Jersey dress pattern
This pattern was made in collaboration with Peppermint Magazine for Issue 30 of the magazine.
Pattern is available for free download.
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Garment details
The Jersey Dress is a simple and modern sweater dress with a comfortable and relaxed fit. It features raglan sleeves and in-seam pockets, along with neck band, hem band and sleeve cuffs.
You can sew the dress with a standard sewing machine or an overlocker (more information on sewing with knits can be found on p. 7 of the instruction booklet).
Difficulty
This pattern is suitable for beginners and beyond.
By working through this pattern, you will gain confidence in:
Sewing with knits
Sewing straight seams
Sewing curved seams
Attaching ribbing
Sewing in-seam pockets
Suggested Fabrics
This dress is designed to be sewn with mid-weight knit fabrics with at least 20% stretch (you can find more details on how to check the stretch content of your fabric on p. 7 of the instruction booklet).
Consider using: French terry, sweater fleece or jersey. Cuffs, hem band and neckline can be cut from ribbed fabric, or from your main fabric - depending on the look you would like to achieve.
Notions
Coordinating thread
Sizing
The pattern is available in sizes AU 8 - 16 and is nested, to make it easier for you to grade between sizes.
Digital product details
The pattern is suitable for printing on both A4 and US letter sized paper. A copy shop version is also included in the file.
Print at home pattern: 30 pages
Print shop version: 2 x A0 pages
The pattern includes embedded layers. This means that you can select only the size/s you would like to print.
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