Shirred Maxi Dress with Rainbow Stitching + Shirred Straps in Red Gingham – Dakota Gingham + Rainbow? Oh My! We’re in love with this 100% Cotton Gingham fabric, perfect for the warm-weather months ahead. This cottagecore dress is such an easy sewing project —perfect for beginner sewers + experts alike. Smocked dresses are a summer staple, but we got extra creative with this one and applied a rainbow reverse chain stitch for our smocking, aka we flipped it and reversed it, which give the contrast rainbow stitch a bold + colorful pop. — Materials