Dress with flounce or strap, 152/12y

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Children’s dress with tiered skirt and ruffles

A super-cute dress for everyday wear and special occasions!

The pattern includes three variations, all featuring the same beautiful skirt: a gathered tiered skirt that creates a lovely drape and plenty of fullness. The difference between the styles is in the bodice.

Choose the long-sleeved version, where the sleeves are finished with elastic at the wrists to create a pretty little ruffled edge. Both the front and back are decorated with ruffles that extend slightly over the shoulders, giving the dress an extra-sweet look. You can also choose a sleeveless version with the same beautiful ruffle at the front and back, extending slightly over the shoulder. Finally, there is a summery version with a simple bodice and narrow shoulder straps.

Whichever version you choose, your child will have a lovely dress with plenty of freedom of movement for dancing, playing and relaxing.   

Fabric 

Quality is important when choosing fabrics for children’s clothing. We recommend choosing a soft, breathable material that can be machine washed.

For this dress, we love lightweight fabrics such as viscose, broderie anglaise and lightweight cotton, available in many beautiful colours and different prints. The style is also perfect for seersucker, where the fabric’s unique texture works beautifully with the ruffles and gathering. Lightweight linen is another great choice, giving the dress a look that is both classic and modern.  

This pattern is designed for fabrics without stretch; you can also use stretch fabrics for a more relaxed expression.   

Material consumption   

The quick overview:   

For the three dresses, simply choose your favourite fabric, lightweight fusible interfacing, e.g. 9561, 5 mm elastic for style A, and a small decorative button for styles A and B.

Find the consumption in the table under the images in the left menu on the page. 

The calculated fabric consumption is for fabric width 130 cm.   

When we calculate the material consumption, we always place the pattern parts so that they face the same way on the fabric to take into account pile direction, pattern reports, etc. Also remember that the recommended length depends on the width of the chosen fabric.  

Fit & style 

Children’s dress with a regular fit and gathered tiered skirt. Choose between three styles: a long-sleeved bodice with elastic at the wrists or a sleeveless bodice – both with ruffles on the front and back and a button fastening at the back – or a simple bodice with shoulder straps.If you want to know more about which techniques you need to use for this pattern, you will get the full overview in the online sewing instructions, which you will find in the section "Complete instructions" further down the page. When you buy a pattern, a printed instruction is included. 

Sewing techniques   

No difficult sewing techniques are used in this pattern.

The ruffles are gathered using gathering stitches or a gathering foot.

Would you like to know more about the techniques used for this pattern? You’ll find a complete overview in the online sewing instructions. When you purchase a pattern, you will also receive printed instructions.

Difficulty level 

Little experienced   

For those of you who have some sewing experience, know the basic techniques and want to challenge yourself with slightly more complex projects.   

Patterns in this category contain small details such as edging and zipper/button closures. The sewing guide naturally comes with detailed drawings and texts, so that you will naturally expand your repertoire of sewing techniques.   

Intermediate is our second-easiest level of difficulty and is suitable for those who already know the basic sewing techniques, have some experience with sewing and want to learn more relatively easy techniques.   

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When you choose a sewing pattern from Selfmade®, you always get a finished pattern that is adapted to the size you choose. This gives you a number of advantages:   

·      Developed in your size: You get exactly the pattern you need. This means that it is easy to access for both beginners and more experienced users.   

·      High quality: You get a pattern in durable non woven material, where seam allowances, notches, darts and other relevant information are printed directly on the pattern.   

·      Quick start: Getting started with sewing doesn't get much easier. Separate the pattern pieces, place on the chosen fabric and get started with scissors, needle and thread!    

With Selfmade®, you go directly from idea to sewing and can therefore focus on what really matters – your creativity.   

Complete instruction   

In the package you get a booklet containing colored illustrations and detailed step-by-step sewing instructions in English.   

Choose the right size   

Take measurements and find the size that fits best. Please note that the measurements in our size guide are body measurements, which must be measured tightly and directly on the body only wearing underwear. 

See our size guide at the top of the page.   

On the front of the pattern and in the table under the images in the left menu on the page., you will find product measurements that you can use to assess the model's ease, compare with other patterns or measurements of other clothes in relation to fit.    

TIP: Make a test model to ensure the perfect fit before starting the final project. Remember that fabric choice affects fit, so for the best test fit, choose a material that is identical or close to the quality you will use for the final project.   

Do you have questions?   

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