Cute, comfy and effortlessly stylish, the Indigo smock has no fiddly fastenings so you canthrow it on and go. Sew it with classic gathered seams or elevate it to a stand-out piece in your wardrobe with the pretty exposed frill seam.
Indigo has a bodice shaped with bust darts, gently curved empire waistline, and floaty gathered skirt. Make it as a top with dipped hem ending at the low hip, or a knee-length dress with straight hem and pockets (yay!). Choose from three-quarter flounce sleeves or slim-fitting bracelet sleeves. You’ll want to wear one every day of the week.
Indigo includes jargon-busting instructions, helpful sewing tips, and colour photos showing you each step – making it easy for you to create gorgeous clothes you can be proud to say you made yourself.
SKILL LEVEL - Confident beginners
FABRIC SUGGESTIONS -Light- to medium-weight woven fabrics with drape such as cotton lawn, chambray, viscose (rayon), tencel, double gauze, crepe de chine, or georgette.
FABRIC REQUIREMENTS –
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Sizes 1-4 |
Sizes 5-10 |
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150CM (60in) WIDE |
DRESS |
2m (2 ¼ yd) |
2.5m (2 ¾ yd) |
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TOP |
Bracelet sleeve – 1.6m (1 ¾ yd) Flounce sleeve – 1.7m (1 7/8 yd) |
Bracelet sleeve – 2.1m (2 3/8 yd) Flounce sleeve – 2.3m (2 ½ yd)
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115CM (45in) WIDE |
DRESS |
2.9m (3 ¼ yd) |
Bracelet sleeve – 3m (3 3/8 yd) Flounce sleeve – 3.3m (3 5/8 yd) |
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TOP |
2.3m (2 ½ yd) |
Bracelet sleeve – 2.6m (2 7/8 yd) Flounce sleeve – 2.9m (3 ¼ yd) |
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SUPPLIES-
- 3m (1/3yd) interfacing
- Matching and contrast thread
- Sewing machine and basic tools
About Tilly and The Buttons
Tilly and the Buttons creates gorgeous, award-winning, easy-to-use sewing patterns for the new wave of DIY dressmakers. With refreshingly clear instructions and photos of each step, our patterns will help you to create adorable clothes you’ll feel proud to say you made yourself. Even if you’re a new stitcher!
They come in eight sizes (UK 6-20) and are printed in the UK on durable (not scrunchy) FSC certified paper with vegetable-based ink.
The patterns are designed by Tilly Walnes, author of popular blog Tilly and the Buttons and books Love at First Stitch andStretch! Make Yourself Comfortable Sewing with Knit Fabrics. She brought together her passion for dressmaking with over ten years' experience in designing learning programmes to rethink the user experience of sewing patterns. Her designs are influenced by late sixties and seventies fashions with a modern twist.
Tilly and the Buttons won gold in the British Sewing Awards 2018:
Best Independent Pattern House
Best Sewing Blog
Best Instagram
Favourite Sewing Book 2018
Tilly and the Buttons won gold in the British Craft Awards 2019:
Sewing Designer of the Year