This started out in June as a New Look 6352, however when I tacked the sides and shoulders together for a quick try-on it was obvious that I'm not the right shape for this pattern. The armhole shape needed changing and darting, and so did the back of the dress, there was a lot of spare fabric just being there looking surplus. I couldn't be bothered with all this, the pattern envelope does say the dress can be made in an hour, so I already had expectations! Fortunately I had more of this fabric and in July I came back to it and changed it.
I cut two rectangular skirt pieces from the dress I'd already cut out, a McCalls 7948 bodice (using modifications I'd previously made to this pattern), Demeter pockets and additional pieces of fabric to piece into the side of the skirt. With the remaining fabric I cut a frill, so all in all I used the full 3.2m of this quilting cotton, which I'd had in my fabric stash for a good few years.
I do like the end result, I just wish it had only taken an hour!
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