Cotton dress, adapted from figure 4 in the 1956 Haslan Book of Fuller Figures Drafting No. 3. What I like about the design is how lightly-fitted and comfortable it looks: a practical, casual garment for moving around in.
The material is a black and white zig-zag patterned cotton, with black plastic buttons. Machine sewn, except for the buttonholes, which are worked by hand. The diagram didn't specify whether the sleeve was to be faced and folded up, or have a faux-cuff attached. I opted to apply a separate band in imitation of a turned cuff. In the illustration, the garment is shown with a matching (self-fabric?) belt with two buttons. I converted this to a waistband, mostly because I don't like sewing pleats directly to other pleats (skirt to bodice). Also, the drafting instructions didn't given any directions for how to handle the waist-treatment.
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