I was SO excited to see Merrick's tutorial for a pleated fit and flare dress, as I have always wanted the Madewell version of this dress but knew it would be too short on me. I took one look at the tutorial and decided I had to try it- so here's what happened: 1. I didn't realize I would need a pattern because I thought the image on her site was the pattern- yes, I am that inexperienced of a sewer! I ended up making a pattern out of brown paper bags though, which actually worked quite we[...]