Birthday dress

I had a lovely weekend with the house full of family. Now Monday seems grey and cold and too quiet, apart from the wind whipping through the trees that is. But it did bring it home to me how soon my holiday to Germany is. I'm going to my son-in-law-ish's father's birthday party in Zwickau in a couple of weeks and so a posh frock is called for. My daughter with whom I will be doing birthday singing is wearing yellow so I've just preshrunk a piece of lemony lineny type fabric ready for making this. http://voguepatterns.mccall.com/v7762-products-4349.php?page_id=855.

Unfortunately, the piece of fabric looks much smaller now I've washed it (I don't think it shrank much, I think I just overestimated how much there was of it- it's been in my stash for at least ten years). I might get a sleeveless one out of it. Or I might have to have a complete rethink and make something out of the white and bright Ikea cotton I bought cheaply recently. But whatever I do, I need to get on with it!