZ9e3wCEw/s1600/Needlecord_Rosa_shirt_dress---14.jpg)
![Tilly's needlecord Rosa dress - sewing pattern by Tilly and the Buttons Tilly's needlecord Rosa dress - sewing pattern by Tilly and the Buttons](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KOLWQ2C6Rqc/WIiEzmdB29I/AAAAAAAAUl0/Yk_Dj1ZnolclBkBaJ72RWBdR49es44j4gCLcB/s1600/Needlecord_Rosa_shirt_dress---2.jpg)
PS. If you want some help making your own Rosa dress, take a look at my video workshop, Sew Your Own Shirt or Shirt Dress, for tons of techniques, tips and tricks on two-piece collars, pointed yokes, sleeves, buttonholes and more!