Springy Shirtdress

I have this black and white fabric that has been screaming, "Shirtdress! Shirtdress! Make me a shirtdress!" for quite some time. I've decided to give in because the sun is coming back and that makes it seem all springy. Yes, we still have snow and sub-zero temperatures but that's all just details. The sun is back, ladies and gentlemen and that means spring!!! This is an extreme close-up of the fabric. It's woven but it has great width-wise stretch and a little lengthwise stretch. From afar, it appears a dark gray but it's an interesting weave. I really like the fabric. It's a cotton/lycra.


Not so extreme close-up. By the way I use a scanner to get good fabric shots. My camera always overexposes close-ups. It's nothing fancy but it works really well for things like this.


#1 So looking through my BWOF, there are several shirtdress patterns. They seem to do one every few months or so. This is 09/2006.



#2 This is from 06/2004.

#3 This is from 05/2008 and I love Christina's two versions but I don't think the fabric is a good match for this.

#4 This is from 06/2008.

#5 February 2009

#6 January 2009

I'm leaning toward #5 right now but you never know what will happen. What do you guys think? I'm thinking the black and white fabric with a colorful belt.