Just to update....I ended up going with the 1920's "one-hour" dress. I used this blog post to help me out.

https://theclosethistorian.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-one-hour-1920s-dress.html

I'll post some pics soon.

I'm wondering what pattern could you recommend for a Roaring 20's/prohibition style dress? Sleeveless or short sleeves. Must be PDF downloadable (Preferred with A0 file).

Hoping to whip something up for a fancy dress party next week. 

Ok, so I haven't posted here in a while. I've sew up a lot of things lately. But today was to procrastinate from grading papers and writing report comments for my students. LOL. Only 2 weeks til Easter Holidays!!!

Anyway, I whipped up this Mary Quaint style shift dress. I love this pattern and it's free. I did have to add some back darts to accommodate my swayback. The fabric is all leftover from other projects too. It's quite comfy. Great for work too.

I'm eyeing this pattern as I think it's quite flattering for many body shapes. But I'm also quite tall and not very slim. Might need a height adjustment though. https://www.patternsforpirates.com/product/take-the-plunge-swimsuit/

I also like 2 pieces. For bottom's I really just use a leggings pattern cut short for a "boy short" style bottoms which gives me lots of coverage. Then maybe pair with a tankini style top?

Ok, so maybe a bit of an unusual post... I have 2 questions.

1. Did anyone here take any sort of textiles/fashion/sewing course in their GCSE or A-Levels (Or other High School Sewing classes)? If so, what sort of things did you learn?
2. If you wanted to be able to teach said courses, what diploma or other certification in sewing/textiles/fashion would you recommend? (Preferably not a long 3+ year degree, maybe a 1 year qualification of sorts?).

For context, I am already a QTS teacher with 15 years+ experience. However, I am qualified/experienced teaching Music and English Lit. I've been sewing my whole life and I started a sewing club in my school last year, and the kids loved it (mostly KS3 students), and so did I. I thought, maybe this is something worth getting some formal education so I can actually teach courses? I teach abroad in International schools so I'm not worried about strict rules to teach it, but want to get the actual skills/background to be confident and set my students up for success.

Last question.... if I took some sort of programme based on your recommendations, where might you recommend studying in the EU but taught in English?

Thanks for the info. I'm glad to know it doesn't matter the fabric. Stitches could be an issue. I also found the tension was trickier to get right with the walking foot on using a straight stitch on the cotton fabric, but it was fine with the stretch stitch on the swim fabric.

Also, I will say it is a little noisy, but I think it's the slower speed that will make me take it off.  I also do lots of zippers and button holes and it's more of an effort to switch back to those.

@Lachica I had use of a Pfaff (lent to me by my amazing landlord) for the 9 months I lived in Switzerland, and I loved it. The IDT was everything! I had to buy a new machine when I moved here and was gonna get a Pfaff. But unfortunately Pfaff isn't very common in south-east asia.  And in my city there are only 2 dealers...Brother and Singer. So if I ever need repair or servicing I'm better off with one of those.

Always make a toile! ALWAYS!!!!  (Wearable toiles count, just not fabric you'll be bothered by if it doesn't work out).