Moana Dress

It’s not a secret I love Papercut patterns so when Katie launched the AHOY collection early this year I had to snap it up my favourites: Moana, Startboard & Bowline. Moana means “sea” in Maori. Such a beautiful name as you can see the sea waves referenced on the design.The pattern is described as a relax-fit dress- top featuring a ruffle waist that dips slightly at the back with gentle shaping though the body. Ruffles is all over the catwalk and I love when pattern designers make fashionable relevant patterns.
Pattern is easy to sew and the instructions are good. I made a small change swapping the exposed back zip to a “key hole”effect and lengthen pattern by 5 cm. Personally the armhole is a bit low. Fabric is white crepe. It has a lovely texture.