Make With Mandi Penny Dress

Buy the Penny Dress sewing pattern from Make With Mandi. The Penny Dress has a loose fitting bodice and two skirt tiers with gathers. The pattern includes two neckline options, three sleeve lengths and two skirt lengths, and it has pockets! It’s a great dress pattern for beginners as it has no fastenings. Penny is equally lovely in a brushed cotton for winter and a linen for summer. The images show the dress made in a checked rayon, which is perfect for a lightweight floaty dress.

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?

Note if purchasing copy shop printing: One of the pattern pieces has been split (to fit on the A0 sheet) and will need to be joined together.

Suggested fabrics: Light to medium weight woven fabrics, such as viscose, viscose poplin, linen blends, brushed cottons, cotton poplins, poly blends.

Fabric requirements: 150 cm (59″) wide fabric: 3.5 m (3.85 yd) // 120 cm (47″) wide fabric: 4.5 m (5 yd).

Sizing: UK 6 – 26 (approx. UK 6 – 24/26, based on our standardised size chart). Please also check the designer’s size chart and finished garment measurements.

This pattern is designed for a B cup (a 2″ difference between your upper bust and full bust).

Notions: Elastic for cuff; lightweight iron-on fusing.

PDF pattern includes: Step-by-step instructions (with a link to a video tutorial); A4 print-at-home pattern (32 pages); US letter print-at-home pattern (45 pages); A0 copy shop pattern (2 sheets) // Layers: Yes // Projector file: No.

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