swingset tunic and skirt

Girl’s tunic and skirt. Top is tunic-length with spaghetti straps, buttoned placket at back, and gathered ruffle at bodice yoke seam. Full, gathered skirt has two elastic casing with a centered drawstring that ties at the side.

SUGGESTED FABRICS: Designed for light- to medium-weight woven fabrics like cotton broadcloth, batiste or calico, and lightweight linen, denim, chambray, or seersucker.

NOTIONS: Thread,
Top - Three 3/8” or 1/2” buttons;
Skirt - 1 package of 1/4” elastic and optional 1 1/4” yards of 1/4” ribbon for drawstring.

DIFFICULTY: 2 scissors

swingset tunic and skirt detail

Fabric Guide, View A

SIZE 0-3M 3-6M 6-12M 12-18M 18-24M 2T 3T 4 5
Tunic, Main Fabric 3/8 yd 1/2 yd 1/2 yd 1/2 yd 1/2 yd 1/2 yd 1/2 yd 5/8 yd 5/8 yd
Tunic, Lining 1/8 yd 1/8 yd 1/8 yd 1/4 yd 1/4 yd 1/4 yd 1/4 yd 1/4 yd 1/4 yd
Tunic, Interfacing 1/8 yd 1/8 yd 1/8 yd 1/8 yd 1/8 yd 1/8 yd 1/8 yd 1/8 yd 1/8 yd

Fabric Guide, View B

Skirt, Main Fabric 3/8 yd 3/8 yd 3/8 yd 1/2 yd 3/4 yd 7/8 yd 7/8 yd 7/8 yd 1 yd
Skirt, Lining 3/8 yd 3/8 yd 3/8 yd 3/8 yd 3/4 yd 3/4 yd 3/4 yd 7/8 yd 7/8 yd
Skirt, Interfacing 1/8 yd 1/8 yd 1/8 yd 1/8 yd 1/8 yd 1/8 yd 1/8 yd 1/8 yd 1/8 yd

Finished Measurements

SIZE 0-3M 3-6M 6-12M 12-18M 18-24M 2T 3T 4 5
Chest 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 20" 21" 22" 23"
Tunic Length 10 ¾" 11 ½" 12 ¼" 13" 13 ¾" 14 ¾" 16" 17 ¼" 18 ½"
Skirt Length 7 ½" 8" 8 ½" 9" 9 ½" 10 ¼" 11" 11 ¾" 12 ½"

Body Measurements

SIZE CHEST WAIST HIP HEIGHT WEIGHT
0-3M 17" 17 ½" 17 ½" 17-23" 7-12 LBS
3-6M 18" 18 ½" 18 ½" 23-27" 12-17 LBS
6-12M 19" 19 ½" 19 ½" 27-29" 17-22 LBS
12-18M 19 ¾" 20 ½" 20 ½" 29-31" 22-27 LBS
18-24M 20 ½" 21" 21" 31-33" 27-30 LBS
2T 21" 21" 22 33-36" 30-33 LBS
3T 21 ½" 21" 23" 36-39" 33-36 LBS
4 22 ½" 21 ½" 24" 39-42" 36-40 LBS
5 23 ½" 22" 25 ½" 42-45" 40-46 LBS