japanese dress from some quiet, possibly hopefully sad, place on the prairie

Straddling the line between cute and frump. This dress—conservative, high-necklined, and done up in gray—is something that maybe Auntie Em would have worn. It makes me think of movies I've seen that take place during the great depression. It is sensible. I intended it to be cheerier, but from far away the little daisy print kind of disappears. I'm OK with that. I think I can still work it. Of course, if they laugh me out of the big city and back to the farmer city, you'll know why. Seriously, I feel a little odd in it, but I want to own it, because I made it. I think I might feel odd in any dress. I don't know that last time I wore a dress as part of my daily wear. I theory, I like the idea. Still I'm not sure—is this dress for someone older or is this dress for someone younger? And how old am I anyway?

Mr. Schwarz says It's either really cute, or I'm the church lady, depending of which shoes I wear. Bring on the organ-pedaling oxfords.

So let's embrace it. It's a Japanese pattern from ISBN 9784834725568. I got the book last spring while I was visiting San Francisco. The cover looks like this. The girl is squinting on the cover and she continues to squint throughout the entire book. Who would have thought it was possible? The fabric is from bolt44. I really like the weight of their fabrics—light and crisp.

I should be cleaning the guest room now, but blogging is more fun. Plus, to a certain degree, making things all tidy is futile. We're toasting our toast on the dining room floor.