music box jumper sewing pattern
Let's listen to the melody. This simple, empire-waist jumper designed especially for beginning sewists can be worn alone or layered over a blouse or shirt in cooler weather. View A presents a softly pleated, mid-calf-length skirt, while View B gives an A-line skirt with a single, inverted box pleat at center back. Both views button up the back.
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Girl's dress. Simple empire-waist jumper designed especially for beginning sewists can be worn alone or layered over a blouse or shirt in cooler weather. View A presents a softly pleated, mid-calf-length skirt. View B gives an A-line skirt with a single, inverted box pleat at center front and a decorative button tab detail. Both views button up the back.
Suggested Fabrics
Lightweight fabrics like quilting cotton; cotton chambray, fine twill, shirting, and fine-wale corduroy; and light- to medium-weight linen.
Notions
Coordinating thread, lightweight fusible interfacing, 1/2" buttons or snaps (six for View A, eight for View B).
Fabric Guide (fabric width: 44"-45")
SIZE 6-12 M 12-18 M 18-24 M 2T 3T 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 View A 1 1/2
yards1 3/4
yards1 3/4
yards1 3/4
yards1 3/4
yards2
yards2
yards2
yards2 1/4
yards2 1/4
yards2 1/2
yards2 1/2
yardsView B 1 1/2
yards1 1/2
yards1 1/2
yards1 3/4
yards1 3/4
yards1 3/4
yards2
yards2
yards2
yards2 1/4
yards2 1/4
yards2 1/4
yardsFinished Measurements
SIZE 6-12 M 12-18 M 18-24 M 2T 3T 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 Chest 20
3/4"21
3/4"22
3/4"23
3/4"24
3/4"25
3/4"26
3/4"27
3/4"29
1/4"30
1/4"31
3/4"32
3/4"Length, View A* 20
1/4"21
1/2"22
3/4"23
3/4"25" 26
1/4"27
3/4"29
1/4"31" 32
1/2"34" 35
3/4"Length, View B* 18
1/4"19
1/2"20
3/4"21
3/4"23" 24
1/4"25
3/4"27
1/4"29" 30
1/2"32" 33
3/4"* Measured from shoulder at neckline
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English System Size Chest
(in)Waist
(in)Hip
(in)Height
(in)Weight
(lbs)6-12M 19 19 ½ 19 ½ 27-29 17-22 12-18M 19 ¾ 20 ½ 20 ½ 29-31 22-27 18-24M 20 ½ 21 21 31-33 27-30 2T 21 21 22 33-36 30-33 3T 21 ½ 21 23 36-39 33-36 4 22 ½ 21 ½ 24 39-42 36-39 5 23 ½ 22 25 ½ 42-45 39-44 6 24 ½ 22 ½ 26 ½ 45-49 45-55 7 25 ½ 23 27 ½ 49-52 56-64 8 26 ½ 23 ½ 28 ½ 52-54 65-72 10 28 24 30 54-56 73-77 12 29 25 31 ½ 56-58 78-82 Metric System Size Chest
(cm)Waist
(cm)Hip
(cm)Height
(cm)Weight
(kg)6-12M 48 50 50 69-74 8-10 12-18M 50 52 51 74-79 10-12 18-24M 52 53 56 79-84 12-14 2T 53 53 56 84-91 14-15 3T 55 53 58 91-99 15-16 4 57 55 61 99-107 16-18 5 60 56 65 107-114 18-20 6 62 57 67 114-124 20-25 7 65 58 70 124-132 25-29 8 67 60 72 132-137 29-33 10 71 61 76 137-142 33-35 12 74 64 80 142-147 35-37 -
- Note that in the first printing of this pattern, the first two illustrations on page 2 of the instructions showed notches under the arms. These notches were not included in the final version of the pattern as they were not necessary, so you will not find them on the pattern sheet. Revised illustrations without the nothces are show here.
- Note that in the first printing of this pattern, there is an error on piece #5, the Front Skirt (View B).
The pleat placement line and notches for the pleat placement line should not have been graded for the various sizes, but should instead be consistent for all the sizes.
For the large sizes (5-12) draw a new pleat line 1 7/8" from the center fold line and use that line instead of the provided pleat lines.
For the small sizes (6M-4), use the size 2T pleat line for all sizes.
- Note that in the first printing of this pattern, the first two illustrations on page 2 of the instructions showed notches under the arms. These notches were not included in the final version of the pattern as they were not necessary, so you will not find them on the pattern sheet. Revised illustrations without the nothces are show here.
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