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Kim Dress - PDF Sewing Pattern
£ 12.50
Kim Dress - PDF Sewing Pattern
Sizing Chart
Pattern sizing
Measuring
Bust
Circumference around your ribcage at the fullest part of your bust. This is usually nipple height.
Waist
This can be a little confusing because a lot of people don’t actually know where their natural waist is. It is not always the smallest part of your torso if you don’t happen to have an hourglass shape. Your waist is located halfway between the end of your ribs and the top of your hip bones.
Hips
The hip measurement is not literally taken from around your hip bones, rather, the hip measurement indicates the fullest part around your bottom.
Size chart
| B Cup Dress size US / UK | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00/2 | 0/4 | 2/6 | 4/8 | 6/10 | 8/12 | 10/14 | 12/16 | 14/18 | 16/20 | 18/22 | 20/24 |
| High Bust | |||||||||||
| 28in 71¼cm |
29in 73¾cm |
30in 76¼cm |
31in 78¾cm |
32in 81¼cm |
33in 83¾cm |
35in 88¾cm |
37in 94cm |
40in 101½cm |
43in 109cm |
46in 116¾cm |
49in 124½cm |
| Bust | |||||||||||
| 30in 76¼cm |
31in 78¾cm |
32in 81¼cm |
33in 83¾cm |
34in 86¼cm |
35in 88¾cm |
37in 94cm |
39in 99cm |
42in 106½cm |
45in 114¼cm |
48in 122cm |
51in 129½cm |
| Waist | |||||||||||
| 23in 58½cm |
24in 61cm |
25in 63½cm |
26in 66cm |
27in 68½cm |
28in 71cm |
30in 76cm |
32in 81¼cm |
35in 89cm |
38in 96½cm |
41in 104cm |
44in 111½cm |
| Hips | |||||||||||
| 33in 83¾cm |
34in 86¼cm |
35in 89cm |
36in 91½cm |
37in 94cm |
38in 96½cm |
40in 101½cm |
42in 106½cm |
45in 114¼cm |
48in 122cm |
51in 129½cm |
54in 137cm |
| D Cup Dress size US / UK | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/16 | 14/18 | 16/20 | 18/22 | 20/24 | 22/26 | 24/28 | 26/30 | 28/32 | 30/34 | 32/36 | 34/38 |
| High Bust | |||||||||||
| 36in 91½cm |
38½in 97¾cm |
41in 104¼cm |
43¼in 110cm |
45½in 115¾cm |
48in 122cm |
50½in 128¼cm |
52¾in 134cm |
55in 139¾cm |
57¼in 145½cm |
59½in 151¼cm |
61¾in 156¾cm |
| Bust | |||||||||||
| 40in 101¾cm |
42½in 108cm |
45in 114½cm |
47¼in 120cm |
49½in 125¾cm |
52in 132cm |
54½in 138½cm |
56¾in 144¼cm |
59in 150cm |
61¼in 155½cm |
63½in 161¼cm |
65¾in 167cm |
| Waist | |||||||||||
| 35in 89cm |
37½in 95¼cm |
40in 101½cm |
42¼in 107½cm |
44½in 113cm |
47in 119½cm |
49½in 125¾cm |
51¾in 131½cm |
54in 137¼cm |
56¼in 143cm |
58½in 148½cm |
60¾in 154¼cm |
| Hips | |||||||||||
| 42in 106¾cm |
44¼in 112½cm |
46½in 118¼cm |
49in 124½cm |
51½in 131cm |
53¾in 136½cm |
56in 142¼cm |
58½in 148¾cm |
61in 155cm |
63¼in 160¾cm |
65½in 166¼cm |
67¾in 172cm |
| Kids' Dress sizes | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2T | 3T | 4T | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Height | |||||||||||
| 18-24 mths | 98cm | 104cm | 110cm | 116cm | 122cm | 128cm | 134cm | 140cm | 146cm | 152cm | 158cm |
| Chest | |||||||||||
| 20¾in 53cm |
21¾in 55cm |
22½in 57cm |
23¼in 59cm |
24in 61cm |
24¾in 63cm |
26in 66cm |
27¼in 69cm |
28¼in 72cm |
29½in 75cm |
30½in 78cm |
32in 81cm |
| Waist | |||||||||||
| 19¾in 50cm |
20½in 52cm |
21¼in 54cm |
22in 56cm |
22¾in 58cm |
23¾in 60cm |
24in 61cm |
24½in 62cm |
24¾in 63cm |
25¼in 64cm |
25½in 65cm |
26in 66cm |
| Hips | |||||||||||
| 20¾in 53cm |
22in 56cm |
23¼in 59cm |
24½in 62cm |
25½in 65cm |
26¾in 68cm |
28in 71cm |
29in 74cm |
30¼in 77cm |
31½in 80cm |
32¾in 83cm |
34in 86cm |
£ 12.50
*This pattern is available as a PDF download for you to print and assemble at home, or take to your local copyshop to print. For help with the downloading, printing and assembling process, please see this post.
THE DRESS
Sexy and slinky, but also demure and girly, Kim will succumb to all aspects of your femininity! The fully lined, princess seamed sleeveless bodice which comes with a choice of a simple scooped neckline or a vintage sweetheart, also has two very different skirt options - Variation 1 boasts a wrap-style pencil skirt with a curved, petal-like overlap, while the gathered skirt with pintuck hem of Variation 2 nods nostalgically to the Misses dresses of the 50s.
Find out more about entrepreneur and curly hair warrior Kim on her website here or keep up with her adventures on twitter @theskimdo
Multi-sized sewing pattern from UK 6 / US 2 up to UK 20 / US 16
Check out #bhlKim on Instagram to see how other people have made this pattern!
A smorgasbord of woven fabrics will be suitable for your Kim: cotton lawn and quilting cottons, cotton voile, cotton poplin, seersucker, cotton silk, brocade, jacquard, taffeta, dupion silk, silk satin, silk crepe, silk habotai, silk noil, wool crepe, wool tweed, eyelet lace, viscose rayon among others. For the bodice lining we recommend 100% cotton lawn.
| VARIATION 1 | |
|---|---|
| 60" / 1.5m |
All sizes need 1.6m / 1.75yds
|
| 45" / 1.15m | All sizes need 2m / 2.2yds |
| VARIATION 2 | |
| 60" / 1.5m |
All sizes need 2m / 2.2yds
|
| 45" / 1.15m | All sizes need 3.4m / 3.65yds |
| LINING (ALL VARIATIONS) | |
| 60" / 1.5m |
All sizes need 0.5m / 0.555yds
|
| 45" / 1.15m | All sizes need 0.6m / 0.65yds |
- Your fabric
- Pins
- Tape measure
- Pinking shears (optional)
- Hand sewing needle
- Matching thread
-
Dress makers shears
- Tracing paper (optional)
- 16" invisible zipper
- Invisible zipper foot
-
Hook & eye
| Size US/UK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/6 | 4/8 | 6/10 | 8/12 | 10/14 | 12/16 | 14/18 | 16/20 |
| Finished bust | |||||||
| 32¼in 82¼cm |
33¼in 84¼cm |
34¼in 87¼cm |
35¼in 89¾cm |
37¼in 95cm |
39¼in 100cm |
42¼in 107½cm |
45¼in 115¼cm |
| Finished waist | |||||||
| 25¼in 64½cm |
26¼in 67cm |
27¼in 69¼cm |
28¼in 72cm |
30¼in 77cm |
32¼in 82¼cm |
35¼in 90cm |
38¼in 97½cm |
| Finished hip (VARIATION 1) | |||||||
| 36in 91½cm |
37in 94cm |
38in 96½cm |
39in 99cm |
41in 104cm |
43in 109cm |
46in 116¾cm |
49in 124½cm |
| Finished hip (VARIATION 2) | |||||||
| 85⅝in 218cm |
86⅝in 220½cm |
87⅝in 223cm |
88⅝in 225½cm |
90⅝in 230½cm |
92⅝in 235½cm |
95⅝in 243¼cm |
98⅝in 251cm |
| Finished skirt length centre front (VARIATION 1) | |||||||
| 18½in 47cm |
18½in 47cm |
18½in 47cm |
18½in 47cm |
18½in 47cm |
18½in 47cm |
18½in 47cm |
18½in 47cm |
| Finished skirt length centre back (VARIATION 1) | |||||||
| 23½in 59¾cm |
23½in 59¾cm |
23½in 59¾cm |
23½in 59¾cm |
23½in 59¾cm |
23½in 59¾cm |
23½in 59¾cm |
23½in 59¾cm |
| Finished skirt length (VARIATION 2) | |||||||
|
23½in 59¾cm |
23½in 59¾cm |
23½in 59¾cm |
23½in 59¾cm |
23½in 59¾cm |
23½in 59¾cm |
23½in 59¾cm |
23½in 59¾cm |
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