The perfect day dress

I’ve been wanting to try this pattern for a long time and I finally found a beautiful floral rayon that seemed perfect for this pattern!

I made a muslin first and made the following changes… I widened the shoulders (like a lot of other users), lowered the darts by 1” (like a lot of other users), cut the ties on the fold as I didn’t want them as short as the pattern calls for and raised the armholes to improve arm mobility and then adjusted the sleeves to suit.

I love the fit of this dress, it has a lovely 90’s vibe to it with its relaxed fit but can look more tailored by using the waist ties. Using rayon gives the overall look a softer feel. I didn’t have to do a SBA like I do most other patterns because of the looser fit so it turned out to be a quicker pattern than most other dresses. I was nervous about using rayon for the neckline binding but the binding is a great width and by going slowly the outcome was great.

Next time I will raise the bodice waistline by 1” as I prefer a higher waistline on myself and lengthen the skirt to compensate. My only criticism is that the pattern doesn’t include printing layers.