Weekend Sewing Project: a shirt dress

I have this great-for-fall dark navy fabric, the same fabric I made my two layer skirt with. So this weekend I hope to sew it into a loose-fit shirt-dress, with sleeves. I have attempted but not yet conquered how to make a good sleeve, so I’ll be following a pattern that I bought. I only have a yard of fabric, so it’ll have to be a knee-length dress, but that’s fine because I live in So Cal and you can pretty much wear a summer dress all year round, plus or minus a big scarf.

Here are some patterns that I liked, and might try to copy…. The sleeves on this ^^ dress!