I made myself this dress late last night, partly inspired by this fantastic piece of Marimekko cotton which Mervi kindly sent me from Finland. I love the colours and the geometric print- it feels very 'Finnish' to me, and i think the dress will be nice with a cardigan and jacket over wool pants for autumn. (i also found these prints while looking around the marimekko site- i find them very inspiring.)
I used dark brown bias tape around the neck and arm openings, and the pattern is from this Japanese book: 'Adult Couture Stylish Dress Book' (ISBN 978-4-579-11185-5)
I ordered it from here and I'm pretty thrilled to own this book. The styling is so nice - sort of a crochet lace and tea-party theme- and it has 26 patterns for beautiful dresses. I'm already dreaming of the next one to make.
Here are some quick shots, for your dress-making inspiration...
