THE DRESS
Inspired by the dreamy glamour of the 70s, Alix will take you effortlessly from a hazy Summer festival to an elegant soirée in town. A high-waisted prairie dress with a V-neck yoke, inset waistband, tie back belt and a full skirt, pleated at centre front and back. And best of all, no zipper! With long, billowing raglan sleeves secured at the wrist with a delicate elasticated cuff and three skirt length options (& everything in between!) Alix can be just as at home worn with a pair of beat up old jeans as she is swooshing down the red carpet…!
Multi-sized sewing pattern from UK 6 / US 2 up to UK 20 / US 16
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Light to medium weight wovens will bring out the best in Alix - cotton lawn, voile, chambray, annel, double gauze, cotton silk, sandwashed silk, silk noil, wool crêpe, viscose crêpe, rayon and cupro.
| VARIATION 1 | |
|---|---|
| 60" / 1.5m |
4.1m / 4.6yds
|
| 45" / 1.15m | 5.35m / 5.85yds |
| VARIATION 2 | |
| 60" / 1.5m |
2.6m / 2.8yds
|
| 45" / 1.15m | 3.9m / 4.25yds |
| VARIATION 3 | |
| 60" / 1.5m |
2.4m / 2.6yds
|
| 45" / 1.15m | 3.4m / 3.7yds |
- Your fabric
- Pins
- Tape measure
- Pinking shears (optional)
- Hand sewing needle
- Matching thread
- Dress makers shears
- Pinking shears or an overlocker
- 0.5m elastic, 1/4" wide
- Lightweight fusible interfacing (optional)
| Size US/UK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/6 | 4/8 | 6/10 | 8/12 | 10/14 | 12/16 | 14/18 | 16/20 |
| Finished bust (incl. the centre back pleat of 4¾ in and 12½cm | |||||||
| 40¼in 102¼cm |
41¼in 103¾cm |
42¼in 107¼cm |
43¼in 109¾cm |
45¼in 155cm |
47¼in 120cm |
50¼in 127½cm |
53¼in 135¼cm |
| Finished waist | |||||||
| 35¼in 89¼cm |
36¼in 91¾cm |
37¼in 94¼cm |
38¼in 96¾cm |
40¼in 101¾cm |
42¼in 107cm |
45¼in 114¾cm |
48¼in 112¼cm |
| Finished hip | |||||||
|
51½in 131cm |
52½in 133½cm |
53½in 136cm |
54½in 138½cm |
56½in 143½cm |
58½in 148½cm |
58½in 156¼cm |
61½in 164cm |
| Finished length Variation 1 (from neckline centre back to hem; shown only in cm as increments are so small) | |||||||
| 150cm | 150¼cm | 150½cm | 150¾cm | 151¼cm | 151¾cm | 152½cm | 153¼cm |
| Finished length Variation 2 (from neckline centre back to hem; shown only in cm as increments are so small) | |||||||
| 88¾cm | 89cm | 89¼cm | 89½cm | 90cm | 90½cm | 91¼cm | 92cm |
| Finished length Variation 3 (from neckline centre back to hem; shown only in cm as increments are so small) | |||||||
| 63¼cm | 63½cm | 63¾cm | 64cm | 64½cm | 65cm | 65¾cm | 66½cm |
| Finished sleeve length (all variations; shown only in cm as increments are so small) | |||||||
| 61cm | 61cm | 62cm | 62½cm | 63cm | 63½cm | 64cm | 64½cm |
