WISJ Designs Children's Fons Shirt and Lena Dress/Top

Buy the Baby/Child/Teen Fons Shirt and Lena Dress and Top sewing pattern from WISJ Designs. Fons is a shirt for boys and girls with cap sleeves and a colour block version. It's a perfect project for beginners, and nearly all stretch fabrics are a great match with Fons. Lena is a dress or top with the same cap sleeves as Fons, but with a top and bottom piece. You can choose gathers at the front and/or back, or a pleat at the back. There’s a version for stretch fabrics and one for woven fabrics.

A matching women's version is available here.

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: 

Fons: This shirt has been designed for stretch fabrics with a neckline finish in the same fabric or ribbing. Fons is also perfect for colour blocking.

Lena: This dress and top has one version designed for stretch fabrics and one version for woven fabrics. Lena is at her most pretty when she's made from fabrics with a fluid drape like modal, (bamboo) jersey, viscose, crepe, silk, cupro.

Fabric requirements: 

Fons: 140 cm wide fabric: 50 - 80 cm (see chart for colour blocking requirements).

Lena: 140 cm wide fabric: Dress, 70 - 160 cm // Top, 60 - 100 cm.

Sizing: 12 months - 14 years. Please check the size chart and finished garment measurements.

Notions: Lena (woven): 2 or 3 buttons; light fusible interfacing for reinforcing the button plackets.

PDF pattern includes: Instructions; A4 print-at-home pattern (15 pages for Fons, 30 pages for Lena); A0 copy shop pattern (3 sheets) // Layers: Yes // Projector file: No.

Note: This pattern does not include seam allowances.

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