Description
Sizing and Yardage Information:
All the sizes are included, as given below.
| Sizing | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N |
| Bust | 30″ | 32″ | 34″ | 36″ | 38″ | 40″ | 42″ | 44″ | 46″ | 48″ | 50″ | 52″ | 54″ | 56″ |
| Waist | 22″ | 24″ | 26″ | 28″ | 30″ | 32″ | 34″ | 36″ | 38″ | 40″ | 42″ | 44″ | 46″ | 48″ |
Fabric: 7 1/2 yards. Cottons, Cotton or flannel prints, linen, silks, etc.
Lining: 7 1/2 yards. Broadcloth, calico, or other light cotton fabrics.
Interlining: 1 1/2 yards. Use a medium/heavy woven fabric like twill or denim.
Netting: 1 1/2 yards, optional for evening sleeve. (Or as sleeve crinoline for day sleeve.)
Notions: Seven – 1/4″ Bones; hooks and eyes for closure, 3 – 5 yards cording for piping.
Yardages given are with nap and are approximate only. Pattern matching may require more fabric.
Michaela –
Great pattern! I’ve used this twice now for two different body types – one was very thin, the other very extreme proportions. Following the instructions for the sizing led to both being pretty close the first time around, although for the back pieces I prefer to fit the lining smooth and then gather it or just fit the whole thing and leave the back gathers off.
For the bustier woman, in order to keep the front straight (it was a plaid I didn’t want to disrupt) I had to pin in a dart from the neck edge to the bust, and then open up the dart to ease that excess in. For this one, I wasn’t actually using the gathered material, just using the lining as my pattern. It worked a treat, if you are having trouble with the upper chest area. I also combined that with a little bust padding and voila, it looks like it was painted on.