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After ages I made a dress for myself again! I keep buying clothes patterns on Etsy but always hesitate to start. I used to sew my own dresses back when I was in college and then again after I got married, I tried a couple of times making dress for myself and for my sons. Afterwards, I just stopped and recently I've been itching to start making again.
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| Lovely pink & purple block print fabric |
The fabric is block print cotton from my ETSY Shop.
The pattern is from Aura Patterns on Etsy . I make size XL which turned out very airy. Maybe I will make L size next time.
With my rustic dress making skill, I'm happy with how it turned out! Here's my review about this dress pattern:
1. The photo on the pattern and the actual pattern is different. The actual pattern is for a drop sleeve dress. Which I love!
The pattern:
2. Another adjustment I made is the neck line. I found the neck line is too wide to my liking. The bodice pattern is completely different then what's shown in the pattern photo!
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| Neck line as per the pattern |
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| My adjustment |
3. The pattern is easy to understand but there's no actual photos. There are only very simple diagram. Some instruction, like attaching the pocket, I find it's lacking. If you follow the instruction, you will end up with puckered pockets. Luckily there are many tutorials on Youtube like THIS ONE that I can refer to.
4. The sleeve turned out good and the length is just perfect. I love the airy sleeves especially in this hot and humid weather.
I wish the pattern had more detail photos or diagrams in the instructions. This pattern is good for someone who already know how to at least read a pattern and make adjustment if necessary. If you're a newbie, I'd suggest to look at others who provide video tutorials. This particular pattern shop, don't have any social media presence or video tutorials.
I'm happy with my first trial of the pattern and want to make another one but with a few adjustment, like the bodice length and also the pocket depth. I've been watching and learning from a lot of YouTube Videos. Let's see.
