Arum Dress Pattern

I'm super new to sewing, so the princess seams weren't intuitive to me, but doing them wrong the first time made me understand how to do them correctly. (Basically, I overthought it) And because of sewing my own clothes, I now realize I'm short-waisted, so had to do some altering for that which resulted in me sort of cutting some length out of the front bodice just below boob-line - kind of like an empire waist - which wasn't part of the pattern, but is a cute, accidental alteration. Prior to attempting the dress, I did search online to find other people's takes on the patterns, and there were a lot of folks who widened the width of the arm to allow for larger biceps. The download and instructions were super easy and I will definitely be making another Arum dress soon. It's great to have a dress that I can use as a sort of practice for skills like hems, seams, facing or binding, and princess seams, all without the harder tasks of zippers and such. It's a great pattern for a beginner like me!

Patron simple. Résultat très satisfaisant. À faire et à refaire

Un vrai plaisir de confectionner Arum. Coupe flatteuse et facile à coudre. Merci.

Belle coupe, tome très bien

The Arum dress is a simple pattern that sews up quickly and easily. The instructions are great. (I purchased it directly from deer and doe a couple years ago.) One thing about it is the sleeves get weirdly narrow so I just cut them off to make kind of a cap sleeve. This was the first or second deer and doe pattern I had sewn at the time and I was still figuring out their sizing. I seem to get the best fit when I choose a size 2 sizes down from what I should pick based on my measurements. I'm still not sure why but it works with both the init and woven patterns. The sleeves and the sizing cause me to give it 4 instead of 5 stars. I plan on making it again. It's a great pattern to experiment with different fabrics on. Also I will be adding pockets in the future.