Apple Picking Dress (Small)
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.
Skill Level: Beginner
After successfully sewing this pattern, you will have developed the following skills: buttonholes, gathering, and set-in sleeves.
Recommended Fabrics
Light- to medium-weight woven fabrics like quilting cotton, voile, lawn, shirting, poplin, broadcloth, flannel, and linen.
Materials Needed
- Coordinating thread
- lightweight fusible interfacing
- 3/8–1/2" buttons (eight for sizes 6M–2T, ten for sizes 3T–7, twelve for sizes 8–12).
Fabric Guide (fabric width: 44"-45")
| SIZE | 6-12 M | 12-18 M | 18-24 M | 2T | 3T | 4 |
| View A | 1 3/4 yards | 1 3/4 yards | 2 yards | 2 yards | 2 yards | 2 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 |
| SIZE | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| View A | 2 1/4 yards | 2 1/2 yards | 2 3/4 yards | 2 3/4 yards | 3 yards | 3 1/4 yards |
| View B | 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 |
| Chest | 21 1/2" | 22 1/2" | 23 1/2" | 24 1/2" | 25 1/2" | 26 1/2" |
| Length* | 16 1/2" | 17 1/2" | 18 3/4" | 20" | 21" | 22 1/4" |
| View A Sleeve Length** | 11 1/2" | 12" | 12 1/2" | 13" | 13 1/2" | 14 1/4" |
| View B Sleeve Length** | 14" | 14 3/4" | 15 1/2" | 16 1/4" | 17" | 18 1/4" |
| SIZE | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| Chest | 27 1/2" | 28 1/2" | 30" | 31" | 32 1/2" | 33 1/2" |
| Length* | 24 1/4" | 26" | 28" | 29 3/4" | 31 3/4" | 34" |
| View A Sleeve Length** | 15" | 16" | 17" | 17 3/4" | 19" | 20" |
| View B Sleeve Length** | 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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