I've been working on an interview for another site and one of the questions got me to thinking about the reasons why I choose the things I do to wear.  When it comes to vintage, I really love wearing the styles of the early 60s, but I've shyed away from anything with a very full skirt.  I just feel overwhelmed by too much fabric around the waist.

Well, I decided it was time to see if I'd even like a gathered waist dress, so I picked out this pattern.  Actually, it's been in my "to make a copy for myself" pile for a while now, so it's obvious I like the styling.  So I've got my vintage fabric all ready to go, but I have decided to make this a little less full.  The fabric is a crisp chambray-type eyelash:

Results to be posted later.