school photo dress sewing pattern
Ready for your close-up? This lined, above-the-knee-length, A-line dress features a hidden, on-seam, front kangaroo pocket and an invisible back zipper. View A has a stand-away, roll collar and 3/4-length cuffed sleeves. View B includes a ruffle collar and gathered, bias-bound, 3/4-length sleeves.
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Girl's dress. This lined, above-the-knee-length, A-line dress features a hidden, on-seam, front kangaroo pocket and an invisible back zipper. View A has a stand-away, roll collar and 3/4-length cuffed sleeves. View B includes a ruffle collar and gathered, bias-bound, 3/4-length sleeves.
Suggested Fabrics
Dress: Light- to medium-weight, non-stretch fabrics like quilting cotton, broadcloth, lawn, poplin, and fine-wale corduroy; silk taffeta or dupioni; linen; and wool suiting or crepe.
Lining: Lightweight, non-stretch fabrics like quilting cotton, batiste, voile, and broadcloth; china silk; and rayon.Notions
Coordinating thread, lightweight fusible interfacing, invisible zipper (12" for sizes 6–24 M, 14" for sizes 2T–4, 16" for sizes 5–7, 18" for sizes 8–12), hook and eye, one 1/2" button for View A.

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 1/2
yards1 1/2
yards1 3/4
yards1 3/4
yards2
yards2
yards2
yards2 1/4
yards2 1/4
yards2 1/2
yards2 1/2
yardsView B 1 3/4
yards1 3/4
yards1 3/4
yards2
yards2
yards2
yards2 1/4
yards2 1/4
yards2 1/4
yards2 1/2
yards2 1/2
yards2 3/4
yardsLining 3/4
yard3/4
yard3/4
yard3/4
yard3/4
yard3/4
yard3/4
yard1
yard1
yard1
yard1 1/4
yards1 1/4
yards 
Finished Measurements
SIZE 6-12 M 12-18 M 18-24 M 2T 3T 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 Chest 20" 21" 22" 23" 24" 25" 26" 27" 28
1/2"29
1/2"31" 32" Sleeve length* 10
3/4"11" 11
1/2"11
3/4"12
1/4"12
1/2"13" 13
1/4"13
3/4"14" 14
1/2"14
3/4"Length** 16
1/2"17
3/4"19" 20" 21
1/4"22
1/2"24" 25
1/2"27" 28
1/2"30" 31
1/2" 
* Measured from shoulder at neckline
** From center back neck edge of garment -
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 shading symbols indicating the lining and the interfacing were reversed on pages 3-4 of the instructions.






