Oh my goodness….hello hello everyone…and eep…where to begin? Let’s see….we’ve got awesome views of Coal Harbour and the Vancouver city skyline! I’m modeling My Summer Solstice Dress! It’s the longest day of the year, and spectacularly good weather! And, I’m finally blogging about this gorgeous gifted fabric! GAH! Can you tell I’m overwhelmed! We took these photos in Vancouver’s Stanley Park; along it’s famed seawall, looking across Coal Harbour towards downtown Vancouver. The City of Vancouver is almost entirely surrounded by water. Kinda hard not to get an awesome photo when there is a stunning city skyline, Pacific Ocean, and endless watercraft, no? The mister and I thoroughly enjoyed a long, leisurely stroll along much of the aforementioned seawall yesterday {jelly sandals are in my straw tote}. And, as if that’s not special enough, it’s that other most magical time of year…summer solstice…the longest day of the year. My photos were snapped around eight thirty in the evening, and the sky hasn’t even hinted at dusk yet. Even though today is the first official day of summer, I’ve been mentally, and physically, in summer mode for most of June. There’s been lots of outdoor play, along with pleasant gardening tasks. That being said, I have managed to squeeze in some sewing time. I successfully sewed two Hawaiian shirts for the mister this week. Now, let’s see if I can get him to model them for the blog, shall I? I’ve also been sewing {yes more} summery dresses. If my fabric stash is any proof, {it is}, summer is my very favourite sewing season. Speaking of dresses, I’m pretty over the moon with this one. This is the fabric that Barbara Jane gifted me back in October as a result of this giveaway. To briefly fill you in….it’s ever so lovely hand printed silk screen cotton titled Mud Ripples, from Nomad Art in Northern Australia. You may recall me writing about the good karma of this company in my blog post here. I received a generous 1.5m piece of 110cm wide fabric; just the right yardage {meterage?} for a skirt or top. But me? I saw a dress, and nothin’ but a dress. The fact that I actually eked one out, with sleeves no less, still has me a bit impressed. It was after careful consideration, that I laid the pattern out cross-wise on the fabric. The skirt is not as … Continue reading SUMMER SOLSTICE DRESS : : SIMPLICITY 2444