Anna Tunic - Wore it - Smiles

Worn with thrifted boden cardigan - I love me a stripey cardigan

I wore my Anna tunic dress twice last week and both times I wore it to that hardcore testing site that is Toddler Group.

Spot the post-toddler group RG sleeping on the sofa

The dress bore such cruelty well and was so comfy  to wear.  I thought at first I had made it too short but I liked this length with thick tights and boots.

I loved the colour of this dress, it is so bright and cheery in our gloomy winter days.  It does crease a bit during the day but you can't have everything.
I don't particularly like the look of the dress without sleeves but it is not likely I will wear it sleeveless without cardigan as by the time it is warm enough for sleeveless, it will be too warm for lined wool crepe.

So, I hope maybe some of you will brave wearing me-mades considered too smart for everyday.

FO: Raspberry Wool Crepe Anna Dress

I bought 2 metres of raspberry stepweave wool crepe on ebay about three years ago.  It languished in my stash as I was too scared to sew with it.  It was a glorious colour but too nice for my slapdash sewing I thought.  Last year I even put it back on ebay in an attempt to clear my stash but no one bought it!  By November last year I finally gained the courage to wash the fabric and using a special wool washing liquid it was fine.  Emboldened by this, I cut and sewed an Amy Butler Anna dress (pattern here). 

Previously, I have made this pattern in plain grey,

  green patterned as a top, in orange as a sundress and in red polka dot as a top!  I think I got my money's worth from this pattern!  

The new dress is fully lined with black and white polka dots.  The wool crepe hangs beautifully and the dress rustles when I walk.  For some reason this equates with being very grown up in my mind!  I am so very happy to have stashbusted this fabric.

 So now are you wondering why there's no picture of me wearing this dress?  Um, well, ridiculously, I am scared!  My daily life is so messy.  I need to gather courage and just wear it this week.  Does anyone else have me mades that feel too much like "best" to wear?