This month, my make from the  Simple Sew Patterns company is the Zoe top and dress.

I chose to make the dress option.  I decided to make it in heavyweight fabric as I wanted
a winter/ spring dress

In my stash, I had this black and white 2-meter fabric which is reversible. I bought the fabric in a market in Le Touquet, Northen France and always had a dress in mind for it and the Zoe dress, seemed like the best option for it.

 

Here she is all cut out. (see below) I cut the facing and arm cuffs and pocket, on the white side and the main body on the black side.

 

 

 

I then joined the two neck facings together at their edges

I am 5ft 2 so I took 9.5 inches of the hem!

 

As this is really upholstery fabric and therefore thick, I decided to use pinking shears on the raw edges to reduced the bulk in the seams

I decided not to cut the front of the dress as 2 panels as the pattern is bold, it would have been hard to pattern match., especially as I only had 2 meters of this fabric. On the back I did cut 2 panels and because I had limited fabric I couldn’t pattern match. Next time I make it I would cut the back as one panel too.

 

I inserting the neck facking, I used wonderclips and pins to ease the facing in.

All ready for top stitching

 

I added the sleeve cuff, once I had sewn the sides up as I wanted to check the neckline wasn’t too wide, which it wasn’t. I would suggest that you follow the instructions that is a much better way of getting a match on the cuff seams.

joining the arm cuffs after I had sewn up the sides did make it a bit trickier but I wanted to make sure the  fit of the neck was ok.

Phew I managed to line it up ok!! Stick to the instrutions kids it’s easier!!

and here she is with and without pockets…cant decide yet what I prefer.