Me Made May '12 - Day 1

Hello on a wet and soggy May Day.  Thank you for the comments on my thrifting.I did manage to build the doll's house, photos tp follow soon.  But for now, ta-daaa, it's day 1 of me made May:
Me made Mariposa franken dress originally blogged here.  Huge pink scarf from charity shop.  The Mariposa dress pattern  is from Anna Maria Horner's book Handmade Beginnings.  I made a few changes when making it:

• I used a jersey knit instead of woven fabric
• I missed out the modesty panel and wear it over a cami instead
• I missed out the back facing and instead did a back bodice lining

Good things about this dress:

• So comfortable, easy to wear and layer, it can be adapted to different weather and seasons
• The jersey knit is easy to wash, and it needs no ironing (yay)
• Love the colours
• The knit means I was able to wear this dress till 9 months pregnant
• I can now wear it and just tie it tighter - I don't think this would have worked so well in a woven fabric
• The tie wrap top is designed for nursing your baby, I have found it very easy and discreet to feed in this dress

Not so good:

• I wore this so much when pregnant that by January, I was sick of it and only just started to wear it again!
• The knit has pilled (but was cheap in the first place, so should I be surprised?)
• Horizontal stripes are not the most figure flattering and kind of contour lumps and bumps!
• No pockets

But I like this pattern and am currently finishing another dress from it, it's quite different though.  I hope to finish it very soon, before May is finished, just got armholes, hem and pockets left to complete.