digital santa rosa top + dress sewing pattern
This effortless and sophisticated top and dress includes a band collar, popover button placket, and dolman sleeves. It’s cut loose with dropped shoulders and a box pleat at the center back. The top (View A) has cut-on dolman short sleeves, while the dress (View B) includes a self tie, curved shirttail hem, and long sleeves with classic cuffs. This is an all-season style that will be extremely versatile in your wardrobe.
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Digital Patterns
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Printing Information:
- Instructions: 17 pages
- Tiled pattern pieces: 46 pages
- 36-inch pattern sheets: 1 page
- A0 pattern sheets: 3 pages
Description
This effortless and sophisticated top and dress includes a band collar, popover button placket, and dolman sleeves. It’s cut loose with dropped shoulders and a box pleat at the center back. The top (View A) has cut-on dolman short sleeves, while the dress (View B) includes a self tie, curved shirttail hem, and long sleeves with classic cuffs. This is an all-season style that will be extremely versatile in your wardrobe.
Suggested Fabrics
This pattern works best with light- to medium-weight drapey woven fabrics like rayon, poly satin, silk satin, and crepe.
Notions
Coordinating thread, featherweight fusible interfacing, 1/2" buttons (four required for View B; an additional five are optional for the front placket of both views).
Fabric Guide
size 0 2 4 6 8 10 View A, 44" Fabric 2 yards 2 yards 2 yards 2 yards 2 1/4 yards 2 1/4 yards View A, 58" Fabric 1 1/2 yards 1 1/2 yards 1 1/2 yards 1 1/2 yards 1 1/2 yards 1 1/2 yards View B, 44" Fabric 3 1/2 yards 3 1/2 yards 3 1/2 yards 3 1/2 yards 3 1/2 yards 3 1/2 yards View B, 58" Fabric 3 yards 3 yards 3 yards 3 yards 3 1/4 yards 3 1/4 yards
size 12 14 16 18 20 View A, 44" Fabric 2 1/4 yards 2 1/4 yards 2 1/4 yards 2 1/4 yards 2 1/4 yards View A, 58" Fabric 1 3/4 yards 1 3/4 yards 2 1/4 yards 2 1/4 yards 2 1/4 yards View B, 44" Fabric 3 3/4 yards 3 3/4 yards 3 3/4 yards 3 3/4 yards 3 3/4 yards View B, 58" Fabric 3 1/4 yards 3 1/4 yards 3 1/2 yards 3 1/2 yards 3 1/2 yards Finished Measurements
size 0 2 4 6 8 10 Length, View A* 21 3/4" 22" 22 1/4" 22 1/2" 22 3/4" 23" Length, View B* 37" 37 1/4" 37 1/2" 37 3/4" 38" 38 1/4" Bust, A/B Cup 39 1/2" 40 1/2" 41 1/2" 42 1/2" 43 1/2" 44 1/2" Bust, C Cup
40 1/2" 41 1/2" 42 1/2" 43 1/2" 44 1/2" 45 1/2" Bust, D Cup
41 1/2" 42 1/2" 43 1/2" 44 1/2" 45 1/2" 46 1/2" Waist 39 1/2" 40 1/2" 41 1/2" 42 1/2" 43 1/2" 44 1/2" Hip 42 3/4" 43 3/4" 44 3/4" 45 3/4" 46 3/4" 47 3/4"
size 12 14 16 18 20 Length, View A* 23 1/4" 23 1/2" 23 3/4" 24" 24 1/4" Length, View B* 38 1/2" 38 3/4" 39" 39 1/4" 39 1/2" Bust, A/B Cup 46" 47 1/2" 49 1/2" 51 1/2" 53 1/2" Bust, C Cup 47" 48 1/2" 50 1/2" 52 1/2" 54 1/2" Bust, D Cup 48" 49 1/2" 51 1/2" 53 1/2" 55 1/2" Waist 46" 47 1/2" 49 1/2" 51 1/2" 53 1/2" Hip 49 1/4" 50 3/4" 52 3/4" 54 3/4" 56 3/4"
* Measured from shoulder at neck.
English System Pattern
SizeBust
(in.)Waist
(in.)Hips
(in.)0 32 1/2" 25" 35" 2 33 1/2" 26" 36" 4 34 1/2" 27" 37" 6 35 1/2" 28" 38" 8 36 1/2" 29" 39" 10 37 1/2" 30" 40" 12 39" 31 1/2" 41 1/2" 14 40 1/2" 33" 43" 16 42" 34 1/2" 44 1/2" 18 44" 36 1/2" 46 1/2" 20 46" 38 1/2" 48 1/2" Metric System Pattern
SizeBust
(cm)Waist
(cm)Hips
(cm)0 83 64 89 2 85 66 92 4 88 69 94 6 90 71 97 8 93 74 99 10 95 76 102 12 99 80 106 14 103 84 109 16 107 88 113 18 112 93 118 20 117 98 123 Average rating: (5 of 5) based on 4 reviews
Nice top, clear instructions as everReviewed by J Scott (✓ Verified Buyer) on 10/01/2023I always turn to Liesl designs for nice patterns with interesting details and high quality instructions, and the Santa Rosa top is no exception. Drapey fabrics are not my favourite to sew and I suspect some of the pieces were victims of slippage but the resulting top does feel lovely to wear and will be a great one to wear in the summer. For this first try at it I used a cheap beach wrap and didn’t have enough fabric for sleeves, but next time I will make myself a classy piece of workwear and will take my time over the sleeves so that they look just as nice as I managed to get the collar to look this time. (First time I’ve really nailed the collar I think.)Was this helpful?Nice designReviewed by DIANE Doherty (✓ Verified Buyer) on 08/16/2023I’m a 70yo sewer who lives in Hawaii. I have an autoimmune condition which requires me to maintain more coverage around my neck and shoulders. So I search for patterns that include this. No more sun tops for me. This design really fit the bill, and I made it with a silky crepe print from Mood fabrics. It was easy to sew, I left off the pockets detail, but I appreciated the stand up collar and over shoulder coverage. I will make this again and again!Was this helpful?Great pattern!Reviewed by Julie (✓ Verified Buyer) on 06/06/2023This is such an easy and clever pattern. The collar attachment is unusual but so neat. It's not hard, just follow the directions. I made the top a couple of inches longer. Will definitely make it again.Was this helpful?Love this top!Reviewed by Ali (✓ Verified Buyer) on 05/30/2023Easy to follow instructions for a beginner. The only part I struggled with was understanding how to put the collar together. In the end, it came out great. I made one adjustment to lower the bust darts and wish I had lowered the pockets along with that adjustment. Will do that next time I make this pattern, which I will definitely be doing!Was this helpful?From the Discussion Forums
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