FINISHED! The lime line Mandy boat tee dress

I love this fabric from Tessuti and I know a lot of you also have it as it is sold out now online. The lime lines really have a great fluro pop to them that isn't evident from the photos which is set off perfectly by the light grey..

It is lovely and soft and drapey. But really.. what was I thinking.  These are not the colours for a pasty 'blond'.  It really does NOTHING for me.

Oh but I wasn't going to let that stop me. I am picturing a lot of swimming during Summer and have been wanting to use this fabric as a loose summer dress to wear to the pool and the beach. I had plans of making up another one of my square cut and sewn tees but I just couldn't find any buttons that worked well enough with the fluro lime (despite the helpfulness at Tessuti).  After seeing Mandies at bimble and pimble and floating world I thought I'd give this free pattern a whirl.

This is a great pattern and I highly recommend it.  I really love the slim line sleeves that balance out the volume of the body.

I even matched the stripes perfectly on the sides (despite what this photo looks like). The problem for me with this make is that it is a one size fits all and I am on the smaller size of the range so this make, as you can see, really needs some adjustments.  This gaping at the neck (at the back because how I'm wearing it)  is all bad. I should have made the adjustments at the time but I wasn't sure how it was going to work with the sleeves, so lets just say this is a bit of muslin.  I need to take quite a few inches off the sides for next time and the neck in by a couple of inches.  I could probably also reduce the width of the sleeves by 1/2 an inch.   I reinforced the shoulders but the top is so big so it doesn't sit on the shoulders ..

Overall, great pattern, great fabric (but colour bad on me), should have made adjustments and next time I'll choose a fabric that suits me. Will there be a next time? You bet. I love using that twin needle and I still need that dress for summer.