I've made a start with this dress, I cut it out on Friday and lengthened the sleeves as I prefer long sleeves in the winter. Yesterday I did the tailor tacks and pinned the bodice parts ready to sew but I haven't the right shade of pink in my box of threads so when I go to town tomorrow for an eye test I'll get it from Franklins.

I bought these two fabrics and the pattern yesterday, I plan to make trousers from the dogstooth check and the M7714 dress View C from the cerise/petunia ponte, I haven't decided whether use the contrast option.
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I've nearly finished the waistcoat, made using the last metre or so of the blue and beige cotton. I mamaged to squeak the lining out of left over bits. I've just got to finish off the side seams, the fiddly bit, I'll save that for another day.

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I've cut out the 8 panels for a summer skirt, it is lovely and soft and floaty, it might need lining as it is quite sheer but I'm not thinking polyester, that will be too sticky in the hot weather. I'll probably use a silk charmeuse or similar to balance the weight of fabric. I was going to cut out the navy blue linen using the same pattern but as it is quite heavy linen I changed my mind - I will start another thread about that. I also cut out a waistcoat with the last remaining metre of the blue and beige floral I made the summer suit out of, I had just enough left over bright blue lining for it. My sitting room looked like the set of GBSB for a couple of hours with stuff everywhere.

Just got home from Norwich  and as well as the buttons, zips and lining I bought a lovely rose coloured linen like bamboo fabric for a summer skirt. Has anyone sewn this? It has a soft and lustrous feel but behaves like linen.

I have made this pattern twice before in summery fabrics and liked the style, I prefer a centre back zip so I'll change that again, the pattern has Palmer Pletsch fit and after a couple of toiles I got it right I hope to cut out today if my back isn't too stiff.
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I bought these 2 fabrics when I was in Norwich last Wednesday, the spotted jersey is for a nightshirt, just an ankle length long-sleeved T shirt really and the tweed is for a pair of trousers.
 

I am making this pencil skirt from a metre of lovely pink and grey wool mix tweed, so far it is cut out and the front and back darts sewn, the zip is pinned in, I'm off to Norwich to get some pink lining as I hadn't enough of the various shades of grey and pink lining fabrics in my boxes to use. Also, it is another test for matching of checks for me.