Butterick Vintage Playsuit, Blouse & Skirt B6989

Buy the B6989 Vintage Playsuit, Blouse and Skirt sewing pattern from Butterick. It’s perfect for an advanced beginner/intermediate dressmaker. Butterick Vintage 1950’s playsuit, blouse, and skirt pattern. Bare shouldered playsuit has round neckline, no waist seam, buttons circling hipline and little boy shorts. Boxy overblouse with stand-up collar; below-elbow sleeves button on to playsuit. Full skirt does the same. Collar matches skirt. Authentic Vintage Reproduction includes additional sizes and cutting layouts.

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

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

Suggested fabrics: Cotton Poplin, Denim, Linen, Pique, Sailcloth, Seersucker, Terry Cloth. Interfacing (for Overblouse): Lightweight Sew-in. Not suitable for diagonals or obvious one-way design fabrics.

Note: Extra fabric maybe needed to match plaids, stripes, one-way design fabrics or shrinkage.

Sizing: H5 (6-8-10-12-14) U5 (16-18-20-22-24), which is approx. UK sizes H5 (4/6 – 10), U5 (12– 20/22) based on our standardised size chart. Please also check the designer's size chart and finished garment measurements.

Notions: Thread. Playsuit: One 22" (56cm) zipper, hook and eye, eight buttons. Overblouse, Skirt: 1/2" (1.3cm) seam binding.

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