Camellia

Description

Camellia is the perfect blend of simplicity and sophistication in a shift dress! Designed for woven fabrics, this dress falls just above the knee in a flattering A-line shape. The loose-fitting sleeves can be finished with elastic cuffs for a touch of structure, left as they are for a breezier feel, or made as short sleeves.

The highlight of Camellia is the asymmetric pleat cluster on the front right shoulder, adding a fun twist and pizazz to an otherwise simple silhouette. The dress also features a round, slightly wide neckline finished with a neck facing, and it fastens at the back with a rouleau loop and a single button—no zippers or buttonholes required.

This chic yet playful style can also be made as a stylish, dressy blouse by cropping the pattern. With only six pattern pieces, Camellia embodies the spirit of the EasyMake line of sewing patterns—easy make, easy sew, and easy chic!

The Model is 5’2 (157 cm) with a Bust-Waist-Hip of 36-31-39.5 inches (91-79-100 cm) at the time of shooting the pictures and is wearing a size 10 with no length adjustment in the green and a 3″ sleeve length reduction and 2″ dress length reduction in the champagne. Camellia, like other SewExplicit patterns, is designed for a height range of 5’5 to 5’8 (165 to 173 cm). Taller or shorter figures may require height adjustments.

Check out this blog post to see pictures from testers.

Style Number: 5003

Size Range: women’s sizes 6-22  to fit Busts 32- 48 inches (81-122 cm), B-cup bust fullness, and hips 35-51 inches (89-130 cm) across 9 sizes.

Ease: The Camellia shift dress sewing pattern has ease of about 3″ (7.5  cm), 11” (28 cm) and 4” (10 cm) at the bust, waist and hip. The pleats also add a bit of ease around the bust.

Layers: This PDF sewing pattern has a layers feature that allows you to print only the size(s) you need. The pattern is also coded with different line types to help you identify and trace the correct size.

Measurement System: Imperial (inches) and Metric (cm). This pattern has been drafted using the imperial system, and conversions to metric are approximate. View the Body Measurement chart in the picture gallery.

Difficulty:  Confident Beginner to Intermediate

Supplies and materials:

• Lightweight to medium-weight non-stretch woven fabrics.
• Lightweight fusible tricot interfacing.
• Very light-weight soft-touch non-woven fusible interfacing (optional).
• One 3/8″ to 1/2″ (1 to 1.3 cm) diameter shank button.
• up to 3/4 yard/0.7 meter length of  3/8″ to 1/2″ (1 to 1.3 cm) wide elastic for the sleeve cuffs.

Download Size: 11.5MB

Content:

1. Illustrated  PDF instruction booklet – 18 pages.
2. Trim A4/Letter PDF pattern- 41 pages.
3. A0 PDF pattern-2 pages.
4. PDF Projector cutting file.

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