COLOMBINE BLOUSE/DRESS

Blouse or dress with a yoke, adorned with either ruffles or little ties at the sides, and with a buttoned back. Depending on the season, can be sewn with or without sleeves.

Caution: since this model is cinched at the waist, you might want to choose one size larger.

EVOLUTION :

- MaxiDress Colombine (long dress with ruffled straps or full back), free tutorial here

- OpenBack Colombine (a backless dress with full sides), free tutorial here

The paper pattern includes:

- the booklet in english, stating the difficulty level, the cutting layout, the step-by-step sewing instructions, along with size chart anf fabric and notion requirements,

- the easy-to-read multi-size pattern sheet, with no overlapping pieces.

The PDF pattern include:

- a general introduction to the patttern and instructions regarding printing and assembling the pattern sheet; 2 pages in french and 2 pages in english,

- a booklet for the pattern stating the difficulty level, the cuttung layout, the step-by-step sewing instructions, along with size chart and fabric and notion requirements; 12 pages in french and 12 pages in english,

- a A4/US letter pattern sheet, to be printed and assembled at home; bilingual, 28 pages,

- a FULL-SIZE pattern sheet (84cm x 110cm; 33’’ x 43⅜’’), that can be printed in a copyshop,

- Two PROJECTION file sheets, bilingual, allowing you to project pattern pieces onto fabric with the use of a video-projector (no more paper printing); depending on your fabric background color, one pattern sheet with pieces against a transparent background and one where the pieces’ outline is magenta.

SUPPLIES

Suggested fabrics: Poplin, lawn, voile, linen, light-weight fabric…

Notions: Three 10-mm or 12-mm (½’’) buttons

More detailed measurements are available here.