I used a Cloud9 fabric I bought from Spotlight - it's from their Wildwood Collection and is called Midnight Flora in Navy. It's a quilters weight cotton so it is nice and cool for summer but not sheer.
The front of the dress is meant to be two panels but I adjusted the pattern and cut it as one so my busy print didn't look crappy. I also foolishly put the zip in before I did the neck facings so I could pull them through as the pattern said. In the end, I handstitched the shoulder seams to solve this. I think I made it a little bit big though, so I might need to take the side seams in a wee bit.
Once I'd finished the dress, I was really disappointed it - it was so boring and plain so it hung over the back of my chair for a week. I though that maybe a collar would make it look more finished. The only fancy cotton I had was some Cascade Pima in Silver which actually matched perfectly.
I did the collar in two pieces but next time I'd do it in one piece to avoid having a wonky bit at the front. I measured the neckline and then used a foundation chain a few centermetres shorted so that I could block it to the right size. I based it on the Chain Loop Ruffle trim from 200 Crochet Flowers, Embellishments and Trims by Claire Crompton.
I handwashed the trim, rolled it in a towel to get out all the extra moisture then pinned it out to the right size to dry. Then I hand stitched it on the dress.
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