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Bella Loves Patterns
Bella Loves Patterns Flor Dress and Top
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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 printed A0 pattern sheets will be dispatched next working day.
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Buy the Flor Dress and Top sewing pattern from Bella Loves Patterns. Flor is a romantic wrap dress and cropped top that is perfect to wear during the warm seasons or layered over a turtleneck in winter. The pattern features statement ruffles inserted into the shoulders, princess seams and wide waist ties.
Flor comes in two styles: a high waisted cropped top and a midi-length dress with a gathered waist and tiered skirt. Both styles are finished with bias binding around the neck and armholes. The dress and top have a high wrap V-shaped neckline.
With no zipper or lining or complex closures, Flor is surprisingly simple to make. The dress option also has in-seam pockets.
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: Lightweight woven fabrics with some structure (no drapey fabrics). Cotton linen blends for a softer silhouette, or cotton lawns, poplin, voile, broderie anglaise and shirting fabrics for a more structured look. If making the dress version, try to choose a fabric that doesn’t require lining.
Fabric requirements: 140 cm (55") wide fabric: View A, 1.7 m (1.9 yd) // View B, 3.5 - 4.1 m (3.7 - 4.3 yd).
Sizing: UK 6 – 20 (approx. UK 6 – 18, based on our standardised size chart). Please also check the designer’s size chart and finished garment measurements.
This pattern is drafted for a B cup model who is 165 cm (5'4") tall.
Patten pieces are also included for C and D cups. Note that cup sizes here do not refer to your bra size, but rather to the difference between your high bust and full bust measurements. If the difference is 5 cm (2"), use B cup. If the difference is 7.5 cm (3"), use C cup. If the difference is 10 cm (4"), use D cup.
If you wish to alter the length, you can use the marked lines to lengthen or shorten the pattern pieces.
Notions: 1 cm (3/8”) wide bias neckline stay tape; 20 cm (8”) of lightweight fusible interfacing; bias binding, if not using the same fabric.
PDF pattern includes: Step-by-step instructions; A4/US letter print-at-home pattern (55 pages for B cup, 56 pages for C cup, 56 pages for D cup); A0 copy shop pattern (3 sheets for B cup, 3 sheets for C cup, 3 sheets for D cup). This pattern has layers, so you can print just the size(s) you need.
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Now this is finished I love it, but I only followed my measurements and didn’t make a toile…the dress was too big and I had to make adjustments to shorten at the shoulder, and take in the side seams of the bodice. This meant a lot of unpicking, and redoing the bias binding facing on the neckline. Of course this was all my own fault!
There is a ruffle at the bottom of the gel which I omitted, and instead I opted to shape the hem, as this works better as I am 5”2.
Overall, a lovely pattern and I am all for the frills and ruffles!
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I look a good frill and a big statement sleeve, so when I saw a few of versions of this dress on insta I knew I had to make one!
I was a good girl and made a toile as I wanted a good fit on the wrap over bodice. I ended up cutting a 16 (as per my bust measurement) and grading to a 14 at the waist and hip. The fit was spot on so I went ahead and cut out my final fabric, a gorgeous gingham cotton sateen. The fabric was lovely to sew with and the perfect weight to hold the structure of the frills on the sleeves.
The instructions are clear and easy to follow, just make sure to mark all your pattern pieces correctly, especially on the waistbands, so you can actually interpret which side has the opening for the ties to feed through! This was the only bit that had me scratching my head!
The pattern is a midi style and has a bottom frill, but I wanted a shorter hem, so I took off about 4 inches and left off the bottom frill.
I am planning a floor length version next, in a beautiful broderie anglaise I bought on my recent trip to Paris!
k
I test-sewed this dress pattern for Bella Loves Patterns during 2020! Since I was a tester, the version of the pattern I worked with was different from what was released, which fixed lots of fit issues that I and other testers experienced. This dress was meant to be a wearable muslin/toile, and I used an IKEA duvet cover from the early/mid 2000s that I got secondhand.
I made the size 18, except for the very front bodice pieces, which ended up being in between a size 12 and 14.
During the test, I had to rework the front pieces a lot in order to fit my bust. Though the designer had FBA pieces, the initial testing sizing was off by having too much ease, especially in the larger sizes. So after the dress came together, I realized how much gaping my first version had. So I had to gently disassemble the dress and cut new front pieces with a different shape to fit my bust. Luckily I didn't have to change must of the rest of the bodice in order to fit my chest without gaping! The fit across the french seams was perfect aside from the 2 pieces that wrapped, which as I mentioned earlier, I resized closer to a size 12 or 14.
Modifications
- Instead of the maxi dress with one big ruffle, I cut the skirt at the lengthen / shorten line. I also cut a curve out of the front pieces, then did 2 small ruffles along that curve. It was inspired by a wrap dress I saw from McCalls that didn't have great reviews, so I borrowed the skirt idea and merged it with this dress!
- shortened the front pieces by 2" despite having a long torso. After shortening, I also had to change the diagonal length of the front wrap pieces so that they would fit the waistband width.
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