Hi you crafty bunch!
I was tempted to change ābee-haveā to ābee-hiveā but I left it how Mr Loops sent it 
Another summery post for you today, and another āmangle the pattern to make it what I wantā 
Isnāt this just THE most adorable bumble bee 
design fabric?!!! So cute! I of course got it from my fave online fabric shop Minerva, and itās another design thatās a little out of my comfort range since itās rather cottage core, but hey who said I have to stick to a specific style?! (Iāve literally had that pink top for years but donāt think Iāve ever worn it until now, lol)
I hadnāt decided in advance what pattern I wanted to use for this fabric, though my initial thought was indeed to make a long floaty summer skirt. I ended up deciding to make this FREE pattern by George and Ginger, but unfortunately didnāt have quite enough fabric to make the full flare skirt, so I had to half the back panel, but since I also wanted to change it to be an elasticated faux wrap rather than a true wrap with button, this didnāt prove to be much of an issue thankfully!
Itās still lovely and flary despite having not quite as much flare as the pattern called for, and nice and cool, which is a good thing since weāve just had our second heatwave of the year, gargh. Thankfully marginally cooler than the first one tho when we exceeded the highest recorded temperatures in the UK by quite a bit 
An even bigger downfall to another heatwave is that we donāt have aircon (obv, weāre in the UK, land of rain and grey skies, lol?!) and our new rescue pupper Arwen is terrified of fans!!
Aaaanyways I love the skirt, and Iām tempted to get more of the same fabric, or possible another from the same range (itās viscose challis btw) to make a shorter version (maybe with a frillā¦?), with less wrap coverage and some integral shorts 
Hope you like it! 
Loops xx
Sheās not toooo bad with my tower fan, but we have a portable aircon thing that I use in my office or the bedroom if itās really bad, and have like a giant industrial type floor fan we got for last yearās heatwave and they also terrify her (the giant fan is ridiculously loud tho tbf). Hopefully sheāll be a lot less anxious by next summer!!
, lol), we had to sit in the back garden with her for 2 hours because she wouldnāt go inside the house 
and even then she wouldnāt go far from the door, but now after about 6 weeks sheās pretty comfortable in the house and us (sheās still not 100% trusting of us tho) 
I think her main fears now are vehicles (sheās getting much better tho) both walking near and going in, strangers, anything stick-like which is heartbreaking when you obv think why 
and has been a bit tricky since I use a walking stick (sometimes 2) but I make sure and move it very slowly so she isnāt scared, and she has a lot of separation anxiety. But like you say I think with time everything will improve, sheās come such a long way already!!
Congratulations! This bee-you-tiful piece is a Featured Project this week!