Buy the Blaire Shirt and Dress sewing pattern from Style Arc. The shirt and dress share the same bodice with a small shirt collar and cute turn back cuffs. The shirt has an interesting overlay which falls from the bodice. The dress has shirt tails with a very clever in-seam pocket which becomes a modesty underlay so when the sides of the shirt tails open the leg is hidden. 

Note: Style Arc patterns are suited to a more confident maker. The written instructions are not illustrated at each step. This pattern is for an adventurous sewist who is up for a challenge.

Sewing level: Advanced

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: Washed linen, crepe, chambray, voile or any soft woven fabric.

Fabric requirements:

Shirt (cut two-way on the open): 148 cm (58") wide fabric: 130 - 195 cm (1.45 - 2 yd).

Dress (cut two-way on the open): 148 cm (58") wide fabric: 165 - 245 cm (1.8 - 2.7 yd).

Sizing: 4 – 16 or 18 – 30 (approx. UK 4/6 – 16/18 or UK 18/20 – 32, based on our standardised size chart). Please also check the designer's size chart.

Notions: 90 cm (36") wide fusing, 30 cm (12") // Shirt: seven 10 mm (16L) buttons // Dress: eleven 11.5 mm (18L) buttons.

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