I made this tunic dress over the weekend, using some navy linen and New Look pattern #6725 which was kindly sent to me a while ago by Marcella. I used some blue and white striped cotton for the facing panels, and navy bias tape around the arms. The back panel is also gathered under the yoke, and I think it would be easy to customise this pattern to make different styles of dresses or tops- especially by adjusting the shape of the neckline.
It was fairly simple to sew, and I'm pleased with how it came out- I made it a bit shorter than the pattern so that I could wear it happily as a sort of long-tunic/short dress over jeans or longer skirts. And there's just something very pleasing about wearing linen, I think.
And while on the topic of clothes-sewing, have you seen the Clothkits website? You can buy kits to make some great pieces like this sweet dress. Or this amazing printed skirt designed by Rob Ryan...
