Jessica Skirt - PDF Sewing Pattern

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 SKIRT

Deceptively quick and easy to sew, the Jessica skirt is both elegantly polished and incredibly comfortable. With a deep contoured waistband and three skirt options, you’ll be sure to sew a Jessica for every season and occasion! Choose from full on chic with ladylike knife pleats; create a softer silhouette with girly gathers or get ready to twirl the night away in the panelled circle skirt.

Multi-sized sewing pattern from UK 6 / US 2 up to UK 24 / US 20

This pattern can be printed on 1x A0 copyshop files (pleated & gathered skirt), 2x A0 copyshop file (panelled circle skirt), or 32x A4 sheets (panelled circle skirt) and 21x A4 sheets (pleated & gathered skirt).

Check out #bhlJessica on Instagram to see how other people have made this pattern!

Fabric
What you need
Finished measurements

Jessica has been designed to work beautifully in a variety of light and medium weight woven fabrics. Opt for linen, soft cottons (think batiste, double gauze, chambray, seersucker, lawn, broderie, swiss dot etc), drapey and/or floaty silks and rayon. Stiffer fabrics such as taffeta or dupion work particularly well for the gathered variation!

For our featured samples, we used a green printed satin from New Craft House, rose tencel twill from Fabric Godmother, blush & red check viscose from Sew Me Sunshine and gingham silk dupion from Loving the Fabric (now closed down sadly).

VARIATION 1 Pleated
45" / 1.15m	Sizes UK6-24: 1.8m / 2yds
60" / 1.5m	Sizes UK6-24: 1.8m / 2yds
VARIATION 2 Panelled Circle
45" / 1.15m	Sizes UK6-16: 3.4m / 3.7yds
45" / 1.15m	Sizes UK18-24: 3.9m / 4.3yds
60" / 1.5m	Sizes UK6-24: 2.9m / 3.2yds
VARIATION 3 Gathered
45" / 1.15m	Sizes UK6-24: 1.8m / 2yds
60" / 1.5m	Sizes UK6-24: 1.8m / 2yds
Lining - ALL VARIATIONS
45" / 1.15m	Sizes UK6-24: 0.4m / 0.5yds
60" / 1.5m	Sizes UK6-24: 0.4m / 0.5yds

Your main fabric
Your facing fabric
Pins
Pinking shears (optional)
Hand sewing needle
Matching Thread
Fabric scissors
Lightweight wove fusible interfacing
9" invisible zipper
Invisible zipper foot
Regular zipper foot
Overlocker (optional)
Your sewing machine

Size US/UK
2/6	4/8	6/10	8/12	10/14	12/16	14/18	16/20	18/22	20/24
Finished Waist
25¾in 65¼cm	26¾in 68cm	27¾in 70½cm	28½in 73cm	31in 79cm	33in 83½cm	36in 91cm	39in 99cm	41¾in 106cm	44½in 113cm
Finished High Hip (where skirt meets the waist yoke)
33½in 85cm	34½in 87¾cm	35½in 90½cm	36½in 93cm	38½in 98cm	40½in 103cm	43¼in 110cm	46½in 118cm	49¼in 125cm	52¼in 133cm
Finished Hips
35in 89cm	36in 91½cm	37in 94cm	38in 96½cm	40in 101½cm	42in 106½cm	45in 114¼cm	48in 122cm	51in 129½cm	54in 137cm
Finished Yoke Depth
4in 10¼cm	4in 10¼cm	4in 10¼cm	4in 10¼cm	4in 10¼cm	4in 10¼cm	4in 10¼cm	4in 10¼cm	4in 10¼cm	4in 10¼cm
Finished Skirt Length
28in 71¼cm	28in 71¼cm	28in 71¼cm	28in 71¼cm	28in 71¼cm	28in 71¼cm	28in 71¼cm	28in 71¼cm	28in 71¼cm	28in 71¼cm