winter-spring transition dress: simplicity 2724

I don't know what to make of it all. Wake up in the light; wake up in the dark. Sixty and sunny; forty and rainy. This is what March is all about— plenty of up and downs to get us set and ready to dig into the real meat of summer.

We are now planning on planning our garden.

I am pleased with the way this dress came out. It's a dress that looks like a skirt and blouse, which could go all the wrong way, like a pants suit thing I was once gifted from Casual Corner. Sometimes you can try to--Make it work!--and it just doesn't. But back to this freshly made dress, which I think does work. The top is Liberty and the bottom is a subtle navy and black wool plaid. Mmm...Liberty and wool. I didn't really need to modify the pattern, which surprised me because I though for sure I'd be doing hip adjustments with that straight skirt. Because the neck is fairly high and pleated, I didn't have to mess with bust fit at all either. The whole entire project came from my stash, and was inspired by this Anthro dress. It was cute enough that it made me say, "Huh, maybe the whole dress-that-looks-like-a-skirt-and-blouse thing could work. I think I have a pattern for that!" (The pattern was bought (but not used) for a different View. You know how it goes.) I did get the rabbit belt from Anthro, though. Clearance. Elie thinks it's a bit much.

Thank you little blog, for being a sunny place when the world is still March-y.