Butterick 5259

I picked this one up for 99 cents at Hancock's a few months back. It looked easy and I loved the sleeve, so...

This is my muslin. Not so bad on the dress form. Awful on me.

Very lightweight navy blue flannel from my stash. I made this as drafted, as the pattern included plenty of ease. The dress (in a size 10) is essentially a potato sack. Think 40 inches from chest down to hem. Still, it works.

Dropped the self-fabric belt and strange, bulky belt loops. Much better.

Now we're talking...

This suiting plaid is one I picked up at Hancock's because I loved the orange stripe. Because I dreaded matching that plaid while installing a zipper, and because I knew I had enough room to take the dress on and off without unzipping, I just cut the back with center back on the fold. I got so many complements on this trendy outfit. Yeah. That's one on-trend outfit for me. Probably the only one for the next 2 years. But one still the same.

On a funny note, I happened upon the same (or close to it) pattern in some old hand-me-down patterns--copyright circa 1982. What's that they say about fashions being cyclical?