Round neck 3/4 sleeve shift dress pattern

(Scroll down for download links if you do not want to read my rambling 😉)

I found out that the most popular patterns on my blog are the simplest one! It is easy to understand though, because most skilled hobby tailors are capable of drafting their own patterns, and only looking at a dress they can find the way to draft a similar one. The less experienced tailors (like me a few years ago) would prefer using ready-made patterns. First, because they are always ready to use and save a lot of time calculating. And second, they are better made than the ones I drafted myself, I just need a dress close to my size and do a bit of adjusting, and the patterns will fit me nicely. But ready-made patterns are not always available on the internet for free, and we are not always happy to pay for a pattern that we do not know if it fits or not. That is why I decide to write this blog to share the patterns, mostly simple ones, to you all!

The pattern I am sharing today is another simple shift dress that one of my favorite fashion icons – Queen Letizia of Spain – wore. It has a round neck, ¾ sleeves and an above the knee length finish. She chose the dress in beige eyelet and mix it with nude shoes and a clutch of the same color. Isn’t she beautiful? So simple and so elegant, do you think so?

This is an everyday dress which can be worn to almost everywhere. You can dress it up for a formal meeting (like Queen Letizia did) or dress it down for a picnic with a pair of flats and a wide brimmed hat. Most of all, it is easy to sew, and only requires you the basic sewing technique. To me, this darling is a fail-proof one :) The only thing you need to notice is choosing a good fabric, so it does not look like a dress that you wear to sleep :)

The pattern is created in pdf format using A4 paper. I can also create the pattern in other paper sizes (A0 to A4, Letter, Tabloid), so please inform me if you need them.

Not sure how to print and cut the patterns? Check the guide here.

Again, happy sewing! I hope to see your masterpiece!

XOXO

Tiên the Little Sewist

Download links for the basic dress block:

Check for your size in the Size Chart before downloading. 

Not finding your size? Comment your height, bust – waist – hip measurements in the comment box below and I will send you the custom-made pattern for you!

Petite XS	Regular XS
Petite S	Regular S
Petite M	Regular M
Petite L	Regular L
Petite XL	Regular XL
Petite XXL	Regular XXL

Instruction for cutting:

If you make this dress with lining:

A. Front - 1pcs shell fabric + 1pcs lining fabric

B. Back - 2pcs shell fabric + 2pcs lining fabric

E. Sleeve - 2pcs shell fabric

If you make this dress with interfacing:

A. Front - 1pcs

B. Back - 2pcs

C. Front Facing - 1pcs + Front Interfacing – 1pcs

D. Back Facing - 2pcs + Back Interfacing – 2pcs

E. Sleeve - 2pcs