Dress to Impress: 5 out of 4's Layla Dress Sewing Pattern Review

Life is too short to wear boring clothes. 

That's why Layla is the perfect party, office, or doing-the-laundry dress!

The Layla Dress has several options and features:
- Fully lined
- Princess seamed bodice
- 4 Sleeve lengths
- Button up back
- A-line box pleated skirt
- Pockets option
- Sash option
- Knit or woven fabric skirt option

The layla was a relatively easy sew - just follow the straight forward instructions, and voila!  

The pleats were a nice sew, and the seam ripper did not come out!  I didn't have quite enough fabric for the entire front skirt with pleats, so I did make them a bit smaller than the pattern itself, ensuring that the front was the same size with less fabric than it would of been as per the original pattern piece. 

I used some Scuba fabric from Water Tower Textiles - and the scuba was light enough that making the sleeves didn't leave me feeling squished in, thus it has a great bicep circumference (mine tend to be large for more form fitted sleeves). 

The skirt is cotton fabric from Fabricland, and of course, I opted for the side pockets!   

Overall, it's a fun dress for work or a party, and I love that I can use woven or knit for the skirt part without needing to alter any of the pattern piece sizes. 

Get your Layla here.

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