Sew Over It Frida Blouse and Dress

Buy the Frida Blouse and Dress sewing pattern from Sew Over It. Inspired by the peasant style blouses and dresses worn by Frida Kahlo, this easy to wear blouse and dress is comfy yet sophisticated.

Frida features a front and back yoke, with pleats on both sides of the bodice and a choice of two sleeves: a simple short sleeve for warmer weather, or a long one with fuller gathers at the shoulder and elastic at the wrists, perfect for autumn and spring. The blouse looks great over jeans or smart trousers. The dress can be made in a mini or midi length to wear with sandals in the summer or with tights and boots in the autumn.

Make Frida in cotton for a boxy shape or in drapey fabrics like viscose and Tencel for more movement, especially in the dress version. Use a fun patterned fabric, or use a plain one to highlight the pleat details and add a statement necklace for a smarter look. You can also have fun customising Frida with embroidery, ribbon or piping around the yoke to make your blouse or dress truly unique!

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: Light to medium weight fabrics with lots of drape such as rayon/viscose, double gauze, broderie anglaise, crepe or Tencel. Cottons with a soft handle, like cotton voile, lawn or Swiss dot, will also work.

Fabric requirements:

Please note that to accommodate the width of the pattern, your fabric must be at least 140 cm wide for all sizes and versions.

Sizes 6 – 20

Version 1: Short sleeve, 2.0 m // Long sleeve, 2.4 m.

Version 2: Short sleeve, 2.6 m // Long sleeve, 2.9 m.

Version 3: Short sleeve, 3.2 m // Long sleeve, 3.5 m.

Sizes 18 – 30

Version 1: Short sleeve, 2.8 m // Long sleeve, 3.3 - 3.8 m.

Version 2: Short sleeve, 3.3 m // Long sleeve, 3.6 - 4.2 m.

Version 3: Short sleeve, 4.0 m // Long sleeve, 4.3 - 4.9 m.

Sizing: UK 6 – 20 and UK 18 – 30 (approx. UK 6 – 20 and UK 20 – 32, based on our standardised size chart). Please also check the designer’s size charts and finished garment measurements.

This pattern is split into two different blocks. The 6 – 20 size range is drafted for a B cup. The 18 – 30 size range is drafted for a D cup.

Notions: 50 cm (sizes 6-20) or 75 cm (sizes 18-30) of 6 mm elastic if making the long sleeved version.

PDF pattern includes: Instructions; A4 print-at-home pattern (42 pages for sizes 6-20, 47 pages for sizes 18-30); US letter print-at-home pattern (42 pages for sizes 6-20, 48 pages for sizes 18-30); A0 copy shop pattern (3 sheets for sizes 6-20, 3 sheets for sizes 18-30).

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