Hi everyone! I won’t keep you long…just a quick hello and a few pics of my Summer Flip Flops Dress. Yep, this was one of my to-do items, and I managed to get ‘er done well before the end of summer. Virtual high fives all round! Okay, this is a Simplicity 2339 make, this time with design tweaks at the collar and the front facing. After whipping up two Negroni shirts {still to be blogged} a few weeks ago, I knew I wanted a similar collar and front facing on my own shirt {dresses}. I find the flat, or convertible collar, both speedy to sew and tidy to look at. And what’s not to love about that? And….kinda, sorta to prove the point…if only to myself….I sewed a second shirt dress like snap…it’s…

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,…