FINISHED! Salme Pussy Bow Dress

This morning (just in time to start KCWC tomorrow) I finished the Salme Pussy Bow Dress in Liberty of London Viola B.
I used this tutorial to add a lining to it - because it's Frocktober and adding a lining to a dress was my self improvement project.  I also added some pockets because frankly a dress needs pockets!! I  left the collar the same size all around rather than have it smaller at the back - I like an even collar at the back (there was also a bit of laziness and a bit of confusion with the pattern thrown in).
So the verdict:

The pattern: I'm pretty happy with the Salme pattern and given it was the first print at home pattern I've made it was easy to put together and a bit easier than tracing.  The pattern didn't have a seam allowance which is fine for me as I'm used to sewing Japanese patterns.  The instructions probably could have been a little bit better put together (format definitely - although this might have been about saving paper and content - especially around adding the collar on) but for good sewers you probably wouldn't have needed the help with the collar that I did.  I'll definitely buy another of their patterns and I'm itching to buy the playsuit pattern)
The tutorial on putting lining on was helpful, although for the arm holes I understitched the dress and lining to the lining rather than topstitched (I think this gives a nicer finish?) and I felt a bit lost about how to put the collar on (there is a theme here!) but in the end it all worked out.  I didn't baste the skirt and lining together like the tutorial said which was a big mistake because later I was trying to line the two up when adding the elastic and ended up basting it anyway.
The sizing: In term of sizing I took the size of my waist rather than hips and bust, but I probably could have gone with the lower size as I feel that the arm holes a bit gapey and the length of the bodice isn't quite right - but otherwise a looser fit is nice to wear.
Overall I'll be wearing this dress on Tuesday to work (yay for another long weekend here!) and feeling pretty money in it.