Shift dress sewing pattern9/12/2023 See the chart for details on fabric requirements. The pattern is split into two different blocks, sizes 6-20 (B cup) and sizes 18-30 (D cup). Sizing & Fabric Requirements The Ultimate Shift Dress and Add-on Pack are sized between UK sizes 6-30. Just remember that slippery fabrics are harder to sew! Most light or medium weight woven fabrics, such as cotton, linen, rayon, viscose, wool, crepe or even silk (if you’re feeling adventurous!) will work. Idea struck out because I didn’t have a piping foot and I am still scared of piping -).The Ultimate Shift Dress pattern and Add-on Pack are aimed at Confident Beginners.įabric Suggestions The Ultimate Shift Dress sewing pattern is extremely versatile when it comes to fabric. Decided on an deep cream linen contrast for the bib to get a 60s like vibe to it. I toyed with the idea of a bib in the same colour but with contrast piping around it. I love the colour – a neutral olive and I knew I wanted the bib to be a contrast colour. The fabric is a medium weight linen – one of my favourite fabrics to work with. This was easy just drawing out a strip 5/8″ wide then adding seam allowances and pressing under before topstitiching on the center of the bib. So the pintucks are not the neatest.To protect the pintucks I interlined with cotton voile and I glad i did that because it feel so nice when I am wearing it. It should take less but my upper thread kept breaking. Once I was set up it took about 40 minutes to do all the pintucks. For the pintuck foot I needed to thread my 2.0cm twin needle (I really dislike threading the twin needle). I was in sewing genius state while doing the pintucks! It was such an involved task that bombs could have been going off an I wouldn’t have noticed! I had to cut a rectangular piece of linen and mark the pintuck lines precisely 3/8″ apart. I used a pintuck foot – a new and wonderful experience in concentrated sewing. I decided on a bib because I had just bought a pintuck foot and thought it would be great to try it out.The bib was traced of a bowl an straing lines. Raised the hem a bit and I eliminated the zip as I found I could easily slip it on and off. Next the design features…. Those issues sorted I had a perfect fitting dress to work with. The neck had some gaping which I pinned out and the pivoted out on the flat pattern to create a new pattern piece. I also bowed out the darts a further 1/4″ in the back for a better fit. Making the muslin was quick work because there were only 3 pieces. I knew I wanted it to be sleeveless and I wanted it to be made of linen. But while I was deciding what to make I had to make the muslin straight away to get the fit right before adding any design features. This dress started life on the back of water bill envelope where I sketched out ideas for a shift dress while in the car on the way back from a family trip. My various sketches for customizing the sift dress. Well you had me at free pattern! Having chosen the shift dress New Look 6145 I filled out the form and received my free pattern in early May. The only rule is that there are no rules! Using the pattern as your foundation, go wild with fabric, colour, nips here, tucks there and feel free to accessorise to the hilt! Whether fabric is your forte or your signature style is more haute couture, simply show us what you’re made of and stamp your very own style on these patterns.Īnyway it also means you get a free pattern. And yes it meant little ones were sick as well = no fun -(Įven worse still no sewing but I am going to make up for that next week when I am done with all the marking I have to do this coming week.Īnyway rant over! Now back to the good stuff! I am so excited to share with you this shift dress I love so much.įirst of all its an entry into the Simplicity Star Sewist Competition. There are 3 patterns to choose from and the challenge is to use the patterns as a basis for your own bespoke creation. Its difficult with little people at school bringing back all sorts of stuff. I am determined not to catch anything else. Hope you are all having fantastic week! I am getting over a bug that had me out of sewing action all weekend! Grrr! May has not been great because I have had 2 weekends in which I was really poorly.
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