Boat neck sheath dress pattern

(Scroll down to the end of the post for download links)

This is yet another basic piece – the boat neck half sleeve sheath dress. You can find lots of dresses this style on Asos – and I must admit that they do have beautiful sheath dresses. However, I rarely buy one, because I can sew this type of dress in no time Don’t say I am stingy – I come from a middle income country with GDP per capita at 2000 USD per year, I don’t want to spend too much on things I can make. This modest dress is an office ready baby. Just mix it with black or nude high heels and a silver necklace, you will have a complete outfit for any professional meeting.

The dress pattern I share in this post has a straight skirt. If you prefer a pencil design, narrow down the side seams, starting from the fullest part of the hip (marked with notches) down to hemline. It is a really quick modification, mark a point at the hemline at the desired width of skirt hemline and draw a straight line (the red lines) from the hip notch to the marked point. Then redraw the seam allowance (the blue lines) and cut the pieces. You can see in the demonstration below:

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.

Do you want to add side seam pockets to the pattern for additional convenience? Just go ahead because it is too easy, just follow the quick instruction here.

Again, happy sewing! I look forward to seeing your masterpiece!

XOXO

Tiên the Little Sewist

Cutting instruction:

After taping down all the pages following the instruction, the overall layout of the pattern pieces is much like this (the arrangement of pattern pieces will vary a bit with sizes because I want to utilize all space to result in least pages):

The cutting instruction is for the dress with facings. If you choose to sew the dress with bias binding, skip the front facing and back facing pieces. If you choose to sew the dress with bodice lining, skip the facing pieces and cut a set of front and back pieces in lining fabric.

A. Front Skirt - 1pcs
B. Back Skirt - 2pcs
C. Front - 1pcs
D. Back - 2pcs
E. Sleeve - 2pcs
F. Front Facing - 1pcs
G. Back Facing – 2pcs

Download links for the dress:

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