⚠️ PLEASE READ: THIS IS A SEWING PATTERN, NOT A DRESS
You are buying digital PDF files to sew this dress yourself. You will NOT receive a dress, fabric, a zip or a paper pattern in the mail. Nothing is shipped. You need a sewing machine, your own fabric and notions, and a printer (or a copy shop).
A forest green needlecord smock dress with a V neck, a princess-seamed bodice, a gathered midi skirt and big balloon sleeves. Every detail you see in the photos is in this pattern: the topstitched V neckline, the topstitched princess seams, the gathers that are fuller in the middle and softer at the sides, the puffed sleeve heads and the gathered balloon cuffs. Added for comfort: side-seam pockets and an invisible zip at the centre back (the fitted bodice needs an opening - it does not show from the front).
📥 WHAT YOU RECEIVE RIGHT AFTER CHECKOUT (5 PDF FILES)
1. Instructions_Corduroy_Smock_Dress.pdf - 12-page illustrated booklet in large, easy-to-read type: contents page, technical drawings front and back, size charts in inches and cm (bust and underbust), fabric and zip charts, one-way cutting layouts for corduroy, fit adjustments, techniques explained (pressing corduroy, princess seams, gathering in zones, elastic casing, invisible zip), 10 sewing steps, checklists and troubleshooting
2. Letter_Corduroy_Smock_Dress.pdf - the pattern for home printing on US Letter paper: 78 pages to print and tape together + 1 info page
3. A4_Corduroy_Smock_Dress.pdf - the same pattern for A4 paper: 72 pages to tape + 1 info page
4. A0_Corduroy_Smock_Dress.pdf - the same pattern on 3 large sheets for a copy shop (no taping - the easiest choice for a midi dress)
5. Projector_Corduroy_Smock_Dress.pdf - the same pattern for sewing projectors, with a 1 in calibration grid
You only need ONE of the 4 pattern files: Letter (USA/Canada), A4 (rest of the world), A0 (copy shop) or Projector.
Your download link appears on the order confirmation page and is sent to your email right after checkout. If you don't see the email within a few minutes, check your spam or promotions folder. Still nothing, or a file won't open? Write to us from the Contact page with your order number and we will send your files again.
📏 CHOOSE YOUR SIZE BY YOUR BUST MEASUREMENT (NOT YOUR STORE SIZE)
Measure around the fullest part of your bust:
XS 33 in (84 cm) • S 35 1/2 in (90 cm) • M 38 in (97 cm) • L 41 in (104 cm) • XL 44 1/2 in (113 cm) • 2XL 48 in (122 cm) • 3XL 51 1/2 in (131 cm) • 4XL 55 in (140 cm)
Sewing pattern sizes are not the same as shop sizes - please measure. The bodice is fitted just under the bust (underbust chart in the booklet, with an easy adjustment); the skirt and sleeves are full.
Length from shoulder to hem: 46 to 48 3/4 in (117 to 124 cm), midi on a 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) woman. Printed lines on the pattern let you lengthen or shorten the skirt and the sleeves.
V neck with a topstitched facing
Princess-seamed bodice, topstitched - the bust shaping is built into the seams
Gathered midi skirt, fuller in the middle (notches show exactly where)
Big balloon sleeves, puffed at the shoulder, with an elastic cuff below the elbow
Invisible zip at the centre back and two side-seam pockets
One-way cutting layouts for corduroy and velvet
Seam allowances (3/8 in / 1 cm, 5/8 in / 1.5 cm at the zip) and hems included
All 8 sizes in one pattern, each size in its own colour and line style
✂️ WHAT YOU NEED TO BUY SEPARATELY
🧵 Fine needlecord, baby-wale corduroy or cotton velvet, 54 in wide: 2 5/8 yd / 2.5 m (sizes XS-L) or 3 5/8 yd / 3.4 m (sizes XL-4XL). On 58/60 in fabric: 2 5/8 yd / 2.5 m (XS-L) or 3 3/8 yd / 3.1 m (XL-4XL)
🧵 Cotton for the pocket bags: 3/8 yd / 0.4 m
🧵 Lightweight fusible interfacing: 1/2 yd / 0.5 m
🧵 1 invisible zip, at least 18 to 21 in long depending on your size (exact length per size in the booklet; a longer zip is fine)
🧵 3/8 in (1 cm) elastic for the sleeves: 3/4 yd / 0.7 m (cut length per size in the booklet)
🧵 Thread; an invisible-zip foot helps
🛠️ Sewing machine, pins or clips, fabric scissors, iron and a towel for pressing, tape and a printer
The photos show a forest green fine needlecord. A thicker corduroy gives a crisper, fuller dress.
Skill level: confident beginner to intermediate. You should be comfortable with gathers and setting in a sleeve. The booklet explains the princess seams, the zip, the facing and the elastic casing step by step with diagrams.
Open the file in Adobe Acrobat Reader (free) and print page 1 first at 100% / "Actual size" - never "Fit to page". Page 1 has a 1 in test square: measure it before printing everything. Pages have corner crosses and letters/numbers so they tape together in order. For a midi dress, the A0 copy-shop file saves a lot of taping.
Sewists who love easy dresses
Autumn, winter and Christmas
This is a digital product: you receive PDF files only, nothing is mailed. Because the files are delivered instantly, we can't offer returns - but if anything is wrong with your files or you can't open them, contact us and we will help you. Colours may look different on your screen. For personal use and small handmade sales of finished dresses; please don't share or resell the files.
