Palm tree print circle dress New Look 6184

I know were are going into Winter here in WA and I probably won't get chance to wear this much until it starts to warm up but I really like the pattern and this print suits it so well.

Add caption

I used New Look 6184 option A, it has a pleated neck line and a circle skirt made from 7 pieces - I only had a few scraps of fabric left from 2.5m. I chose the longer version as the short straight skirt option as pictured on the pattern envelope looked just a bit too short. After sewing it together the skirt was far to long (about mid calf) and did not look very flattering, I ended up cutting off about 3" before hemming. Next time I will just go straight for the shorter version. The only other amendment I made was adding in pockets.

This was the first garment I made after getting my serger, I would chose a dress with most amount of seams to use my serger for the first time and I ended up serging the hem twice after shortening it. There were so many that I used up all of the cotton on one of the rolls that came with the machine  and then had to read the manual and mess around with trying to re-thread it the hard way! I can't complain as it taught me more about my new machine and now I have a better understanding of how it works.

Add caption

The back looks a bit wrinkled but I think this is a combination of the way I'm standing and it could do with pressing, the photos were taken after wearing the day before to a BBQ. I didn't pattern match the back, from this picture it looks almost as if I did not sure quite how I managed that. 

I think my next project will be more winter friendly, so it won't end up hanging in my wardrobe for a few months waiting to be worn.