A high-low party dress with a fully lined satin bodice, fluttering cap sleeves, and a tiered, pleated tulle overskirt finished with a centered back zipper.
This dress comes together from a fully lined satin bodice with fluttering cap sleeves, closed with a centered back zipper. Beneath a gathered polyester underskirt, layers of pleated tulle are collected into a tiered, high-low overskirt and joined to the bodice at the waist.
The sleeves can be finished plain or decorated with feathers stitched to a ribbon, as shown on the sample.
Fabric consumption by height / age
| Height / Age | 104 4 yrs |
110 5 yrs |
116 6 yrs |
122 7 yrsMOST PICKED |
128 8 yrs |
134 9 yrs |
140 10 yrs |
146 11 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main fabric width 1.4 m |
0.29 m 11.42″ |
0.30 m 11.81″ |
0.31 m 12.20″ |
0.32 m 12.60″ |
0.33 m 12.99″ |
0.34 m 13.38″ |
0.35 m 13.78″ |
0.37 m 14.57″ |
| Lining fabric width 1.4 m |
0.58 m 22.83″ |
0.62 m 24.41″ |
0.66 m 25.98″ |
0.70 m 27.56″ |
0.74 m 29.13″ |
0.78 m 30.71″ |
0.82 m 32.28″ |
0.85 m 33.46″ |
| Polyester fabric, underskirt width 1.5 m |
0.30 m 11.81″ |
0.33 m 12.99″ |
0.36 m 14.17″ |
0.39 m 15.35″ |
0.42 m 16.54″ |
0.45 m 17.72″ |
0.47 m 18.50″ |
0.49 m 19.29″ |
| Tulle width 1.5 m fold |
2.35 m 92.5″ |
2.5 m 98.43″ |
2.65 m 104.33″ |
2.80 m 110.24″ |
2.95 m 116.14″ |
3.10 m 122.05″ |
3.25 m 127.95″ |
3.44 m 135.43″ |
| Zipper length | 20 cm 7.87″ |
20 cm 7.87″ |
25 cm 9.84″ |
25 cm 9.84″ |
25 cm 9.84″ |
30 cm 11.81″ |
30 cm 11.81″ |
30 cm 11.81″ |
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| Height / Age | 104 4 yrs |
110 5 yrs |
116 6 yrs |
122 7 yrsMOST PICKED |
128 8 yrs |
134 9 yrs |
140 10 yrs |
146 11 yrs |
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| Dress width at chest line half-girth |
29.5 cm 11.61″ |
30.5 cm 12.01″ |
32 cm 12.60″ |
33 cm 12.99″ |
34.5 cm 13.58″ |
35.5 cm 13.98″ |
36.5 cm 14.37″ |
38 cm 14.96″ |
| Dress width at waist line half-girth |
27 cm 10.63″ |
28.5 cm 11.22″ |
29.5 cm 11.61″ |
31 cm 12.20″ |
32 cm 12.60″ |
33 cm 12.99″ |
34.5 cm 13.58″ |
35.5 cm 13.98″ |
| Front length shoulder point to bottom |
56 cm 22.05″ |
60 cm 23.62″ |
64 cm 25.20″ |
67.5 cm 26.57″ |
71.5 cm 28.15″ |
75.5 cm 29.72″ |
79 cm 31.10″ |
83 cm 32.68″ |
| Pattern piece | Pcs. |
|---|---|
| Main fabric | |
| 1 — Back | 2 |
| 2 — Front | 1 |
| Polyester lining (underskirt) | |
| 3 — Underskirt, front and back | 1 |
| Cotton lining | |
| 4 — Back lining | 2 |
| 5 — Skirt lining, back | 2 |
| 6 — Front lining | 1 |
| 7 — Skirt lining, front | 1 |
| Tulle | |
| 8 — Upper skirt | 10 |
| 9 — Belt | 2 |
| 10 — Double wing | 4 |
Shown for child's heights 104 and 146
Main fabric
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Cotton lining
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Underskirt (polyester lining)
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Tulle
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Be sure to mark notches on the tulle, preferably with a colored thread.
Stitch, with the maximum stitch length, 0.5 cm (0.20″) from the edge on all layers of tulle of the skirt and sleeves. Leave the long ends of the thread so that you can easily pleat the layers of tulle to the desired length.
Pleat the tulle to the desired length. It's best to mark the layers to avoid confusion.
Align the upper edges and collect the layers of tulle together. It is convenient to assemble them on a dummy. If you don't have a dummy, collect the layers on the table or on the floor, aligning the notches. Pin each subsequent layer together with the previous ones.
Baste all the layers of tulle.
Make a cut for the zipper (don't attach it to the zipper) and stitch 0.1 cm (0.04″) from the edge. Thus, the layers will not delaminate.
Pleat the sleeves-wings to the required length and baste. Overlock stitch.
Pin feathers to the braid and baste them.
Pin together the right sides of the front and the back along the shoulder edges. Baste and iron the stitches open.
Similarly, stitch the pieces of the lining.
Pin together the right sides of the bodice and the lining along the neckline, adjusting the notches. Stitch. Iron. Incise the allowances at rounding points. Fix the allowances to the lining with the finishing line. Iron the allowances after folding them towards the lining.
Pin the right sides of the bodice and the lining along the armhole line. Stitch. Incise the allowances, turn the product out to the right side and fix the allowances on the lining with a stitch 0.2 cm (0.08″) from the seam. Iron.
Pleat the tulle belt several times and pin the belt to the front piece along the notches.
Pin the right sides of the bodice and the lining pieces along the side seam. Stitch. Remove the thickness from the allowances on the fold. Overlock the allowances. Incise the allowances on the seam along the armhole line, lay them open, align the wrong sides of the bodice and the lining, and iron along the armhole line.
Pin the right sides of the front and back pieces of the skirt from the lining fabric. Stitch and overlock the allowances. Iron.
Pin together the right sides of the lining fabric top with the lining fabric skirt. Stitch. Overlock the allowances. Iron the allowances down.
Overlock the side edges. Iron. Pleat the skirt to a certain length.
Pin the right sides of the tulle skirt to the bodice of the dress, retreating 1.5 cm (0.59″) from the edge.
Pin the skirt on top of the tulle skirt, adjusting the edges with the underskirt. Stitch. Trim the allowances of the tulle skirt. Iron, and then iron down.
Pin the zipper to the right side of the bodice and the skirt. Stitch.
Pin the right side of the lining on top of the zipper. Stitch. Iron the seam.
Move the check marks to the other side of the bodice. Pin the second part of the zipper. Stitch. On top of the zipper, stitch the lining. Iron.
Pin the front sides of the skirt along the side edges, stitch from the zipper to the bottom. Iron the seam open.
Similarly, stitch the side edges of the skirt from the lining fabric.
Fold and stitch the bottom of the skirt and skirt from the lining fabric. Iron.
Pin the sleeves-wings to the armhole on the lining side. Stitch 0.2 cm (0.08″) from the edge.
