Denim Sundress
A charming, made-to-measure sundress featuring a tailored button-front bodice with distinctive yoke construction, integrated pockets, and a relaxed, straight silhouette.
When To Wear:
- Everyday Casual: Perfect for comfortable, stylish daily wear in warmer weather.
- Summer Outings: An ideal choice for picnics, beach trips, or relaxed weekend gatherings.
- Nursing & Postpartum: Thoughtfully designed with a functional button-front closure, suitable for nursing mothers.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a relaxed, straight-line silhouette that falls gracefully to a midi length.
Neckline: a classic scoop neckline frames the décolletage.
Closure: a functional full-length button placket adorns the center front.
Sleeves: This sundress features a comfortable sleeveless design, perfect for warm weather.
Bodice: The front is intricately designed with a shaped yoke and insert panels featuring bust darts, while the back boasts an upper and lower panel with vertical darts for shaping.
Pockets: Integrated curved in-seam pockets are neatly set into the lower front side panels.
Back: a multi-paneled back with both upper and lower sections, featuring carefully placed darts to ensure a flattering fit.
Length: Designed to fall to a versatile midi length, offering comfort and style.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. This pattern involves precise dart work, yoke attachment, tailored button placket construction, and specialized pocket finishing, requiring some prior sewing experience.
Fabric Recommendations
For best results, choose a medium-weight denim fabric with added stretch for comfort and ease of wear:
- Stretch denim
- Denim with elastane or spandex content
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- 6 buttons
Cutting Plan
- From main fabric:
- 1. Front Yoke - 2 pieces
- 2. Front Insert - 2 pieces
- 3. Lower Center Front - 2 pieces
- 4. Lower Side Front – 2 pieces
- 5. Upper Back – 2 pieces
- 6. Lower Back – 2 pieces
- 7. Pocket Lining – 2 pieces
- 8. Fastening Facing – 1 piece
- 9. Placket – 1 piece
- From fusible interfacing:
- Placket
- Fastening Facing
Sewing Instructions
- Stitch the dart on the front insert and press towards the center. Attach the front yoke to the front insert, clipping the yoke corner. Finish the seam and press upwards. Topstitch 0.5 cm from the attachment seam.
- Mark and stitch the darts on the upper and lower back pieces. Press the darts towards the center back.
- Attach the upper back to the lower back. Finish the attachment seam and press towards the upper back. Topstitch 0.5 cm from the seam along the dart.
- Face the pocket opening with the pocket lining, turn the lining to the wrong side, clipping the curves. Understitch the seam allowance to the lining 0.2 cm from the seam. Place the lower side front under the pocket lining and attach it to the center front, stitching the pocket lining in one continuous seam. (Note: The stitching line for attaching the lower side front and the stitching line for the pocket lining must follow the pattern contour precisely, without shifting.)
- Attach the upper front to the lower front. Finish the attachment seam and press towards the upper front. Topstitch along the dart and the lower front princess seam up to the pocket opening.
- Stitch and finish the center back seam.
- Topstitch 0.5 cm from the seam joining the upper and lower parts of the dress.
- Finish the neckline allowances.
- Finish the outer edge of the fastening facing. Place the fastening facing right sides together with the right front and stitch along the edge of the opening and the neckline section. Finish the center edge of the lower front from the notch downwards. Stitch the center seam on the center front from the notch downwards. Turn the fastening facing to the right side.
- Press under the inner edge of the lower placket. Attach the placket to the left front. Press the seam towards the facing. Turn the facing to the right side and stitch the upper corner. Turn the placket to the wrong side and press. Stitch the inner edge of the facing into the attachment seam (stitch-in-the-ditch). Place the facing over the placket and topstitch a curved securing stitch so that it meets the stitching on the right front (folding back the placket). Secure the fastening facing and the placket with a vertical bar tack.
- Stitch and finish the side and shoulder seams of the dress. Press the side and shoulder seams of the dress towards the back.
- Turn the neckline allowance to the wrong side and topstitch.
- Finish the hem of the dress, turn the allowance to the wrong side and topstitch.
- On the right front, mark the buttonhole positions and finish the buttonholes, then sew buttons onto the left front.
