Black Flowery Liberty Cotton Summer Dress

This spring and summer, we have been very busy with our house renovations and travels. I have been sewing in the mid of all the turmoil, sometimes among cardboard boxes and with little time to spare, but I never stopped sewing. Now I have several projects finished, to post, but I am not doing it in the right order, so I will state the date I finished them for my own record. I finished this dress at the end of  June, and I still wore it at my job, but only one day. I packed it for my trip to the beach and also for my trip to Portugal, because it is very comfortable and light, I love wearing it. 

I bought this gorgeous Liberty fabric last December at Guthrie and Ghani shop in Birmingham. I purchased 1,5 m not knowing what I'd make with it, because it was so beautiful, it was irresistible. 

I imagined something like this that I saw in the shop, but I will not pay 20 quid for a pattern, no way. So I found a blouse in Burdastyle magazine and I hacked to change the centre front opening to a closing with mini bows, a different neck opening and I added a ruffled mini skirt. 

The result is lovely. I've worn it a lot and I find it comfortable, beautiful and becoming to my figure.