Know Me Dress, Top & Shorts ME2042

Buy the ME2042 Dress, Top and Shorts sewing pattern from Know Me. It’s perfect for an advanced beginner/intermediate dressmaker. Off the shoulder button down dress and top have ruching and ruffles running down the sleeves, oval opening at back and skinny ties at the side seams that wrap from front to back. Trouser shorts have front welt pockets, front and back waist darts and side seam zipper.

This sewing pattern is available to buy in the following format:

– PAPER (next working day dispatch on orders and FREE UK delivery over £50)

Suggested fabrics: A,B: Cotton blends, linen blends, shirtings. C: Cotton blends, denim, linen blends, medium weight woven, suitings. Lining: Cotton blends, polyester blends, silky types. Interfacing: Lightweight fusible.

Note: Extra fabric maybe needed to match plaids, stripes, one-way designs fabrics or shrinkage.

Sizing: K5 (8-10-12-14-16), Y5 (18-20-22-24-26), which is approx. UK sizes K5 (6 – 12), Y5 (14– 24) based on our standardised size chart. Please also check the designer's size chart and finished garment measurements.

Notions: Thread. A,B: 1 1/2 yds. (1.3m) of 3/8" (1cm) featherweight boning, 2 1/8 yds. (2.0m) of 1/4" (6mm) elastic, one pkg. of 1/4" (6mm) double fold bias tape. Also for A: Ten 3/4" (2cm) buttons. Also for B: Five 3/4" (2cm) buttons. C: One 7" (18cm) invisible zipper.

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