fairy tale dress sewing pattern
The ultimate fully-lined, special-occasion dress with crinoline. View A features a Peter Pan collar, tulip cap sleeves, tubular waistband, and front bow detail. View B is sleeveless and has a modified Peter Pan collar and a bow at the back.
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The ultimate fully-lined, special-occasion dress with crinoline. View A features a Peter Pan collar, tulip cap sleeves, tubular waistband, and front bow detail. View B is sleeveless and has a modified Peter Pan collar and a bow at the back. Note that this is a fitted dress. Be sure to measure your child carefully when choosing a size. We recommend making a bodice muslin to ensure a good fit.
Suggested Fabrics
Dress: Light- to medium-weight woven fabrics like quilting cotton, chambray, voile, lawn, shirting, poplin, broadcloth, silk, and linen.
Lining: Lightweight fabrics like voile and lawn.
Tulle: For extra volume in the skirt.Notions
Coordinating thread, one invisible zipper (12" for sizes 6M–24M, 14" for sizes 2T–4, 16" for sizes 5–6, 18" for 7–8, 20" for 10–12), lightweight fusible interfacing, one hook and eye.
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 3/4
yards1 3/4
yards1 3/4
yards1 3/4
yards2
yards2
yards2 1/2
yards2 1/2
yards2 3/4
yards2 3/4
yards2 3/4
yards3
yardsView A, Lining 1
yard1
yard1
yard1
yard1
yard1
yard1 1/2
yards1 3/4
yards1 3/4
yards2
yards2
yards2
yardsView B, Fabric A 1
yard1
yard1 1/4
yards1 1/4
yards1 1/4
yards1 1/2
yards2
yards2
yards2
yards2 1/4
yards2 1/2
yards2 1/2
yardsView B, Fabric B* 1
yard1
yard1
yard1
yard1
yard1
yard1
yard1
yard1
yard1 1/4
yards1 1/4
yards1 1/2
yardsView B, Lining 3/4
yard3/4
yard3/4
yard3/4
yard1
yard1
yard1 1/2
yards1 3/4
yards1 3/4
yards2
yards2
yards2
yards54"-wide tulle 1/2
yard1/2
yard1/2
yard1/2
yard1/2
yard1/2
yard1
yard1
yard1
yard1 1/4
yards1 1/4
yards1 1/4
yards* Collar and sash
Finished Measurements
SIZE 6-12 M 12-18 M 18-24 M 2T 3T 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 Chest 21" 21
1/2"22" 22
1/2"23" 24" 25" 26" 27
1/2"28
1/2"30" 31" Waist 21" 21
1/2"22" 21
1/2"22" 22
1/2"23" 24" 25" 25
1/2"26" 27" Length* 17
1/2"18
3/4"20" 21
1/4"22
1/4"23
1/4"25
1/2"27
1/2"29
1/4"31" 33" 35
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 of this pattern, sizes 5-12 only, the lines and labels for piece 6, Collar (View A), were reversed. Use the size 5 line for size 12 (and vice versa), size 6 for size 10 (and vice versa), and size 7 for size 8 (and vice versa).
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