How to Sew a Peasant Dress – Free Peasant Dress Pattern (sz 12 mo to 14y)
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Learn how to sew a Peasant Dress with this free girl’s peasant dress pattern. This free printable pdf dress pattern and tutorial is available in size 12 months to a girl’s size 14 with both long and short sleeve options.
Why Sew a Peasant Dress?
Peasant Dresses truly are one of the simplest dresses to sew. No buttons, zippers or labor-intensive fabric gathering is needed.
One of the reasons a basic peasant dress pattern is so great, (other than the fact it is so easy to make) is there are just SO MANY different ways to change up the look of this easy-to-sew dress.
- Various lengths – this dress looks great above the knee, below the knee, tunic length or as a top.
- So many different fabric choices you can make.
- Many sleeve options (long, short, 3/4 flutter, flounce)
- And of course hem choices (ruffles, tiers, contrasting fabric bands or scallops.) You can even shorten it to make a top.
- So many ways to embellish this dress: with a split neck, bell sleeves, ribbon, ric-rac, pockets, shirring, aprons, a separate bodice w/ sash for a little extra pizzazz, lol!
I have sewn at least 20 variations of this peasant dress pattern over the years. (different sleeve options, hems, lengths, etc…) For a few new ideas, you can check them all out in my Peasant Dress Variations tab.
Why a Peasant Dress is a Great Project for Beginners
This peasant dress pattern is perfect for beginners. Whether you are picking up sewing again after a several year hiatus (as I did – nothing more motivating to get you back to sewing than a sweet little daughter or granddaughter to sew for!) or are just starting out. (In which case, welcome to the club!)
You’ll enjoy sewing this super simple pattern AND you master a few basic sewing skills at the same time.
The most difficult part of this pattern (other than cutting it out and taping it together) is trying not to sew the sleeve on backward or maybe sewing the casing for the elastic band in the sleeve (and that is only because it’s small.)
This style of a dress is very forgiving, if you make a mistake, just remove the stitches and re-sew it.
A Peasant Dress is a Style of Dress that grows with Her
A peasant dress is fairly boxy in shape. The elasticized neckline and sleeves bring the dress in and give it shape.
Because this style of dress is loose, after sewing, it starts as a dress, but as your little one grows, she can continue to wear it as a tunic or top. (Another great “grow with her” dress is a pillowcase dress and (of course) I have a free pillowcase dress pattern available as well.)
This printable PDF Peasant Dress Pattern is free. The file includes the full dress and 2 sleeve shapes (short and long.)
I have updated the pattern over the years and the peasant dress pattern is currently available in 7 different sizes: 12 to 18 months, 2t/3t, 4/6, 7/8, 9/10, 12, and 14.
(Note: On the last pattern update (May ’18) I updated the pattern to include the full dress instead of just the bodice. I personally prefer the original bodice-only version because it uses half the amount of paper. If you prefer that version too, I did keep a copy of the original pattern available. (You’ll find the link to that version in my private Facebook group. It’s also a great place to show off your creations.)
For the peasant dress version I’m showcasing today, I opted to keep the dress simple and let the two fabrics make the statement for our fall pumpkin photos.
I am loving tunic length right now. The length is perfect for school as it allows my missy to wear leggings and still adhere to the dress code.
Peasant Dress Pattern Fabric Amount Suggestions
When it comes to fabric used in my sewing projects, I am very conservative. I’ll fold and refold, move fabric pieces around to use as little fabric as possible. The fabric estimates listed below are what I used for each size.
If you make a mistake or don’t cut properly, you might not have enough fabric. So cut wisely and feel free to add 1/2 yard to my suggestions below.
- 12 mo to 3t: Will easily fit on 1 yard of 40-inch wide fabric
- 4 to 6: With creative fabric wrangling on fabric with no directional fabric nap, you can just barely fit a size 6 with short sleeves on one yard of fabric. If your fabric will only go in one direction, you will need 1 3/8 yard.
- 7 to 12: you can fit these sizes + the long sleeve on 1 3/4 yard
- 14: 2 yards of fabric
- When I say “creative fabric wrangling” that means you will fold the fabric to use the least amount possible for the 1st cut, then refold for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th cut.
Fit Chart
*Note: This peasant dress pattern goes up to size 14.
Materials Needed to Sew a Peasant Dress
- Pattern (When printing, be sure to save the pattern to your pc, open in adobe reader choose auto/landscape and print at actual size.)
- 1 to 2+ yards of fabric
- 1/4 inch Elastic (I have some elastic cutting estimates at the bottom, but if possible, you should fit the dress on the child.)
- iron
- basic sewing supplies (such as Pinking shears, fabric marker or fabric chalk, scissors, ruler )
Elastic cutting guide for the peasant dress pattern
Neck Elastic:
- 12 to 18 months: 15 to 16 inches
- 2t/3t: 17 to 20 inches
- 4/6: 19 to 20 inches
- 7: 20 to 21 inches
- 8: 21 to 22
- 10: 22 to 23
- 12: 23 to 23.5
- 14: 23.5 to 24
Arm Elastic (if you chose to add arm elastic):
- 12 to 18 months: 7 to 7.5 inches
- 2t/3t: 8 inches
- 4/6: 8.75 inches
- 7: 9 to 9.5 inches
- 8: 9 to 9.5 inches
- 10: 9.75 to 10
- 12: 10.25 to 10.5
- 14: 10.5 to 11
Sewing Products and Tools Used and Recommended for this Project
- My favorite shops for fabric are Fabric.com, girl charlie and Stylish Fabrics. (My fave for knits is Funkalicious Fabrics.)
- My Sewing Machine: SINGER 9960 Quantum Stylist 600-Stitch Machine with Extension Table, Bonus Accessories and Hard Cover
- My Serger: Brother 1034D 3 or 4 Thread Serger
- Pinking Shears
- Rotary Cutter
- I love my large ruler and large cutting mat, but you may prefer to start off with a smaller Cutting set
- Dritz Dual Purpose Marking Pen
- Fray Check
- Wonder clips (I didn’t use these in the post, but they are just awesome!
Fabric Layout Guide
Pattern tips and tricks: Important, please read!
- *** Important pattern printing tip*** When printing the patterns, do not print directly from Google docs. Save the pattern to your computer and open it in your adobe acrobat reader, choose actual size auto portrait landscape and print. (If you use any program other than the adobe reader, there is no guarantee the pages will print at the appropriate size.)
- Peasant dresses/tops are designed to be roomy, if you prefer a slimmer fit, move the bodice pattern over from the fold by about 1/2 inch. (I frequently do this.)
- The short sleeves are so cute if you shirr or add elastic to the bottom. (Unless it’s a nightgown, then I usually leave the elastic out of the sleeves…)
- This Free Peasant Dress Pattern includes a 1/4 inch seam allowance unless otherwise noted in the instructions.
- Pattern note: If you choose to sew the long sleeve version, the sleeves sew up just like short sleeves and you can finish the edges with elastic, a regular quarter-inch hem (where you fold 1/4 inch, press, fold another 1/4 inch, press and sew.) or with the quarter-inch hem and shirring. It’s cute in all ways.
- The long sleeve pattern comes in a regular (fuller) sleeve style and a narrow sleeve for knits. (I only recommend the narrower version when you are using stretch/knit fabric.)
Update: the latest version of the adobe reader allows you to print different layers. Each pattern size is on its own layer, so you are able to save ink and print only the size you need. (Click the icon that looks like a stack of papers to see the layers and click the eyeball to turn off the ones you don’t want.)
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Ready to Learn How to Sew a Peasant Dress?
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Where Do I get the Pattern?
- To get the pattern, don’t forget, you must navigate to the peasant dress pattern page in my shop.
- Enter your name and email and check out (it’s free.)
- The pattern will be emailed to you.
- Click the Pattern link and the pattern automatically saves to your computer.
- Open The free Adobe reader and then open the pattern file. (Don’t print from directly from google’s online version of adobe reader. It will sometimes cause the pattern to print to small or it just won’t open.)
Pattern Info:
- All measurements are in inches.
- Seam allowance is 1/4 inch with a 1/2 inch bottom.
Peasant Dress Sewing Instructions
(printable instructions, with no photos, can be found at the bottom of page)
Step 1: Print your pattern pieces and cut them out and tape them together.
Full pattern looks like this:
Assembly in progress:
Tip: There are two necklines on the dress pattern piece. To make it easier, you can print the bodice twice (page 1 and 2) then cut out the back neckline on one and the front neckline on the second.
Step 2: Cut pattern pieces from fabric:
Line dress and sleeve pattern pieces up on the fold of the fabric.
Cut one front dress piece, one back dress piece, and two sleeves. (Using either the short sleeve or long sleeve pattern.)
If using the long sleeve pattern, there is an optional narrow sleeve for use on a stretch knits only.
You will have: 1 Front piece, 1 back piece and 2 sleeves.
Step 3: Assemble the dress.
Right sides together, line up the sleeve edges with the armhole edges of the dress front. Sew along this seam (marked in blue) using the 1/4 inch seam allowance and finish the edge with a serger, zig zag stitch or Pinking Shears.
Grab the back dress piece and line up the other sleeve edges and sew the arm/sleeve edges the same way.
When you are done with this step the pieces will connect like below. (No laughing at my drawing skills…)
Next, line up the front and back pieces and sew down the sleeve edge all the way to the bottom of the dress, do both sides and finish the seam edge with your preferred method.
Step 4: Create the Elastic Casing.
To create the neck casing, fold the edge of the neckline in 1/4 inch and press. Fold the neckline over another half inch and press again. Use pins if needed, but be careful not to melt your pinheads when pressing!
Stitch along the edge of the casing, a scant 1/8 inch from the folded edge. Backstitch at the beginning and end and leave a 1.5 inch opening in the casing to insert the elastic.
Cut your elastic according to this guide. (Keep in mind you may want to cinch up your neck line more or less depending on how the dress is fitting:)
- 12 to 18 months: 15 to 16 inches
- 2t/3t: 17 to 20 inches
- 4/6: 19 to 20 inches
- 7: 20 to 21 inches
- 8: 21 to 22
- 10: 22 to 23
- 12: 23 to 23.5
- 14: 23.5 to 24
Attach a safety pin to the edge of the elastic and thread the elastic through the casing. Have your model try on your dress if possible and make any needed adjustments.
Sew the elastic ends together (Be careful not to twist them) using a wide zigzag stitch and trim any excess elastic. Finish sewing the elastic casing closed.
Step 5: Hemming the Dress.
Fold the bottom edge over 1/2 inch, press, fold over another 1/2 inch press again and sew along the folded edge.
Step 6: Sleeve Finishing Options:
To finish the sleeves of your dress, you have a couple of options: Shirring the Sleeve edge, creating a casing and adding elastic or just hemming.
Here are some examples of the different sleeve options and the instructions to do them:
1. Shirring the sleeve edge:
Fold the sleeve edge over 1/4 inch, press, fold another 1/4 inch press again and sew along the folded edge. With elastic thread on your bobbin, add 3 to 4 rows of shirring, 1/4 inch apart. For a more detailed shirring tutorial, see my shirred sundress tutorial.
2. Adding a casing:
The arm casings are created just like the neck casing. Elastic cutting guide lengths for the arms:
- 12 to 18 months: 7 to 7.5 inches
- 2t/3t: 8 inches
- 4/6: 8.75 inches
- 7: 9 to 9.5 inches
- 8: 9 to 9.5 inches
- 10: 9.75 to 10
- 12: 10.25 to 10.5
- 14: 10.5 to 11
3. Hemming the sleeves:
You can also hem the sleeve w/out adding elastic as I did with this nightgown. This is the easiest option and is still very cute. Just fold the sleeve edge over 1/4 inch, press, fold over another 1/4 inch press again and sew.
That’s it! Your peasant dress is done! Go have your little one try it on and pose for a few pictures to share!
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Learn to sew a peasant dress with this free girl's peasant dress pattern. Peasant Dresses truly are one of the simplest dresses to sew. No buttons, zippers or labor intensive fabric gathering is needed.
Materials
- Pattern (When printing, be sure to save the pattern to your pc, open in adobe reader choose auto/landscape and print at actual size.)
- 1 to 2+ yards of fabric
- 1/4 inch Elastic (I have some elastic cutting estimates at the bottom, but if possible, you should fit the dress on the child.)
- iron
- basic sewing supplies (Ex: Pinking shears, fabric marker, pins, scissors, ruler )
Tools
- Sewing machine
- Basic Sewing supplies
Instructions
Step 1: Print your pattern pieces and cut them out and tape them together.
- Tip: There are two necklines on the dress pattern piece. To make it easier, you can print the bodice twice (page 1 and 2) then cut out the back neckline on one and the front neckline on the second.
Step 2: Cut pattern pieces from fabric:
- Line dress and sleeve pattern pieces up on the fold of the fabric.
- Cut one front dress piece, one back dress piece, and two sleeves. (Using either the short sleeve or long sleeve pattern.)
- Tip: If using the long sleeve pattern, there is an optional narrow sleeve for use on a stretch knits only.
- You will have: 1 Front piece, 1 back piece and 2 sleeves.
Step 3: Assemble the dress.
- Right sides together, line up the sleeve edges with the armhole edges of the dress front. Sew along this seam (marked in blue) using the 1/4 inch seam allowance and finish the edge with a serger, zig zag stitch or Pinking Shears.
- Grab the back dress piece and line up the other sleeve edges and sew the arm/sleeve edges the same way.
- When you are done with this step the pieces will connect like below. (No laughing at my drawing skills…)
- Next, line up the front and back pieces and sew down the sleeve edge all the way to the bottom of the dress, do both sides and finish the seam edge with your preferred method.
Step 4: Create the Elastic Casing.
- To create the neck casing, fold the edge of the neckline in 1/4 inch and press. Fold the neckline over another half inch and press again. Use pins if needed, but be careful not to melt your pinheads when pressing!
- Stitch along the edge of the casing, a scant 1/8 inch from the folded edge. Backstitch at the beginning and end and leave a 1.5 inch opening in the casing to insert the elastic.
- Cut your elastic according to this guide. (Keep in mind you may want to cinch up your neck line more or less depending on how the dress is fitting:)
- 12 to 18 months: 15 to 16 inches
- 2t/3t: 17 to 20 inches
- 4/6: 19 to 20 inches
- 7: 20 to 21 inches
- 8: 21 to 22
- 10: 22 to 23
- 12: 23 to 23.5
- 14: 23.5 to 24
- Attach a safety pin to the edge of the elastic and thread the elastic through the casing. Have your model try on your dress if possible and make any needed adjustments.
- Sew the elastic ends together (Be careful not to twist them) using a wide zigzag stitch and trim any excess elastic. Finish sewing the elastic casing closed.
Step 5: Hemming the Dress.
- Fold the bottom edge over 1/2 inch, press, fold over another 1/2 inch press again and sew along the folded edge.
Step 6: Sleeve Finishing Options:
- To finish the sleeves of your dress, you have a couple of options: Shirring the Sleeve edge, creating a casing and adding elastic or just hemming.
- Here are some examples of the different sleeve options and the instructions to do them:
1. Shirring the sleeve edge:
- Fold the sleeve edge over 1/4 inch, press, fold another 1/4 inch press again and sew along the folded edge. With elastic thread on your bobbin, add 3 to 4 rows of shirring, 1/4 inch apart. For a more detailed shirring tutorial, see my shirred sundress tutorial.
2. Adding a casing:
- The arm casings are created just like the neck casing. Elastic cutting guide lengths for the arms:
- 12 to 18 months: 7 to 7.5 inches
- 2t/3t: 8 inches
- 4/6: 8.75 inches
- 7: 9 to 9.5 inches
- 8: 9 to 9.5 inches
- 10: 9.75 to 10
- 12: 10.25 to 10.5
- 14: 10.5 to 11
3. Hemming the sleeves:
- You can also hem the sleeve w/out adding elastic as I did with this nightgown. This is the easiest option and is still very cute. Just fold the sleeve edge over 1/4 inch, press, fold over another 1/4 inch press again, and sew.
That’s it!
- Your peasant dress is done! Go have your little one try it on and pose for a few pictures to share!
Question: With elastic being hard to find, how would I adjust this pattern to maybe have a string/tie set up?
And this peasant dress is the second pattern I am saving the pattern again and I appreciate you so much for making it fun and easy to sew again!!!!!
Hi, some sort of string tie would definitely work. I once created a split neck and added bias tape. You could use the same idea for the string tie maybe: https://www.scatteredthoughtsofacraftymom.com/how-to-make-split-neck-peasant-dress/
Thanks so much for the pattern and the tutorial. So easy to follow. Made for my 2 granddaughters.
Sorry!!… All clear and quite done!!
hello Jamie, i’ve just finished to cut the patter (1 year size) and I’m wondering what is the piece on page two for?
… please help me!
thank you in advance!!
Hi, this pattern has 3 pieces. 1. Bodice/dress 2. long sleeve 3. short sleeve. See the full pattern in this photo: full pattern
Hey thanks for the lovely pattern my daughter is 11 but taller for age could hardly find any patterns in her size .i had a question regarding the regular sleeves. What would be the dimensions for the normal sleeves without the strech
I am getting ready to start this project for my grandaughters. I love it. I do have a question about printing. Mine doesn’t have a button saying actual size. Is there something else I should do for printing?
If you are printing from the free adobe acrobat reader program. Your choices will be:
1. fit (don’t use this as it will change the size of the pattern to fit the paper you are using.)
2. Actual size use this as it will print the pattern at the size I drew it.
3. Shrink oversized pages Don’t use.
Before printing the entire pattern, you can print page 1 only, and use a ruler to measure the 1-inch square to confirm your printer is printing the pattern properly.
Good luck
Thank you for the tip about printing individual layers. It’s so helpful!
Hi,
I looked again. The parent who sent the pages (not assembled) had printed them in black and white, so the color code was not visible and all I saw was the number 8 at the bottom of the last size. I ordered the pattern for myself and now I see that the bottom line is for sizes 8-14.
glad you found it!
I’m having the same trouble. I want to make size 14. Is the length supposed to be the same for sizes 8 through 14?
of course not. If you would look at the pattern closely, you would see that the larger sizes are aligned at the bottom, to save on printing paper. Look at the top, there are several inches difference. There is even a nice photo in step one that shows how the sizes are aligned.
I am writing about the peasant dress pattern. I saved it to my computer it but it only goes up to size 8. Page 1 shows all the colors up to size 14; the description says it should go up to size 14 years. Is there another one somewhere? This is for a young girl to sew herself, so the option of sizing it up to fit is too much to expect
Thank you so much for making this available! I am wanting to make these for my 10 year old granddaughters and am wondering how much fabric I should buy for a long sleeve tunic for a size 10? Thanks!
Made this pattern for my daughter to wear at her ballet recital. First, it was SO EASY! Second, I was able to use very little fabric (size 7) to get it done, which was a bonus. I loved this pattern – thanks for putting it together!
Wondering how you would adjust the pattern to make it sleeveless? I’m thinking of making a tunic version for her to wear on the 4th of July, but I think sleeveless would be better. I’m wondering about maybe just making it without sleeves and threading a tie instead of elastic through the front and back? thoughts?
Here she is: photo 1 and here is a better pic of dress some floral embellishments. 🙂 photo 2
Oops! Found the peasant shirt with flutter sleeves pattern so I’m good! 🙂 She’s going to love it! I’m making matching pull on shorts for her brother.
Love the colors and the embellishments are perfect! I made one for the fourth of july too, so cute: https://www.scatteredthoughtsofacraftymom.com/sew-a-flutter-sleeve-peasant-top/
This has been a go to pattern for me for years! I’m thinking about converting the flutter sleeve option into a jumpsuit/romper? Any tips or pattern suggestions would be appreciated.
I bet you could do something like this.
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Thank you so much for this beautiful pattern; I can’t wait to try it for my 3 year-old great-granddaughter.
Hi! I would love to do this for my young granddaughter. But I am having problems in printing the pattern. You see, I only have a laser printer and the yellow lines are not visible when printing in gray scale. Do you have the same pattern in different line styles instead of different colors?
Thank you for making this available.
At this point, no. But going forward, I will avoid yellow.
This is a really cute pattern but I ran into a problem making it. I saved the full dress pattern, not just the bodice. I found that there is too much curve at the side seam and I ended up with an inverted ‘V’ at the side seam. I am making a size 14. I ended up removing 1 1/8 inches from the center front and tapering it with a very slight curve to the side seam. It helped that I had an A-line dress pattern to copy.
thank you for the input, i will take a look, should be an easy fix.
Hi Jamie
Thanks for sharing the pattern. I just was wondering, if it’s possible to make a dress A-line, so it’s not that wide in the chest area?
yes, you can give it a try. When I make this pattern I will sometimes move the pattern back off the fold about 3/4 inch and redraw the skirt line.
Thanks Jamie
I love the peasant dress pattern. I have used it to make dresses for girls in Central America. I have lost count of the number that I have made. It is such an easy dress to make.
thank you, I’m so glad to hear!
Hi there,
Thank you for providing these patterns. I made an ankle length version of this for a baker’s daughter costume for my daughter’s school play. It was very easy. The only problem I encountered was that arm hole was a bit tight – a bit looser would have been good. Had I had more material, I would also have added in some gores to the skirt part of the dress to make it a bit more full and roomy but perfectly fine for what we needed!
LOVE this dress. I’ve made two for a friend’s granddaughter, and making a third one now for another friend’s granddaughter. I was inspired by your fall fabric version. Forgot to take photos of the other two, but will get a photo of the next one I make. THANK YOU! You’ve made this beginner sewer happy and made some little girls VERY happy!
Yay! I’m so glad you liked it!
Your first pattern was super easy to follow, the new version took a lot of time and was frustrating to put together because I can only print in black. I think my page 6 is off or something because half the lines don’t match up. Is anyone else having an issue? I made several dresses from your first pattern and was hoping to reprint the exact one for the next few sizes.
I actually do not care for the full patter either, lol. I do not enjoy putting huge patterns together. But I took several polls over the last couple of years and the only people who spoke up were those that wanted a full pattern. The original is still available. Go to page one where I talk about the pattern and look under the change log to find the link to that version.
Oh hurrah! I love the small pattern. I came back for the measurements and was worried it was gone…
Thanks for a great blog 🙂
Muchísimas gracias por su tutorial y por haberme resuelto los problemas que tenía para obtener el patrón de 14 años. Es un vestido monísimo, cómodo y del que uno no se cansa. He hecho varios para mis nietas, a medida que han ido cumpliendo años, y siempre han quedado encantadas. Escribo en español, desde España, porque me gusta mucho poder establecer contacto a miles de kilómetros: ¡ahora sí que el mundo es un pañuelo gracias a internet!
De nada, ¡gracias por visitarnos con un comentario!
Thanks for this pattern! I just made my two great nieces and granddaughter one. Very easy instructions to follow. I just hope they fit. They live on opposite sides of the country!
me too!
I have used your original pattern with great results. I was excited to see the larger sizes! However, the bigger sizes seem a little short. So, I was wondering… where are these dresses supposed to fall, above the knee maybe? Can I just add a few inches to the bottom without a problem? New to sewing…
Hello, this is the link to the measurement chart I have based all of my more recent patterns on: http://www.basteandgather.com/blog/standard-body-measurements-create-size-chart (including this pattern update.) The finished length of the peasant dress is designed to hit just above the knee. (which is different from the suggested measurements of the old bodice pattern which hit mid to lower knee.) The size 12 is 26.75 inches from armscye to bottom hem. The 14 is 28.5 from armscye to bottom hem. (Seam and hem allowances have been subtracted from those two numbers.) On an average size girl (numbers from that chart) this length will hit right at the top of the knee. (which is slightly shorter than the test version I featured in the flounce sleeve tutorial the other day – my daughter and I both disliked how dowdy the longer length was on her.) I don’t believe I reflected this change in the instructions when I updated it but will do so now. Sometime in the future, I plan to add a tunic length cut line and probably a chart for finished pattern measurements.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate the clarification. I am making these dresses for Dress A Girl. I think I will go ahead and leave them a little long, in hopes that leaving room to grow will help them last a little longer.
thanks so much
I am having a difficult time printing this pattern 🙁
I did as instructed, saved to my computer, opened in adobe reader. Printed at 100%.
Is that correct? I am anxious to sew this dress. I have printed online patterns before. I can’t figure out what I am doing wrong.
The 1″box on the pattern measures out 1″, however the rest of the pattern is not printing onto the paper.
Thanks 🙂 🙂
Hello I’m not sure if you have made it over to the directions page, but currently, this pattern is only the bodice and sleeve (both long and short) and you draw in the skirt based on your measurements (or the measurements provided.) So it is 7 pages. When printing, you should choose actual size and auto landscape/portrait. (It prints in landscape.)
That being said though, I am in the process of remaking this pattern to include the skirt – should be ready by the end of the week.
Thank you for the quick reply! I tried to read the printing directions, but may have missed the detail of “auto landscape/portrait”. And well, it worked!
I am trying to sew amid a 4 year old with a broken thumb, and 2 with the stomach bug. It’s not a pleasant picture, but I have a deadline lol.
I can’t wait for the updated pattern. I am always skeptical to my sewing skills.
This is a great starter pattern, I’m sure yours will turn out just fine!