Venturing in to big puffy sleeves with Judy

Having seen lots of lovely versions of this pattern on Instagram I decided to take the plunge and buy it.  It was a quick and easy sew - I made size S and altered the back of the dress to have the bodice cut in one piece rather than two with button fastening - I didn't want buttons down my back and they weren't necessary for getting the dress on and off, it goes over my head just fine.

The first one took the 2.9m the pattern states is needed for this size - I did move the pieces around a bit to get the colours I wanted where I wanted them.  The fabric is a lovely Lady McElroy lawn which I had in my stash.

The second one is also from stash - 2.65m of yellow chambray.  I cut an XXL skirt to use up the full width of the fabric and cut down on waste, so there was very little fabric left over.

These are lovely dresses for wafting around in on hot days - there just haven't been nearly enough of them this summer unfortunately!