Spring is sprung

Spring is most definitely here- not only have I finished my first warm weather dress of the year (and my first bit of sewing since moving house in September!), but it was still light enough when I got home from work this evening to have a bit of a photoshoot on the roof terrace.

The dress is dress 101A from the March issue of Burda, and the fabric has been in my stash for ages. It came from the same sales shelf at the back of the fabric shop as the cloth for this, this and this (among others- I think I'm the only person who buys from that shelf, and I take that responsibility seriously...)

I really love the fabric, and have been mulling over what to make with it for years- I had considered the Whirl Away dress, and the one I made a while ago was meant as a kind of wearable muslin. I wanted something with quite a lot of volume, so the bird motif had space to (ahem) sing, and the Whirl Away's huge skirt seemed ideal. However, I don't really wear the one I made, and it's a nuisance to walk around in, so back to the drawing board I went.

I'm very pleased with how this turned out. It has the volume I was after, but the yardage is actually relatively contained, so I even have enough fabric to make another! (I had to keep telling myself this as I mucked around with seam allowances- Burda does not include any, and I'd never made up a pattern with no seam allowances before...)

On another track completely- thank you for still reading! I'm glad this blog is still lingering on the odd RSS feed. Yay!