Ultimate Shift Dress

I gave this dress the statement sleeve treatment, simply by cutting off the sleeves at the elbow, and then using two rectangles that were twice the circumference, and gathering them to fit in the arm hole. This fabric is a stretch cotton, but really holds its shape. This was my first time sewing this pattern. I took in the sides quite a bit, and took up the hem to counter the boxiness on my figure. It was a quick sew, and I got a ton of compliments on it!