Friday Pattern Company Davenport Dress

Friday Pattern Company

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Buy the Davenport Dress sewing pattern from Friday Pattern Company. The Davenport Dress is the perfect throw-on and go dress. Whether you’re shopping at your local farmers market or hanging out around the house, this ruffley dress will have you feeling cute and comfortable. It features full sleeves with an elastic ruffle hem as well as a shoulder flutter detail. The hem hits above the knee. The front neckline is gathered in with elastic, and the waist features a drawstring so this dress can be pulled on and off without any closures. Most importantly, the Davenport features roomy pockets that are perfect for stowing away all of your treasures.

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

– PAPER (next working day dispatch on orders and FREE UK delivery over £50)

– 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). Choose sizes XS-XXL or sizes 1X-7X. What is Copy Shop?

Suggested fabrics: The Davenport Dress is designed for light to mid weight woven fabrics. Fabrics like cotton lawn or linen will make this a great dress for spring and summer. If you want it to be a bit fancier, it can be sewn from a silk or something with a bit of drape.

Fabric requirements: 45″ (114 cm) wide fabric: 3.5 – 5.66 yd (3.2 – 5.2 m) // 54″-60″ (137-162 cm) wide fabric: 2.75 – 4.66 yd (2.5 – 4.3 m).

You may need to purchase extra fabric if your fabric has a heavy nap, is directional, striped, or has an obvious repeat.

Sizing: XS – 7X (approx. UK 6 – 34, based on our standardised size chart). Please also check the designer’s size chart and finished garment measurements.

The Davenport Dress is a pullover dress with a slightly loose fit that is brought in at the waist with a drawstring. This pattern was drafted using sample measurements for a height of 5’6″. The straight sizes (XS-XXL) are designed off of a block with a B/C cup size. The plus sizes (1X-7X) are designed off of a block with a C/D cup size. The hem hits above the knee.

Notions: 1 yd (0.9 m) of 3/8″ (1 cm) wide elastic; safety pin; matching thread.

PDF pattern includes: Instructions; US letter/A4 print-at-home pattern (38 pages for sizes XS-XXL, 52 pages for 1X-7X); A0 copy shop pattern (2 sheets for XS-XXL, 3 sheets for 1X-7X). This pattern has layers so you can print just the size(s) you need.

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Additional information

Fabric

Cottons, Linen

Make time

All day

Sewing level

Intermediate

Size

UK 6 / US 2 / EU 34, UK 8 / US 4 / EU 36, UK 10 / US 6 / EU 38, UK 12 / US 8 / EU 40, UK 14 / US 10 / EU 42, UK 16 / US 12 / EU 44, UK 18 / US 14 / EU 46, UK 20 / US 16 / EU 48, UK 22 / US 18 / EU 50, UK 24 / US 20 / EU 52, UK 26 / US 22 / EU 54, UK 28 / US 24 / EU 56, UK 30 / US 26 / EU 58, UK 32 / US 28 / EU 60, UK 34 / US 30 / EU 62

Pattern format

PAPER, PDF, PDF pattern + Printed copy shop SIZES 1X – 7X (£7.00), PDF pattern + Printed copy shop SIZES XS – XXL (+£7.00)

PDF Printing

38 pages (XS-XXL), 52 pages (1X-7X)