I made myself this brown dress, from the pattern in this Japanese book: 'Stylish Dress book' (ISBN: 978-4-579-11185-5) and some reproduction-print quilting fabric (bought from here a while ago.)
I wanted a slightly 1940's-America feel to the dress, and I think the fabric helped me get close to that. It's a super-comfortable dress, nice and loose, with a wide, open neckline. Perfect with wool pants and a cardigan. Sorry about this terrible picture of me in front of the art supply shelf- as you can see, housework is not my priority!
I didn't do a very good job with the pleats down the front- they're rather wonky- but luckily, I'm not fussy about such things on my clothes. And I can always make another one. You can't have too many dresses.
I wanted a slightly 1940's-America feel to the dress, and I think the fabric helped me get close to that. It's a super-comfortable dress, nice and loose, with a wide, open neckline. Perfect with wool pants and a cardigan. Sorry about this terrible picture of me in front of the art supply shelf- as you can see, housework is not my priority!
