Simplicity 5097

 Sometimes you just need something easy to sew plus my serger is in the shop so I had to find a dress that could be sewn with french seams.

This isn't the most flattering dress (the maxi would probably have better proportion on me), but I will pack it for a vacation. It is super light-weight, crinkly and not see-through.

No warnings on this pattern, it is very straight forward.

Vogue 9237

 This dress came to fruition rather quickly. I bought the fabric for the back flounce at an estate sale and I thought the main fabric coordinated nicely. (Do you ever go to estate sales and the person has the same exact taste as you do?) On one of her patterns she had written her name, so I just said a little thanks to Connie for all her nice things that I am now taking care of for her.

The main fabric was panel fabric so I had to add a seam in the front, maybe that seam is slimming...ha, ha!

If you sew this dress, just know that the neck is a little confining and it runs very short, I added about four inches and it's still too short for me (I'm 5'8").

I used homemade silk binding on the neck with a tie instead of a button.

Cute cat alert!

Simplicity 8637

 This pattern turned out to my liking, but if I were to make this style again, I would use a different pattern, jut because I want my ruffle to be a bit more fluffy. The fabric is from Joann Fabrics and it is the denim that was on sale for $7.99. I did not bring patterns for yardage, I just purchased what they had and it was perfect for this dress.

I made three mistakes on this but nothing that ended up showing, whew! Wimbledon Tennis is on now so better go...