It's the first Tilly and the Buttons pattern for awhile that doesn't have a gathered waistline - which I really don't like the feel of on me so I was super excited to do this one and a shirt dress is something that I've wanted to have a go at for ages.
I found the perfect lightweight (4 oz) indigo denim from Fabric Godmother, which wasn't cheap but well worth the money.
The pattern is beautiful with lovely princess seams and lends itself to some nice customisation, pockets/ no pockets, how much topstitching to do, contrast facings, fun buttons etc etc. I chose to do my facings in this mustard yellow fabric with dog bones on that I had lying around. It was a Fat quarter that I had picked up somewhere and did mean I had to put a seam 3/4 way down the button stand facing but it didn't matter too much. I also decided on only a single line of topstitching as two looked over the top on the light weight denim and I left it out all together on the collar stand and just handstitched the facing down as it spoilt the look of the contrast fabric.
The dress went together really well and the instructions were, as always simple to follow. The back yoke was a bit fiddly but with going slow and plenty of steam to iron it out it came together in the end. I didn't actually do flat felled seams but overlocked everything then topstitched to keep the seams flat.
Really pleased with the finished dress, it's perfect for wearing with tights and boots as we get into autumn. I will definitely be making another of these, perhaps a shirt length in some medium weight cotton for winter.
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