Pattern of a summer sundress in the Empire style

PDF pattern for printing on a printer or plotter in full size for sundress sizes from 40 to 54.

Instructions for patterning a summer sundress in the Empire style with your own hands

Read this guide:

1. Description of a set of patterns and fabric for sewing a sundress.
2. How to download and print patterns with your own hands.
3. Features of a do-it-yourself sundress pattern:
   1. Why do I need a double bodice when cutting.
   2. How to cut a do-it-yourself sundress with a double bodice.
4. How to sew a sundress step by step.

Download pattern summer sundress

Description of a set of patterns for sewing a sundress with your own hands and fabric for it

Electronic pattern of a summer sundress in Empire style for sizes from 40 to 54.

Sizes: 40-54 (buyer receives all sizes).

File format for download in order:

PDF in full size and without seam allowances.

After paying for the order, you will receive links to download two files sundress patterns gradation of sizes from 40 to 54:

1. PDF file A4, adapted for printing patterns on sheets of A4 paper in any program on any device, including mobile phones.
2. Multi-format PDF file for printing on sheets of any size from A0 to A4 on a printer or plotter using Adobe Reader.

Sewing difficulty level: medium. The pattern is designed for home couturiers with some sewing experience.

This style of sundress suits most body types.

The set of patterns for a summer sundress in the Empire style includes (picture 1):

1. Patterns for the back of the bodice and the skirt for the sundress.
2. Shelf pattern patterns:
   1. Mid skirt and bodice in a sundress.
   2. The side of the bodice and the skirt of the shelf.

Fabric consumption and what fabric to choose for sewing a sundress

The approximate consumption of fabric for a sundress when sewing with your own hands will be 200 - 220 if the bodice is single and 240 - 260 if the bodice is double.

This is with a fabric width of at least 140 cm and while maintaining the length of the skirt. Before buying a fabric, it is recommended to read the description, select the processing option and complete preliminary layout of patternsso as not to make a mistake with a set of fabric.

Flax, chintz, poplin, dress cotton satin, dress denim, thick silk and staple, as well as wool, gabardine, dense thin knitwear with little stretch, and even loden are suitable for sewing a sundress.

How to download and print sundress patterns with your own hands

How to buy and download a pattern.

How to print a life size pattern on A4 sheets on a home printer or on a plotter and sheets of other formats.

How to choose the size of a pattern without taking measurements and using tables.

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Features of a do-it-yourself pattern of a summer sundress

Why do you need a double bodice when cutting this empire sundress

There are few options for processing armholes and necklines for such sundresses and dresses: edging, facing and a double bodice.

When should you choose edging?

This type of processing is suitable for a sundress made of fairly dense fabric and with a single bodice. In this case, the fabric should not be loose. The edging can be made both from the main fabric and from the companion fabric.

When should you choose wraps?

And why do you need to choose facings if they only complicate processing, make the bodice more dense and do not give a tangible economic effect?

This choice is not entirely justified, even if you are sewing a woolen or denim sundress and plan to wear it over a turtleneck or t-shirt. But even in this case, you can choose a double bodice on the lining fabric and, if necessary, duplicate the middle part of the bodice of the shelf.

When should you choose a double bodice?

For the vast majority of summer and warm sundresses. This processing greatly simplifies the process of cutting and sewing for beginners.

We will consider the latter option below.

How to cut this summer sundress with your own hands according to a pattern with a double bodice

Cutting for this model is quite simple (picture 2):

1. The fabric is folded in half, face to face.
2. Patterns are stacked taking into account the shared direction and allowances for seams.
3. Seam allowances - 1 - 1,2 cm, with the exception of necklines and armholes - allowances are not added to them. We add 2,5 - 3 cm along the bottom of the skirt, and up to 4 cm along the bottom of the bodice. The last allowance is especially useful for girls and women with magnificent breasts - in some cases it would be desirable to lower the bottom line of the bodice.
4. It is better to start laying out the patterns with the largest and most noticeable detail - from the skirt of the shelf.
5. The lobar and fold of the tissue coincide with the midline of the folds.
6. The lobar skirt of the back should not coincide with the middle seam.

"Upper" bodice

The back of the bodice - the share is perpendicular to the waist, at the middle part of the bodice shelf - along the half-skid, the side - the share is arbitrary, but should not coincide with the bottom of the barrel.

"Lower" bodice can be cut out without taking into account the share direction, but in this case, the bottom of the shelf should not coincide with the share thread.

How to sew a sundress with your own hands step by step

1. Sweep the folds of the skirt and iron them. The mark must remain until the product is ready.
2. We collect the top bodice for fitting.
3. If you have made adjustments to the top bodice, then such changes should be made to the bottom bodice.
4. To connect the upper and lower bodice, leave the shoulder seams and the middle back seam unstitched.
5. Stitch necklines and armholes.
6. Then the shoulder sections of the back are literally inserted “into the shoulders” of the shelf, while the back is turned on the face, and the shelf is turned inside out. But, if this seems complicated, the shoulder sections can be overcast and stitched in the usual way.
7. After ironing the bodice and laying the fixing and / or finishing lines, a second fitting can be carried out.
8. The skirt must be gathered completely except for the middle seam.
9. After that, you should sweep the bodice and skirt and tack the zipper to the cuts of the middle seam.
10. On the second fitting, you need to clarify the length of the bodice and the entire product.
11. You can additionally adjust the volume of the sundress along the middle seam.
12. After trying on, only the middle seam and bottom remain.