Apple-Picking Dress, Oliver + S, Child Size 5-12

What better way to spend a cool afternoon than going apple picking? The pattern for this versatile dress includes a wide button placket, a bow at the neck, bias bound sleeves, and a dropped waist for a vintage feel. View A has three-quarter length sleeves and a double-layer gathered skirt while view B is long sleeved with a single-layer skirt.

Size 5-12

Difficulty: 2

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  The pattern for this versatile dress includes a wide button placket, a bow at the neck, bias-bound sleeves, and a dropped waist for a vintage feel. View A has three-quarter-length sleeves and a double-layer gathered skirt, while View B has long sleeves and a single-layer skirt.
  
  
  

  Suggested Fabrics

  
  

  Light- to medium-weight woven fabrics like quilting cotton, voile, lawn, shirting, poplin, broadcloth, flannel, and linen

  
  

  Notions

  
  

  Coordinating thread, lightweight fusible interfacing, 3/8 to 1/2" buttons (eight for sizes 6M–2T, ten for sizes 3T–7, twelve for sizes 8–12).

  
  

  
  

  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  

  Fabric Guide (fabric width: 44 to 45")

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  SIZE

  6-12 M

  12-18 M

  18-24 M

  2T

  3T

  4

  5

  6

  7

  8

  10

  12

  View A

  1 3/4 yards

  1 3/4 yards

  2 yards

  2 yards

  2 yards

  2 1/4 yards

  2 1/4 yards

  2 1/2 yards

  2 3/4 yards

  2 3/4 yards

  3 yards

  3 1/4 yards

  View B

  1 1/2 yards

  1 3/4 yards

  1 3/4 yards

  1 3/4 yards

  2 yards

  2 1/4 yards

  2 1/4 yards

  2 1/2 yards

  2 1/2 yards

  2 3/4 yards

  3 yards

  3 1/4 yards

  
  

  
  

  Finished Measurements

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  SIZE

  6-12 M

  12-18 M

  18-24 M

  2T

  3T

  4

  5

  6

  7

  8

  10

  12

  Chest

  21 1/2"

  22 1/2"

  23 1/2"

  24 1/2"

  25 1/2"

  26 1/2"

  27 1/2"

  28 1/2"

  30"

  31"

  32 1/2"

  33 1/2"

  Length*

  16 1/2"

  17 1/2"

  18 3/4"

  20"

  21"

  22 1/4"

  24 1/4"

  26"

  28"

  29 3/4"

  31 3/4"

  34"

  View A Sleeve Length**

  11 1/2"

  12"

  12 1/2"

  13"

  13 1/2"

  14 1/4"

  15"

  16"

  17"

  17 3/4"

  19"

  20"

  View B Sleeve Length**

  14"

  14 3/4"

  15 1/2"

  16 1/4"

  17"

  18 1/4"

  19 1/2"

  20 3/4"

  22"

  23 3/4"

  25 1/2"

  27 1/4"

  
  

  
  

  * Measured from shoulder at neck
  ** Measured from center back neck
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  


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  English System
  Size	Chest (in)	Waist (in)	Hip (in)	Height (in)	Weight (lbs)
  6-12M	19	19 ½	19 ½	27-29	17-22
  12-18M	19 ¾	20 ½	20 ½	29-31	22-27
  18-24M	20 ½	21	21	31-33	27-30
  2T	21	21	22	33-36	30-33
  3T	21 ½	21	23	36-39	33-36
  4	22 ½	21 ½	24	39-42	36-39
  5	23 ½	22	25 ½	42-45	39-44
  6	24 ½	22 ½	26 ½	45-49	45-55
  7	25 ½	23	27 ½	49-52	56-64
  8	26 ½	23 ½	28 ½	52-54	65-72
  10	28	24	30	54-56	73-77
  12	29	25	31 ½	56-58	78-82

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Metric System
  Size	Chest (cm)	Waist (cm)	Hip (cm)	Height (cm)	Weight (kg)
  6-12M	48	50	50	69-74	8-10
  12-18M	50	52	51	74-79	10-12
  18-24M	52	53	56	79-84	12-14
  2T	53	53	56	84-91	14-15
  3T	55	53	58	91-99	15-16
  4	57	55	61	99-107	16-18
  5	60	56	65	107-114	18-20
  6	62	57	67	114-124	20-25
  7	65	58	70	124-132	25-29
  8	67	60	72	132-137	29-33
  10	71	61	76	137-142	33-35
  12	74	64	80	142-147	35-37