Autumn in Paris Dress

(excuse the quality, this one is from my phone)

It goes without saying I am behind in both the making-of and the blogging-of projects, but I do have some more seasonally appropriate things to come! For now, this was another Laurel with a wider, faced neckline, a loose fit and bias-edged longer sleeves. I fell in love with this print and made it the day before I went on holiday to Paris at the end of October. The weather was glorious and mild and I was glad of a cotton dress to wear, believe it or not!

Bring Me Sunshine Dress

John Lewis have a whole range of products for their 150th anniversary, including the use of some special prints, and the anniversary fabric has been lovely. I got some on sale as well (and I still need to photograph the result) but fell in love with this summery floral cotton and decided to treat myself to a metre. As I wanted to keep costs down and not use any more than the 1m, a Laurel was my fail-safe option, with little cap sleeves, and lemon ribbon-bias rim for the neckline.

Since I made this dress, it has been a chilly and wet August (yay British summer!), so every chance I got to put it on I have- but finally photographed it after putting it on this morning. I know I have lots of Laurels and Laurel-related items, but I'm not too sorry :( There are some more different patterns coming up though...