Say hello to my Mum, everyone!  While on holidays with my parents I sewed up Simplicity 2660, view A (the dress) for Mum.  We bought the fabric at Darn Cheap Fabrics around a year ago.

It’s a woven rayon and has made up beautifully into this dress. I checked the measurements on the pattern pieces rather than those on the pattern envelope when deciding what size to make, and it was a good thing that I did. If I’d gone with the size on the envelope that corresponded with Mum’s measurements it would have been way too big. As it was I made a straight size 18 but with narrower side and waist seams. Perfect fit!

There is a zip in the back but Mum says she doesn’t really need it – she can get it on and off without unzipping it. I think it’s really flattering.  An overall success – she’s going to make another one!

I’ve written up a review of this pattern over at Pattern Review.  One of my New Year’s resolutions (oh, so I do have some after all!) is to write a review for Pattern Review each time I make a garment.  After all, I use Pattern Review as a resource all the time, so I should be contributing to the community there as well!  Hopefully I’ll get faster at writing them with practice – this one took me a while and the site is a bit clunky to use, espeically when compared to the marvellous thing that is Ravelry – and by the end of the year I’ll have put a little more back into that wonderful sewing resource.