croquet dress sewing pattern
It's the perfect afternoon for a game of croquet! This short-sleeved, dropped-waist dress comes in two versions. View A features a nautically inspired collar detail. View B has gentle gathers at the front and a simple yoke detail which is perfect for embellishment. The elasticized waist in both views is comfortable and features a cute bow detail.
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Short-sleeved, dropped-waist dress in two versions. View A features a nautically inspired collar detail. View B has gentle gathers at the front and a simple yoke detail which is perfect for embellishment. The elasticized waist in both views is comfortable and features a cute bow detail.
Suggested Fabrics
Light- to medium-weight woven fabrics like quilting cotton, broadcloth, shirting, poplin, chambray, and linen.
Notions
Coordinating thread, lightweight fusible interfacing, one 3/8" or 1/2" button, 1 yard of 3/4"-wide elastic, 1/2 yard of 1 1/2"-wide ribbon for bow (optional).
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, Fabric A 1 1/4
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SIZE 6-12 M 12-18 M 18-24 M 2T 3T 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 Chest 21
3/4"22
3/4"23
1/2"24
1/2"25
1/2"26
1/2"27
1/2"28
1/2"30" 31" 32
1/2"33
1/2"Length* 17
1/4"18
1/4"19
1/2"20
1/2"21
3/4"23" 24
3/4"26
1/2"28
1/4"30" 32" 34" Sleeve** 8
1/4"8
1/2"8
3/4"9" 9
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1/2"9
3/4"10" 10
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1/2"10
3/4"11" * 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 of this pattern, the instructions contained a minor error. On page 3, in step 4 under the section "Prepare the Front (View B)," the second sentence should read, "Pin and stitch the opposite (unfolded) long edge...."
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