Special occasion dress pattern

Another special occasion dress for you is here!

You are wondering about what to wear to the wedding of your best friend in the next few days? You have searched all the clothing stores for a suitable dress to impress in a party? Or you just want a new project to challenge? This dress can fulfill your need.

The dress features a tea length, deep V-neck and peasant sleeves. The column design helps elongate your figure and makes you look slimmer. The special positioning of darts and seamlines at the skirt makes it unique. Of course, you can lengthen or shorten the length of the dress to your liking.

This dress can be made using one color or print, but can also be made into a color block dress. You are free to choose from endless combos. However, before you choose to color-blocking, make sure it follows the principles of color combinations. This article is a useful guide to color combination for you to refer to: Fashion Colour wheel: 15 Colour combinations for Clothes.

The pattern is created in pdf format. You download the pattern of your size (check in the Size Chart) and print it on A4 paper at actual size/no scaling/100%. There is a test square where you can check if the pattern is printed true to size. If your size is different from the one shown in my blog, please comment your measurements below, and I will make a pattern closest to your measurements. I can create the pattern in other paper sizes (A0 to A4, Letter, Tabloid), so please inform me if you need them.

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

XOXO

Tiên the Little Sewist

Download links:

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 printing:

Use a PDF reader to open the pattern file. You can use Foxit Reader or Adobe Reader, they are all free of charge.

Print the pattern at actual size (in the Printer setting, choose 100% or no scaling) on single sides of A4 paper. There is a test square on the first page where you can check if you have printed out the correct scale (the upper edge of the square is a centimeter scale while the bottom edge is an inch scale).

Trim off the left and right margins of the pages along the lines with the scissors symbols and then lay out all pages according to their numbers (the number of row and column of each page is printed in the center of each page, for example 2/4 means second row and fourth column). Tape them together and cut along the lines of the patterns.

All the patterns have seam allowances included.

Instruction for cutting:

A. Side Front Skirt - 1pcs

B. Center Front Skirt - 1pcs

C. Back Center Skirt - 2pcs

D. Back Side Skirt - 2pcs

E. Front - 2pcs

F. Back - 2pcs

G. Front Facing - 1pcs + 1pcs Interfacing

H. Back Facing - 2pcs + 2pcs Interfacing

I. Peasant sleeve - 2pcs

Carolina Herrera inspired V neck button down dress

The pattern I am sharing with you today is a dress inspired by a beautiful piece in the Carolina Herrera Spring 2018 collection. Yes, you are going to see a lot of Carolina Herrera inspired dresses in my blog, because I am a huge fan of her designs! Who would not love the elegant designs that do not show too much skin but still make the wearer so charming and feminine? Not only her designs, I also love Carolina herself – she has been a fashion icon ever since she was young until now.

I love this deep V neck button down dress. It has a fun print (of course we cannot find THAT print anywhere in the fabric stores, but we can look for something similar, or choose any print we want, because we are making it ourselves!) a midi length and a lovely low V neck for those who dare to show off some skin. The dress calls for summer – bright fun prints and sleeveless design can keep you cool in the heat. Just put on the dress, a straw hat, slip-ons or wedges, and you are ready for the beach or the park! It is also suitable for garden parties where you can have a lot of fun with your friends and family.

In this pattern I already modified a bit of the neckline – after all, we are not all so confident to bare our chest in front of many eyes. I am quite an old-fashioned woman, so don’t mind me. You can cut the neckline deeper if you like.

The pattern was generated using a free online tool named Sewist CAD (you will find details here: http://www.sewist.com/) so it is not totally up to my intention. The kick pleat is not needed but is still shown. You should remove the kick pleat by drawing a straight line from the hip down to the hemline.

This dress can be made with various kinds of fabric. You can choose a 100% cotton fabric to cool you down in the summer heat; or use brocade for an evening date or a wedding. The options are endless, and you are always free to try (and do not fear to fail).

It is sometimes tricky to sew the V neckline – it is cut on a bias, so it may stretch and causing the neckline to gap. You should apply fusible interfacing before sewing to ensure it stays flat. Be extra careful when you sew the neckline – the quality of the dress depends much on it.

Again, the pattern is created in pdf format. You download the pattern of your size (check in the Size Chart) and print it on A4 paper at actual size/no scaling/100%. There is a test square where you can check if the pattern is printed true to size. If your size is different from the one shown in my blog, please comment your measurements below, and I will make a pattern most close to your measurements.

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

XOXO

Tiên the Little Sewist

Download links for the Carolina Herrera inspired V neck button down dress:

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

Tea length circle skirt dress pattern

I was really impressed by this design in the Marchesa Notte Spring 2016 collection. This dress is made of luxurious lace, featuring a voluminous tea length circle skirt, a fitted bodice and 3/4 sleeves - sweet and graceful for those who don't want to show off too much skin. It can make you the center of attention in a formal event.

Of course, the dress can be simplified by using less luxurious-looking materials if you don't want to stand out too much, or just don't have the resources to make one exactly the same as the original design - I know this kind of lace must cost you a lot! I think even when you simplify the dress, it will still be able to turn heads.

The pattern is designed based on the idea of the dress. If you want to show off the volume of the skirt, you will need the help of a petticoat. But even when you don't have one, the dress will still be impressive (and to my opinion, more suitable for real life!)

Again, the pattern comes with sizes - regular and petite sizes You can check for your size in the size chart here: The Little Sewist Size Chart

The links for free download of the Marchesa Notte inspired tea length circle skirt dress are shown at the end of the post. Again, I made the pattern in A4 paper, just print it out at 100%/non scaling/actual size as usual. The rest will be cut and tape, and cut (again). It will take a lot of patience!

Hope you will enjoy making it and create a wonderful piece for yourself! Please share with me your project. I would love to see how yours turn out to be.

Download links:

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

Xoxo

Tien the Little Sewist