Patterns

A charmingly simple interpretation of our Trapeze dress with a huge amount of swish factor.

Skill level: Beginner

Fabric: Light to medium weight wovens such as linen, soft denim chambray, fine cord, soft wools and tweeds. You will also need fabric for the lining, matching thread, and one small button.

This is a multi-size paper pattern for girls ages 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 years old.

The Trapezette is simple to make with a single button back neck opening and rouleau loop and fully faced armholes and neck for small people comfort.

Women's Shift Dress + Top Sewing Pattern by Wiksten

A loose shift dress and top. Choose from three different lengths: a cropped top, above-the-knee dress, or calf-length dress with side slits.

This loose shift is both comfortable and elegant, the perfect wardrobe staple. Choose from three different lengths: a cropped top, above-the-knee dress, or calf-length dress with side slits. The top has a plain back, while the dress has added fullness from back gathers. Patch pockets, waist tie, and three quarter length sleeve options are included. Neck is finished with an easy-to-sew facing.

Sizes: US Women's sizes 0-22. Model is 5'11" tall and a size 4 and is wearing a 4 in the top and a 0 in the dress (dress has more ease than top). The oversized fit makes it possible to size down, but the bicep needs at least 3" ease for comfort. Finished garment measurements are included in the pattern.

Printed pattern: tissue paper pattern sheet and 6.5"x 8.5" instruction booklet with black and white illustrations and color photos in a 7"x 9"recycled paper envelope.

Materials (*yardage requirements shown in Size Chart*)
-light to medium weight fabric with good drape, such as brushed cotton, gauze, voile, lawn, flannel, chambray, linen, silk crepe, charmeuse, silk noil, rayon
-1/4 yd lightweight fusible interfacing to add structure to neck facing (optional).

The Matcha is a swingy, easy-to-sew top with a stunning, mandarin-inspired neckline. Designed to highlight your collar bone, it leaves your waist free to move around comfortably. Both sleeveless and sleeved versions feature a unique shoulder construction with faux epaulets. The Matcha hits at the hip and is breastfeeding-friendly. Show off your favorite bracelets and bangles with the elbow-length, beautifully angled sleeves, and sew up the sleeveless version to pair perfectly with a cardigan or jean jacket, making it an essential all-season pattern.

Level: Confident beginner

MATERIALS NEEDED:

2-1/2 yards of mid-weight, soft fabric with a nice drape. Good options include cotton ikat, double gauze, rayon, and silk crepe-de-chine and charmeuse. Some linens will work, as long as they drape well.

8" x 8" square of featherweight fusible interfacing

Coordinating thread

2 sets of hooks and eyes

Basic sewing kit: fabric scissors, pins and pincushion, seam ripper, quilting pen or tailor's chalk, and iron.

The Eve Trouser is cropped, with a slightly tapered leg and optional turn ups. It’s an easy garment to make, fitting neatly at the waist and over the hips with a simple side zip and two back pockets. Choose to make pleats or darts into the waist seam.

Skill level: Intermediate

The Eve Trousers are suitable for a wide range of fabrics so make it your own. Medium woven fabrics such as cotton twill, denim, corduroy, light to medium weight woolens, linen or tencel. Picking a thicker fabric like a canvas will give you a more structured shape.

Child's jumper

Sizes: 2 years, 4 years, 6 years, 8 years, 10 years

Citronille's Difficulty Level: 2

This pattern is in English, translated from French.

Citronille sewing patterns are designed by the French designer Astrid Le Provost, who has published more than 100 patterns to date. She recently translated a couple dozen patterns into English. While the patterns are fairly simple, they do not offer the same kind of detailed help and instructions as you will find with some companies such as Colette, Oliver + S, and some of the translations are slightly unclear, so we do not recommend them for beginners. We carry all the English patterns at our shop and online. If there is a Citronille pattern you see in French that you’d love to sew, please let us know.Suggested fabrics: cotton poplin, lawn, linen, very lighweight wool, fine corduroy.

Notions: 1 10" zipper for 2 year, 4 year and 6 year. 1 12" zipper for 8 and 10 years.

Fabric Requirements:

These patterns were designed with 60" wide fabrics in mind. When using 45" width fabrics, additional fabric will be necessary.

Sizing Requirements:

Adult's dress with flounced sleeves, gathered under the front and back panels

Size: Adult

Citronille's Difficulty Level: 1

You will receive Citronille's pattern which is written in French. Also included is a complete translation into English for all written directions. Please see below for more explanation.

Pants no. 1 is an elastic-waist pair of cropped pants with a relaxed fit. Make your handmade wardrobe complete with multiple pairs of fancy pants! The pattern calls for mid-weight fabric, such as linen, cotton, or natural fiber blend.

This pattern contains sizes XS through 4XL - See Below for measurements.

45 inch (114 cm) wide fabric - 2.5 yards (2.3 meters)

An instruction booklet walks you through the steps, from tracing and cutting the pattern pieces, to inserting the elastic waistband. The pattern is printed on two sheets of bond paper, with eight nested sizes.

Your body size:

XS waist: 26 in (66 cm) hips: 36 in (91 cm)

S waist: 30 in (76 cm) hips: 40 in (102 cm)

M waist: 34 in (86 cm) hips: 42 in (107 cm)

L waist: 38 in (96 cm) hips: 44 in (112 cm)

XL waist: 42 in (107 cm) hips: 52 in (132 cm)

2XL waist: 46 in (117 cm) hips: 56 in (142 cm)

3XL waist: 50 in (127 cm) hips: 60 in (152 cm)

4XL waist: 54 in (137 cm) hips: 64 in (163 cm)

This cleverly constructed smock will inspire a little one’s creativity with its oversized pockets for storing supplies and treasures. Make a top or dress, and choose between sleeveless or long sleeve. It’s a perfect project for learning more advanced techniques, such as binding a neckline and setting a sleeve.

Includes 6 sizes from 6-12 months to 5-6 years.

This sweet and flattering dress features a cut-out scoop neckline, an above-the-knee hemline, pockets, and shirring in the back for an easy, comfortable fit. No zippers or closures are needed, making it a wonderful project for the intermediate sewist! The pattern can be made without sleeves, with a basic scoop neckline, as a tunic, or with a longer skirt to achieve a large number of different looks.

Materials:
Light to medium-weight cotton or cotton-blend fabrics such as shirting, voile, double gauze, quilting cotton, poplin or cotton-linen blends
1 1/4 yard prepackaged single-fold bias tape (or cut your own 1 1/4" wide bias strips)
Elastic thread
Lightweight interfacing (for the bodice facings)

The Metamorphic Dress is a wardrobe-building dress for all seasons.

Featuring a high/low waist seam and complete reversibility, it's inspired by the possibility of layers - wear it with the tiered skirt and patch pockets, or flip it inside out and enjoy a basic, single-layer pinafore with in-seam pockets. Layer it over jeans, leggings, or a mid-length Stasia Dress, or layer it under your favorite woven tee or knitted cardigan. Wear it on the beach over your swimsuit or favorite short-sleeve, fitted knit tee.

The fit is easy, with no bodice darts and plenty of room for the waist. (It is drafted for a D-cup and below.) Learn how to use the fun "Burrito Method" for making a reversible bodice with the included video tutorial. 

Materials:

Choose a fabric with a nice drape, such as sand washed rayon or silk noil. For a more structured dress you can use cotton ikat or linen.

• 44"-wide fabric: 2.5 yards for the top layer and 2 5/8 yards for the under layer

• 54"-wide fabric: 2 1/8 yards for the top layer and 2 1/4 yards for the under layer

Adult's high yoke gathered top

Size: Adult

Citronille's Difficulty Level: 2

You will receive Citronille's pattern which is written in French. Also included is a complete translation into English for all written directions. Please see below for more explanation.

Recommended Fabrics: Cotton, linen, poplin, gingham, printed fabric, Liberty Lawn, cotton voile

Yardage: If using 140cm (55”) wide fabric:

Size 36 (Chest 32" ~ Waist 25" ~ Hips 34"): 1 ⅜ yards

Size 38 (Chest 33" ~ Waist 26" ~ Hips 36"): 1 ⅜ yards

Size 40 (Chest 34" ~ Waist 28" ~ Hips 38"): 1 ½ yards

Size 42 (Chest 36" ~ Waist 29" ~ Hips 39"): 1 ½ yards

Size 44 (Chest 38" ~ Waist 31" ~ Hips 41"): 1 ½ yards

Size 46 (Chest 39" ~ Waist 33" ~ Hips 42"): 1 ⅝ yards

Supplies: One 12 mm (½ ”) button

Citronille is a French company, and most of their patterns are released only in French. We are excited to be able to offer this wonderful line to our customers. With permission from Citronille, we have made a complete translation of this pattern into English. We worked to make our translation easy to follow and as direct as possible from Citronille's pattern. We did not add to or take away from their directions.

When purchasing this pattern, you will receive Citronille's pattern directions and paper pattern pieces (printed on good quality white paper), all written in French. We will include two additional pages. One page will contain a complete translation into English of all the directions for the pattern. The other page contains the common directions that are found in every pattern, as well as a list of all the French you might find on the pattern pieces, translated into English. The pattern piece translations should be quite easy to use as the list is in alphabetical order in French, so you will be able to search quickly for any French terms you come across on the pattern pieces.

Dress or top with gathered neckline and short, raglan sleeves.

Size: Adult

Citronille's Difficulty Level: 1

You will receive Citronille's pattern which is written in French. Also included is a complete translation into English for all written directions. Please see below for more explanation.

Recommended Fabrics: poplin or batiste, Liberty, gingham, satin, light linen

Yardage: If using 140cm (55”) wide fabric:

Size 36 (Chest 32" ~ Waist 25" ~ Hips 34"): 1⅛ yard for the top, 1⅜ yard for the dress

Size 38 (Chest 33" ~ Waist 26" ~ Hips 36"): 1⅛ yard for the top, 1⅜ yard for the dress

Size 40 (Chest 34" ~ Waist 28" ~ Hips 38"): 1⅛ yard for the top, 1⅜ yard for the dress

Size 42 (Chest 36" ~ Waist 29" ~ Hips 39"):1½ yard for the top, 2¼ yard for the dress

Size 44 (Chest 38" ~ Waist 31" ~ Hips 41"): 1½ yard for the top, 2¼ yard for the dress

Size 46 (Chest 39" ~ Waist 33" ~ Hips 42"): 1½ yard for the top, 2¼ yard for the dress

Supplies: One 10 mm (½”) button

Citronille is a French company, and most of their patterns are released only in French. We are excited to be able to offer this wonderful line to our customers. With permission from Citronille, we have made a complete translation of this pattern into English. We worked to make our translation easy to follow and as direct as possible from Citronille's pattern. We did not add to or take away from their directions.

When purchasing this pattern, you will receive Citronille's pattern directions and paper pattern pieces (printed on good quality white paper), all written in French. We will include two additional pages. One page will contain a complete translation into English of all the directions for the pattern. The other page contains the common directions that are found in every pattern, as well as a list of all the French you might find on the pattern pieces, translated into English. The pattern piece translations should be quite easy to use as the list is in alphabetical order in French, so you will be able to search quickly for any French terms you come across on the pattern pieces.

Adult's high waisted dress with narrow straps.

Size: Adult

Citronille's Difficulty Level: 2

You will receive Citronille's pattern which is written in French. Also included is a complete translation into English for all written directions. Please see below for more explanation.

Recommended Fabrics: Heavy cotton or linen, raw silk. Lining for the top of the bodice; cotton,
Bemberg (rayon lining), silk

Yardage: If using 140cm (55”) wide fabric:

Size 36 (Chest 32" ~ Waist 25" ~ Hips 34"): 1 ¼ yards

Size 38 (Chest 33" ~ Waist 26" ~ Hips 36"): 1 ¼ yards

Size 40 (Chest 34" ~ Waist 28" ~ Hips 38"): 1 ¼ yards

Size 42 (Chest 36" ~ Waist 29" ~ Hips 39"): 1 ⅜ yard

Size 44 (Chest 38" ~ Waist 31" ~ Hips 41"): 1 ⅜ yard

Size 46 (Chest 39" ~ Waist 33" ~ Hips 42"): 1 ⅜ yard

Supplies: 45 cm (18”) zipper; a hook and eye

Citronille is a French company, and most of their patterns are released only in French. We are excited to be able to offer this wonderful line to our customers. With permission from Citronille, we have made a complete translation of this pattern into English. We worked to make our translation easy to follow and as direct as possible from Citronille's pattern. We did not add to or take away from their directions.

When purchasing this pattern, you will receive Citronille's pattern directions and paper pattern pieces (printed on good quality white paper), all written in French. We will include two additional pages. One page will contain a complete translation into English of all the directions for the pattern. The other page contains the common directions that are found in every pattern, as well as a list of all the French you might find on the pattern pieces, translated into English. The pattern piece translations should be quite easy to use as the list is in alphabetical order in French, so you will be able to search quickly for any French terms you come across on the pattern pieces.

Dress No. 3 is a caftan with a V-neck front and center seam. The sleeves and body are one piece and side vents add to the freedom of movement. It's perfect for lounging inside or pool-side. You will want to wear this everywhere.

Bust measurement (your body size):

XS: 32 inches (81 cm)
S: 35 inches (89 cm)
M: 38 inches (97 cm)
L: 41 inches (104 cm)

Fabric requirements:
2 5/8 - 3 yards (2.4 - 2.75 meters)

The pattern is best suited to cotton lawn and voile, light-weight linen and natural fiber blend fabric (no jersey or knits)

The instruction book takes you through all the steps, from tracing and cutting the pattern pieces, to making and sewing bias tape. Dress length is 42 inches (117 cm) - 45 inches (124 cm) from shoulder. The pattern is printed on bond paper, with four nested sizes.

Tunic No. 1 is a dropped-shoulder top with two options for length, a cropped shirt or tunic. This relaxed garment is perfect for layering and stitches up quickly! The neck is finished with bias tape facing and there is an optional patch pocket. First published in issue 8 of Taproot Magazine.

Bust measurement (your body size):

XS: 32"
S: 35"
M: 38"
L: 41"
XL: 44"
2XL: 47"
3XL: 50"
4XL: 53"

Fabric requirements:
2 1/4 - 2 5/8 yards (2.1 - 2.4 meters) for the tunic length or
1 7/8 - 2/14 yards (1.75 - 2.1 meters) for the shirt length

The pattern is best suited to mid to light weight cotton, linen, or natural fiber blend fabric (no jersey or knits)

The instruction book takes you through all the steps, from tracing and cutting the pattern pieces, attaching the sleeves, to making and sewing bias tape. The pattern is printed on bond paper, with four nested sizes.

The Day Dress has a fitted bodice, gathered skirt and inner pockets. With three ways of making the front bodice, your options are endless. All views have an invisible zip at the back.

View A has a seam at the centre front.
View B has buttons/button holes at the centre front.
View C has no seam at the centre front.

Adult Pattern sizes
UK 6 - UK 22

Suggested Fabrics

Lightweight to medium weight fabrics are perfect for this pretty dress.

Not suitable for stripes, diagonals or plaids.

Always allow extra fabric to match one way designs.

Supplies Needed

View A & C - Fabric, thread, 56cm/22" invisible zipper, 1m elastic (6mm wide).

View B - Fabric, thread, 56cm/22" invisible zipper, 1m elastic (6mm wide), x6 1.5cm buttons, buttonhole presser foot, 0.50m iron on interfacing.

What's included

• Pattern printed on high quality white pattern paper


• Beautiful step by step instruction booklet


• Guide on taking your measurements


• Fabric and Sewing basics help card


• Sewing Terms Demystified card


• Checklist card to ensure you have covered everything before starting your project


• Information on The Avid Seamstress

Flattering and easy to wear, the Tea House is a great pattern with a variety of options for different looks. Use a silk or rayon fabric with some drape for a vintage inspired look while a cotton yarn dyed stripe can lend a more modern feel.

This is an advanced beginner/ intermediate level pattern sizes 0 - 20

The Tea House features: a V-neckline with front and back neck yokes, front seaming, in-seam angled pockets (for the dress versions), a back neck box pleat, cuffed dolman short sleeves and two different tie options.

Views A, B, & C feature wide under the bust, inseam ties that can be tied behind the back or doubled around to the front.

Views D, E & F feature a spaghetti waist tie that threads through a back tunnel and can be tied in the front or for just a bit of waist definition, tied behind the back.

There are three different length options - views A & D are hip length tops, views B & E are above the knee length dresses and views C & F are tea length dresses. There are no closures to sew - just slip it on over the head and tie!

Smocked child's top with buttons in the back.

Sizes: 2 years . 4 years . 6 years . 8 years

Citronille's Difficulty Level: 2

You will receive Citronille's pattern which is written in French. Also included is a complete translation into English for all written directions. Please see below for more explanation.

We have made a translation of the Citronille smocking booklet, and provided it with this pattern. You may
also wish to look for other, more comprehensive, tutorials online or in a book.

Recommended Fabrics: Poplin or cotton batiste, printed fabric, gingham, Liberty, light linen<