Simple dress with well written pattern

This is a simple shift dress but it has pockets, which is brilliant! The pattern itself is beautifully presented, on nice thick paper that doesn’t tear and with a really helpful instruction booklet. I found it (mostly) a pleasure to sew, with the exception of the exposed zip which was fiddly and I couldn’t get it 100% right even after a few tries. I am size 16 but made size 18 as I like it to be loose. There is a bit of excess fabric at the back and I considered adding a couple of darts. If I did it again I would cut the front neckline lower to make it more of a scoop neck, as I find it too high. I made it in thin denim, which is possibly a bit too stiff but hopefully it will soften with time. I made the facing in contrast fabric to match the pockets, but of course you can’t see these when you’re wearing it! Lots of lessons learned here for me, but certainly a pattern to repeat.