BE PRETTY
V-neck blouse or dress, lined front-back yoke in one piece for a perfect finish. Box pleat beneath back yoke, long sleeve either plain or with tear-resistant slit and buttoned cuff. Flounces can be added beneath front and/or back yoke.
- Level: Intermediate
- Pattern for sizes : 34 to 48 (European) / 4 to 18 (US) / 6 to 20 (UK)
- 12 possible variations
- Seam allowances included (see quality chart)
- Free access to full step-by-step assembly video
- Bilingual English-French pattern
- More pictures #beprettypattern #atelierscammit
PAPER PATTERN : instruction booklet + full size pattern > A0 (no overlapping)
What you will learn with this pattern (see the videos of the main techniques here) :
- Making French seams
- Clean finishing for a V-neck collar
- Lining a yoke without any visible seam
- Making a buttoned cuff, with or without flounce
- Making a tear-resistant slit
- Assembling a sleeve
Recommended fabrics :
- Weight: very light to medium (80-270 gsm or 3-8 oz.)
- Fabric: woven (batiste, crepe, light denim...)
- Stretch factor*: 0 to 8% max (0% elastane)
All version has been made size 38 without any modification (Johanna’s measurements : 1m75 - 87/71/95).
Visit the blog to learn how to adjust the pattern for height.
Measures :
Sizes (body measures) EUR / US / UK | 34/4/6 | 36/6/8 | 38/8/10 | 40/10/12 | 42/12/14 | 44/14/16 | 46/16/18 | 48/18/20 |
Height (inches) | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 |
Bust (inches) | 31,5 | 33,1 | 34,6 | 36,2 | 38,2 | 40,6 | 42,9 | 45,3 |
Waist (inches) | 24,4 | 26,0 | 27,6 | 29,1 | 31,1 | 33,5 | 35,8 | 38,2 |
Hip (inches) | 33,9 | 35,4 | 37,0 | 38,6 | 40,6 | 42,9 | 45,3 | 47,6 |
Supplies :
For sizes EUR / US / UK | 34/4/6 | 36/6/8 | 38/8/10 | 40/10/12 | 42/12/14 | 44/14/16 | 46/16/18 | 48/18/20 |
Fabric 55" wide (inches): blouse straight bottom | 52 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 63 | 73 | 79 | 79 |
Fabric 43" wide (inches): blouse straight bottom | 83 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 89 | 91 |
Blouse curved bottom | Add 3,5" to above lenghts | |||||||
Dress | Add 10" to above lenghts | |||||||
Buttons | 2 x 0.3” diameter | |||||||
Medium fusible interfacing | max 8 x 12” | |||||||
Form tape interfacing | (or a 0.4” width fusible interfacing non extensible band) max 16” |
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