Easy to make, with no fiddly bits, Lotta is a perfect dressmaking project for beginners, or a satisfyingly speedy sew for more experienced stitchers. It has a blousy bodice and flared skirt, cinched in with a narrow elasticated waistline.
Choose between knee-length or midi-length skirt, with grown-on short sleeves or bracelet-length drop shoulder sleeves, with optional deep patch pockets. To make it even more versatile, you can make this dress in either woven fabric or stretchy jersey.
Lotta includes Tilly and the Buttons' award-winning beginner-friendly instructions, with 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 - Beginners
FABRIC SUGGESTIONS - Light- to medium-weight drapey fabrics such as chambray, viscose (rayon), Tencel (lyocell), double gauze, brushed cotton or crêpe. The short sleeve version can also be made in less drapey fabrics such as linen, cotton lawn, and seersucker. More experienced? Try single knit drapey jersey, stretch velvet or light-weight French terry.
FABRIC REQUIREMENTS
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ALL SIZES |
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150CM (60in) WIDE |
KNEE-LENGTH |
2.5m (2 3/4 yd) |
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MIDI-LENGTH |
2.8m (3 1/8 yd) |
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115CM (45in) WIDE |
KNEE-LENGTH |
Bracelet-length sleeve: 2.9m (3 1/4yd) Short sleeve: 2.5m (2 3/4yd) |
Sizes 5-10 won't fit on 115cm (45in) wide fabric |
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MIDI-LENGTH |
The midi-length skirt won't fit on 115cm (45in) wide fabric |
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*All sizes of the knee-length dress and sizes 1-6 of the midi-length dress will also fit on 140cm (56in) wide fabric. Sizes 7-8 of the midi-length dress will fit on 145cm (58in) wide fabric.
SUPPLIES
- Fabric
- Matching thread
- For woven fabrics: 0.2m (1/4yd) iron-on interfacing (similar weight to your fabric)
- Your waist measurement in 10mm (3/8in) elastic
- 2 safety pins
- Sewing machine and basic tools
SIZES (body measurements)
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PATTERN SIZE |
BUST |
WAIST |
HIP |
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1 (UK 6 / US 2 / EUR 34) |
76cm (30in) |
61cm (24in) |
84cm (33in) |
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2 (UK 8 / US 4 / EUR 36) |
81cm (32in) |
66cm (26in) |
89cm (35in) |
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3 (UK 10 / US 6 / EUR 38) |
86.5cm (34in) |
71cm (28in) |
94cm (37in) |
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4 (UK 12 / US 8 / EUR 40) |
91.5cm (36in) |
76cm (30in) |
99cm (39in) |
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5 (UK 14 / US 10 / EUR 42) |
96.5cm (38in) |
81cm (32in) |
104cm (41in) |
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6 (UK 16 / US 12 / EUR 44) |
101.5cm (40in) |
86.5cm (34in) |
109cm (43in) |
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7 (UK 18 / US 14 / EUR 46) |
106.5cm (42in) |
91.5cm (36in) |
114cm (45in) |
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8 (UK 20 / US 16 / EUR 48) |
112cm (44in) |
96.5cm (38in) |
119.5cm (47in) |
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9 (UK 22 / US 18 / EUR 50) |
117cm (46in) |
101.5cm (40in) |
124.5cm (49in) |
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10 (UK 24 / US 20 / EUR 52) |
122cm (48in) |
106.5cm (42in) |
129.5cm (51in) |
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 and Stretch! 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.