Nina Lee Bakerloo Blouse and Dress

Nina Lee

£9.00 – £16.00

Buy the Bakerloo Blouse and Dress sewing pattern from Nina Lee. Make a statement with Bakerloo’s extra-extravagant ruffled collar and va-va-voluminous sleeves!

With both a blouse and dress option, and suitable for a wide range of fabrics and potential customisation, this is a pattern designed to be frilly fun! Closing with a button and keyhole at the centre-back, the pattern skims the bust into a loose fit around the waist for ease and comfort – after all, that’s the name of the game right now. The balloon sleeves (with two different length options) gather into elasticated cuffs with ruffled edges echoing the collar. The dress variation has a full gathered (and pocketed) skirt – grunge it up with tights and biker boots for the winter then drift around in breezy cotton lawn and sandals all summer. Wear the blouse on its own or under pinafores, dungarees and v-neck sweaters for statement layering.

This sewing pattern is available to buy in the following formats:

 – PDF (available to download immediately after purchase). What is a PDF?

 – PDF pattern + Printed A0 copy shop (We print out the A0 pattern sheets, but you’ll need to download the digital instructions, as we don’t print these. The PDF files will be emailed immediately after purchase, and the A0 pattern sheets will be dispatched next working day). What is Copy Shop?

Suggested fabrics: Light to medium-weight wovens such as lawn, poplin, chambray, silk dupion, crepe, fine needlecord; any fabric with enough body to create the collar but not too much bulk to gather into the frill! Of course you could use a contrast fabric or even a readymade trim for the frill…

Fabric requirements:

Sizes 6 – 20

Blouse, long sleeve: 150 cm (60″) wide fabric: 1.9 – 2 m (2 1/8 – 2 1/4 yd) // 115 cm (44″) wide fabric: 2.7 m (3 yd).

Blouse, short sleeve: 150 cm (60″) wide fabric: 1.6 – 1.7 m (1 3/4 – 1 7/8 yd) // 115 cm (44″) wide fabric: 2.6 m (2 7/8 yd).

Dress, long sleeve: 150 cm (60″) wide fabric: 3.1 – 3.2 m (3 3/8 – 3 1/2 yd) // 115 cm (44″) wide fabric: 4 m (4 3/8 yd).

Dress, short sleeve: 150 cm (60″) wide fabric: 2.8 – 2.9 m (3 1/8 – 3 1/4 yd) // 115 cm (44″) wide fabric: 3.8 m (4 1/8 yd).

Sizes 16 – 28

Blouse, long sleeve: 150 cm (60″) wide fabric: 2 – 2.9 m (2 1/4 – 3 1/4 yd) // 115 cm (44″) wide fabric: 2.9 – 3.4 m (3 1/4 – 3 3/4 yd).

Blouse, short sleeve: 150 cm (60″) wide fabric: 1.8 – 2.1 m (2 – 2 1/4 yd) // 115 cm (44″) wide fabric: 2.9 – 3 m (3 1/4 yd).

Dress, long sleeve: 150 cm (60″) wide fabric: 3.2 – 3.8 m (3 1/2 – 4 1/8 yd).

Dress, short sleeve: 150 cm (60″) wide fabric: 2.9 – 3.1 m (3 1/4 – 3 3/8 yd).

Sizing: UK 6 – 20 or UK 16 – 28. The pattern for sizes 16 – 28 has both B and D bust cup options. Please check the size charts and finished garment measurements.

Notions: 0.6 m of 1 cm (1/2″)-wide bias binding for the neckline; 0.8 m of 1 cm (1/2″)-wide elastic (or sufficient to encircle your arms for the sleeve cuffs); 50 x 60 cm (20″ x 24″) piece of lightweight interfacing for the collar; one 1 cm (1/2″) button for the back closure.

PDF pattern includes: Instructions; A4/US letter print-at-home pattern (39 pages for sizes 6-20 or 49 pages for sizes 16-28); A0 copy shop pattern (2 sheets for sizes 6-20 or 3 sheets for sizes 16-28).

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