SEW HOUSE SEVEN • Sauvie Sundress Sewing Pattern
The Sauvie Sundress sewing pattern from Sew House Seven is the perfect strappy summer dress to reach for when you are wanting comfort, ease and style in those hot summer months. It's also perfect for layering over a t-shirt as a pinafore when the temperatures drop.
Sauvie can be anything from a swim cover-up to a casual summer dress to an elegant evening gown depending on your fabric choice.
Skill level • Advanced beginner
This is a multi-size paper sewing pattern, including UK sizes 4 – 24 (US 0 - 20). The pattern comes carefully packaged in an envelope together with step-by-step sewing instructions required to complete your project.
Suggested fabrics • Light-weight woven fabrics such as linen, linen blends, cotton lawn, silk crepe de chine, wool gabardine and just about any woven dress-weight fabric that isn't too thick or stiff. Note that stable fabrics such as cotton lawn may result in a tighter fit at the upper bust while fabrics with drape such as rayon challis may result in a looser fit.
Fabric requirements • Please see last image for requirements.
Trims needed • matching thread / 25cm fusible interfacing / Versions 3 & 4: 40mm wide elastic the length of your waist + 4cm
