Oh, Just Some Silly Summer Thing

~ Whatever can I say? ~

How about:  it's sub-tropic weather again.  You know, 90+ degrees, humid as all get-out, with intermittent crazy showers.    So I wanted to make a Hot Dress.

~ Yep, and this is it ~

Something that slips on and doesn't stick to you.  Lightweight and oh, so soft.  And still protects me from the sun.

This is one of the homeliest dress I've every made/ worn.  I think it's basically like a housedress, if you can remember those.  I even added hot pink lace to jazz it up a bit.  The pattern is Simplicity 8332 and started off as View A, but looked ridiculous and turned into View B along the way.  Sort of.

~ Yeah, well, I'd like to see what you come up with...~

I raised the neckline, lengthened the sleeves and the hemline.  I did not gather the skirt to the bodice, but put two very small tucks in both the front and back.  No lace at the hem because I used it to cover up the seamline where I added length to the original short cut skirt.  I also made one size larger than I needed, because that was the smallest available with the pattern I had.



And that's a wrap.  Speaking of which.  I tied a piece of fabric around for an obi-like look in the first photo trying to make something happen.  But suffice it to say, I don't think I'd actually wear it like that out and about.

~ crocs from ebay ~

And now I'm off to Patti's Not Dead Yet Style and then Catherine's I Will Wear What I Like when she goes live.  See you there.  Oh, and I forgot all about Spy Girl's Summertime link-up.  So off I go.