after-school shirt + pants sewing pattern
When school is over, it's time to change into something cute and comfortable. The pattern for this perfect after school outfit for girls features a loose-fitting pull-on shirt with long sleeves, a bateau neck, and a cute offset button detail at the front and back yokes. The pull-on elastic-waist pants include a separate side panel which allows for use of a contrast trim near the hem. An alternate view of the pants includes ruffle details at the front pocket opening and at the back.
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Girl's pants and top pattern. This pattern features a loose-fitting pull-on shirt with long sleeves, a bateau neck, and a sweet offset button detail at the front and back yokes. The pull-on, elastic-waist pants include a separate side panel, which allows for use of a contrast trim near the hem. An alternate view of the pants includes ruffle details at the front pocket opening and at the back.
Suggested Fabrics
Shirt and Pants (Fabric B): Lightweight woven fabrics like quilting cotton, voile, lawn, shirting, poplin, broadcloth, and linen.
Pants (Fabric A): Light- to medium-weight woven fabrics like quilting cotton, chambray, twill, lightweight denim, and fine-wale corduroy.Notions
Shirt: Coordinating thread, four 1/2–5/8" buttons, lightweight fusible interfacing.
Pants: Coordinating thread, 1 yard of 3/4" elastic.
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 1/4
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yardFinished Measurements
SIZE 6-12 M 12-18 M 18-24 M 2T 3T 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 Chest 22
3/4"23
3/4"24
3/4"25
3/4"26
3/4"27
3/4"28
3/4"29
3/4"31
1/4"32
1/4"33
3/4"34
3/4"Shirt Length* 10" 11" 11
3/4"12
1/2"13
1/4"14
1/4"15
1/2"16
1/2"17
1/2"18
1/2"20" 21
1/4"Sleeve Length** 14" 14
3/4"15
1/2"16
1/4"17" 18" 19" 20" 21" 22" 23
1/4"24
1/4"Pants Hip 20
1/2"21
1/2"22
1/2"23
1/2"24
1/4"25
1/4"26
1/4"27" 28
1/2"29
1/2"31" 32" Pants Inseam 9
3/4"10
1/2"11
1/4"12" 13
1/4"15
1/4"17
1/4"19
1/4"21
1/2"23
1/4"24
3/4"26
1/4"* Measured from shoulder at neck
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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 -
- In the first printing, there was an error in the first column of Page 3. Step 1 under the heading "Prepare the front pants (all views)" should read, "Pin one cut front pocket lining to one cut pants front, with right sides facing and matching the pieces' curved pocket edge and top edge."
- In the first printing, there was an error in the third column of Page 3. Step 1 under the heading "Prepare the side panel" includes the partial sentence, "(Note that the topstitching". Please ignore this text. It should have been deleted from the instructions.
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