The Willow Dress Pattern is a loose fitting dress with plenty of ease and would look great made up in linen, cottons, rayon, or any soft drapey woven fabric. It has a lovely Boho vibe and the collar is a really pretty addition. The collar could also easily be omitted. It is the perfect pretty dress to wear to a picnic! Wear it with a pair of pretty sandals, flip flops or even some cool sneakers for a great weekend casual vibe.
This cute loose fitting tiered smock dress is available in 2 versions. View A is a short flirty dress with cute little puff sleeves. View B sits just below the knee and has a slightly longer sleeve. Both views have a frilled collar, keyhole button back closure, in seam pockets, bust darts and the sleeves have an elastic cased hem.
Available in sizes 6 - 24 (Australian standards) and suitable for the intermediate sewer.
The Willow Smock Dress pattern is perfect for Intermediate Sewers or the more Advanced Beginner wanting to learn new skills.
SKILLS REQUIRED
Gathering
Setting in Sleeves
Understitching
FEATURES
Collar with Frill
Gathered Short Sleeves (2 length variations)
In Seam Pockets
Tiered
Loose Fit
Above Knee Length
Below Knee Length
Keyhole back button and loop closure
Note : This pattern is designed for a fabric width of 150cm / 54”
If your fabric is less than 150cm wide, the Lower Tier will need to be cut into 3 equal pieces. The total width of all 3 pieces should equal the total width of the original lower tier. Sew three seams rather than two and place one seam at the center back and the remaining seams towards the front at notches distributing gathers equally.
You will need approximately 1 extra meter of fabric than the above requirements if your fabric is narrower than 150cm wide.
Included in this pattern PDF download – Approximately 7 Mb
– Tiled pattern (for printing on A4)
– A0 pattern (for large format printing)
– Comprehensive instructions with step by step photographs
Instructions include fabric requirements, cutting patterns, and step by step guide with photographs.