Front ties puffy sleeve dress with pockets sewing tutorial | The "Rowan" Dress

The "Rowan" Dress PDF sewing pattern:
www.etsy.com/listing/17379854...
My Etsy “PatternApothecary”:
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Hello and welcome to this tutorial on how to sew this comfy summer dress with front tie closure, gathered sleeves, half circle skirt and pockets.
Sizes 4-24 (see measurements on Etsy)
This pattern includes:
- short and long sleeve variation
- mini and tea length skirt variation
This purchase includes:
- A4 PDF format & US letter format
- A0 PDF format
- Instructions (recommended way of assembling the pattern)
Fabric recommendation: lightweight woven fabric such as muslin, linen or cotton
In examples I used linen for the green dress and cotton/polyester blend for the brown dress
Supplies
- Lightweight woven fabric
Width: 145cm/57"
Length: 270cm/108" to 470cm/186" depending on a size and variation
- Optional: bias tape for the neckline ("binding” pattern piece can be replaced with pre-made bias tape)
- Optional: decorative trim for ties (replace “tie” pattern piece)
- Elastic (0.5-0.7mm) for the waistband and sleeve cuffs
- Matching thread
Difficulty: intermediate
Skills
- sewing bias tape neckline
- sewing curved hem
- sewing elastic waistband and cuffs
- sewing ties
- sewing pockets
Music: Original music by Nicole Lyria

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this dress is so cute! i can’t wait to make my own! 🫶