Sew Over It Penny Dress
Penny Dress Sewing Pattern :: Sew Over It
Penny Dress Sewing Pattern :: Sew Over It
Penny Dress Sewing Pattern :: Sew Over It
Penny Dress Sewing Pattern :: Sew Over It
Penny Dress Sewing Pattern :: Sew Over It
Sew Over It Penny Dress - LJ's version
Sew Over It Penny Dress - LJ's version
Sew Over It Penny Dress
Sew Over It Penny Dress Pattern

Penny Dress Sewing Pattern

£8.50 – £14.50

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The Penny Dress is a simple, easy-to-sew and utterly gorgeous shirt dress. Stylish, wearable and flattering for so many shapes, Penny is a summer wardrobe must-have.

Penny features a sleeveless button-up bodice, flat collar, pretty gathered shoulder panel, easy-fit elasticated waist and on-trend midi-length skirt. The flattering dropped shoulder offers a nod to the 1950s whilst her simplicity will keep you looking contemporary and cool.

Though shirt dresses can often be fiddly, Penny makes for a refreshingly simple sew. With no darts, zips or collar stands to contend with it is a simple project, perfect for sunny summer days.

See what other people have been making in the Penny Dress Gallery.

Hack your Penny Dress! We hacked the Penny Dress pattern into a super easy tie-front shirt. Find the tutorial on our blog!

Sewing Level
The Penny Dress is an advanced beginner to intermediate level sewing pattern.

Sewalong
Need a helping hand with your Penny Dress button placket? We’ve created in in-depth tutorial for this step over on the blog!

Fabric Suggestions
Incredibly versatile, the Penny Dress can be sewn in a huge range of woven fabrics. If you’re a beginner we recommend choosing a cotton lawn, seersucker or linen, whilst intermediate stitchers can have fun with drape, with rayon, viscose and lightweight crepes. With minimal interruptions on the bodice and skirt, there’s lots of scope to make a statement with a bold print for a trendy summer look. To find the perfect fabric, have a look at our specially curated suggestions.

Lisa’s versions are made in cotton lawn (floral version) and rayon (navy feather-print).

Fabric Requirements
The Penny Dress sewing pattern is sized between UK sizes 8-20. See the chart for details on fabric requirements. 

Like all our patterns, the sizes are nested to make it easier to grade between the sizes, depending on your measurements.

PDF Version

What will I receive?
The downloadable pattern file contains:

  • printable pattern (in both tiled A4 and US Letter print-at-home format, and copyshop format)
  • illustrated printable instruction booklet
  • metric/imperial measurement conversion chart
  • copyshop permission letter

The Penny Dress print-at-home PDF pattern is 40 pages long.

So what is a PDF pattern?

A PDF pattern is a downloadable pattern that you print yourself at home. Simply download, print, tape together and let the sewing begin! When you print the pattern, print at 100% (you might have to uncheck the scale box). Print page 1 first, the square should measure 10cm x 10cm.

Happy sewing!

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