I’ve been a massive fan of Eurovision since I was a little kid and this was the first time it’s been hosted in the UK since 1998, so if there’s ever an excuse for a special make it was this one!

I used the “Magnolia Boat Neck Dress” pattern from My Golden Thimble, which I’ve used before and is fairly beginner-friendly. It comes with all kinds of options for different necklines, pockets, additional ruffles etc but for this one I just stuck to the basics. I did make the pocket insides out of some red cotton scraps though because why the heck not, although I can’t figure out how to attach more than one image to show you…

The main fabric is just some flag print polycotton that you can find all over eBay, technically it wasn’t 100% accurate to the list of participating countries this year but hey, close enough.

We had a fantastic time in Liverpool, and as luck would have it the person sitting in front of us in the arena recognised my dress from a Mastodon post about it the day before! What are the chances?!

Pattern link: https://www.mygoldenthimble.com/summer-dress-sewing-pattern-boat-neck/