About the design
This modern update on a classic 1950s-style fit-and-flare dress is a showstopper ideal for parties, weddings and proms, but it could be easily dressed down for a vintage inspired daytime look, too. Pleats add detail at the neckline, bodice darts at the front and back ensure a flattering fit, and the flared skirt is perfect for twirling on the dancefloor!
We’ve sized the pattern to fit standard UK dress sizes, from 6 to 20. Before cutting out your pattern, it’s important to take your measurements accurately and compare them to the size chart on the pattern envelope.
This simple-sew project will take you through key dressmaking skills step by step, including transferring pattern markings, inserting an invisible zip, adding neckline and armhole facings, sewing neat darts and pleats, constructing a fitted bodice and attaching and hemming a full skirt.
This pattern is suitable for a variety of fabrics. We'd suggest: brocade, cotton, cotton lawn, cotton sateen, crepe de chine, crepe suiting, georgette, poplin, polyester, satin, silk, linen.
The Daisy Dress sewing pattern was first published as a printed pattern in issue 15 of Simply Sewing magazine. This PDF sewing pattern comes in UK sizes 6-20 (US 4-18/EUR 34-48).
This digital sewing pattern includes:
– Step by step instructions with colour photography to talk you through how to make it.
– Printable pattern sheet/s (these are UK A4 size pages which you can print out at home)
Pattern details