A trip to Britex yielded three patterns: from Burda, the bustier (6801) and a sleeveless dress (3477), and from McCall’s, a second sleeveless dress (4768). Now that I look at them together, I realize that there’s not much difference between the two dresses except that one has a flounce. I preferred Burda 8072, with the pleats (but without the flaps), but Britex was out of stock.

I plan to make the flouncy dress in the black linen/cotton blend, and the plain dress in the dark red linen/cotton blend. Not yet sure what to do with the bustier.