Zoe Dress

A review of Sew Over It Zoe Dress

Reviewed by @seams_sew on 19th October, 2018

I got the Zoe dress pattern at the knitting and stitching show in March when it was newly released as I really like the clean lines, princess type seams and the concealed front pockets.
I had read that the sleeves were very tight so I measured them before I cut anything out, as it happens they were perfectly fine needing no adjustment.
This pattern is straightforward and the instructions are really clear although I did get a bit confused at instruction 10 where it could have been clearer that you need to pin from THE BOTTOM of the armhole to the hem (yes ok, I pinned and stitched from the top of the side front piece to the hem and got a very odd result !!) apart from that it went together well. I made no adjustments for fit at all except to lengthen by 10cm as I am 5’7″and don’t like anything above the knee. I used an african wax print fabric which I think has worked well although if you want to pattern match the back you will need more than the 2.5 yards than I had (having said that, this fabric was quite narrow at 122cm) I will definitely make this again.