Colette Floral parfait and Blueberry parfait

When Colette's Parfait pattern was first released, I made 3 versions in quick sucession, all of which worked very hard in my wardrobe for several summers and became threadbare.

I was then incredibly foolish, and made 2 versions for my then 17 year old daughter. This was a serious miscalculation, as naturally, having a perfect 17 year old figure, she looked so beautiful in this dress that no sensible middle aged mother could possibly wear a dress made from the same distinctive pattern  whilst in her vicinity.
Fortunately for my vanity, this daughter now lives several hundred kilometres away, so this summer, I've made myself some new Parfaits, which I must remember to leave at home when I visit my daughter.

Parfait 6, in a floral cotton print. This fabric is quilting cotton, which is actually a very good weight for this sundress. You can see that as usual for me, I've adapted the straps to remove the button fastenings, and substituted a 4 gore skirt for added swishiness and coolness-to-wear.

Parfait 7, in a very interesting souvenir fabric from Sri Lanka. This finely striped cotton, woven on a hand loom, is a little heavier than a quilting cotton, and started its life as a masculine sarong, as worn by Tamil men in Batticaloa. These are sewn into a simple tube, which is no problem to a fabricoholic with a quick unpick.There is just enough fabric in one of these sarongs for a sundress, and there are two sarongs left in my holiday fabric stash. I adore souvenir fabric.

Gratuitous photograph of looms in Sri Lanka.