By FRENCH PEOTRY, the Stella Dress is a paper sewing pattern.

Garment Details: The Stella dress is not your classic shirtdress, it's a little bit different, featuring a princess skirt with a boyish collar and a drawstring waistband. It's casual, contemporary and stylish.

Sizing: This is a multi-size pattern, including sizes XS-XL (2-16) or XL-6XL (16-34). Sizing guide, finished garment measurements and fabric requirements can be found here .

Fabric Suggestions: The Stella dress pattern is designed for woven fabrics. For view 1, choose a light fabric, such as, viscose, Tencel, rayon, polyester, or light weight cotton. For view 2 you will need a tightly woven fabric that won’t easily stretch out of shape, to ensure the godets are sturdy enough ( and to prevent tearing at the tip).

Trims required: Matching thread, half meter interfacing for placket, collar, collar stand and cuffs, 15 x small buttons (about 0.39 inches or 9 to 11mm). 25/64’’ (1cm) wide ribbon for tie belt, if you don’t plan on cutting it from the same fabric as the dress. This piece is included in the pattern (piece 9) but it is very long: for the plus size range, it is not shown in cutting layouts as it would cause too much fabric waste. For smaller sizes, it is sometimes shown cut in two parts. You will need: 2 yards / 2m for sizes 2 to 16, and 2 yards to 3 yards (2m to 2.5m) from sizes 16 to 34.

Skill Level: The pattern is placed at an intermediate (3/5) for Option 1. If you have already sewn a whole garment, you will do great! There is nothing particularly difficult, only several different sewing techniques (shirt collar, bound slit, buttons and buttonhole) but you will be guided through the process in video.

Option 2: advanced (4/5). Godets take a lot more time and are a little more difficult to sew. You will love them if you like a little challenge!

The number indicated on the French Poetry patterns and on the product pages correspond to your sewing experience level, on a 5-point scale:

1/ Beginner

2/ Confident Beginner

3/ Intermediate

4/ Advanced

5/ Expert

The paper pattern comes carefully packaged in an envelope together with a step-by-step assembly instruction in English.

A 5/8” (1.5cm) seam allowance is included.

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