Buy the Edie Top and Dress sewing pattern from Merchant & Mills. The balloon sleeves of this simple top and dress are the only detail that it requires to stand out. Less is more. The full sleeves are gathered with a tie which is threaded through a buttonhole, or you can omit the buttonhole and insert elastic instead.
This sewing pattern is available to buy in the following formats:
– PAPER (next working day dispatch on orders and FREE UK over £50)
– PDF (available to download immediately after purchase). What is a ?
– PDF pattern + Printed A0 copy shop (We print out the A0 pattern sheets, but you’ll need to download the digital instructions, as we don’t print these. The PDF files will be emailed immediately after purchase, and the A0 pattern sheets will be dispatched next working day). What is ?
Suggested fabrics: Lighter weight woven fabrics, linen and linen blends, poplin, hemp and hemp blends, cotton chambray, Indian handweaves and block prints, tencel and tencel linen. The more structured the fabric the more sculptural your top will look.
Fabric requirements:
Sizes 6 - 18
Top: 110 cm (43 1/2") wide fabric: 2.8 - 2.9 m (3 - 3 1/4 yd) // 120 cm (47") wide fabric: 2.4 - 2.8 m (2 3/4 - 3 yd) // 140 cm (55") wide fabric: 1.9 - 2.3 m (2 - 2 1/2 yd) // 150 cm (60") wide fabric: 1.9 m (2 yd).
Dress: 110 cm (43 1/2") wide fabric: 3.9 - 4.1 m (4 1/4 - 4 1/2 yd) // 120 cm (47") wide fabric: 3.7 - 4.1 m (4 - 4 1/2 yd) // 140 cm (55") wide fabric: 3.5 - 3.9 m (3 3/4 - 4 1/4 yd) // 150 cm (60") wide fabric: 3.5 - 3.7 m (3 3/4 - 4 yd).
Sizes 18 - 28
Top: 110 cm (43 1/2") wide fabric: 3 - 3.4 m (3 1/4 - 3 3/4 yd) // 120 cm (47") wide fabric: 3 - 3.2 m (3 1/4 - 3 1/2 yd) // 140 cm (55") wide fabric (without nap): 2.2 - 3 m (2 1/2 - 3 1/4 yd) // 140 cm (55") wide fabric (with nap): 2.5 - 3 m (2 3/4 - 3 1/4 yd) // 150 cm (60") wide fabric (without nap): 1.8 - 2.5 m (2 - 2 3/4 yd) // 150 cm (60") wide fabric (with nap): 2.1 - 2.8 m (2 1/4 - 3 yd).
Dress: 110 cm (43 1/2") wide fabric: 4.7 - 5 m (5 - 5 1/2 yd) // 120 cm (47") wide fabric: 4.5 - 5 m (5 - 5 1/2 yd) // 140 cm (55") wide fabric (without nap): 4 - 4.5 m (4 1/4 - 5 yd) // 140 cm (55") wide fabric (with nap): 4.3 - 4.5 m (4 3/4 - 5 yd) // 150 cm (60") wide fabric (without nap): 3.5 - 4.3 m (3 3/4 - 4 3/4 yd) // 150 cm (60") wide fabric (with nap): 4.1 - 4.3 m (4 1/2 - 4 3/4 yd).
Sizing: UK 6 – 18 or UK 18 – 28 (approx. UK 6 – 16/18 or UK 18 – 30, based on our ). Please also check the designer’s size charts and finished garment measurements.
PDF pattern includes: Instructions; A4/US letter print-at-home pattern for top (35 pages for sizes 6-18, 50 pages for sizes 18-28); A4/US letter print-at-home pattern for dress (50 pages for sizes 6-18, 70 pages for sizes 18-28); A0 copy shop pattern (5 sheets for sizes 6-18, 7 sheets for sizes 18-28).
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