Breezy Summer Dress

I love this dress! If I had more time before my holiday I would make more of these, both this version or the maxi version.

Mine is View A with the smaller sleeve. But to keep a clean silhouette, instead of the pleats beneath the bust, I treated the markings for the pleat as long darts.

The centre rectangular insert was a little fiddly but accuracy and perseverance paid off. Unfortunately you can hardly see it in this fabric!

I think the choice of view is very much down to the choice of fabric. A slightly structured cotton or linen is best for View A, a more drapey cotton or viscose for View B and definitely a viscose or similar for View C.

I did my usual research of other’s reviews and poured over the finished measurements. I went with the size 10 which was the size for half an inch less than my chest measurement. My waist and hip put me in the next size up but the finished measurements had plenty of ease in these areas.

There’s more detail and photos on my blog.