Buy the Sorolla Dress and Blouse sewing pattern from Pauline Alice. This 70s-inspired design has a stand collar, front and back yokes finished with frills, and sleeves gathered with elastic.

View 1 is a long dress with short sleeves, and View 2 is a short dress with long sleeves. Both dresses close with an invisible zipper at the back and have princess seams, waist ties, and a frill at the hem. View 3 is a blouse, gathered below the yokes, with a neck tie, long sleeves, and buttons at the back.

Sewing level: Intermediate

This sewing pattern is available to buy in the following formats:

– PDF (available to download immediately after purchase). What is a PDF?

– PDF pattern + Printed A0 copy shop (We print out the A0 pattern sheets, but you’ll need to download the digital instructions, as we don’t print these. The PDF files will be emailed immediately after purchase, and the A0 pattern sheets will be dispatched next working day). What is Copy Shop?

Suggested fabrics: Light to medium weight fabrics such as poplin, cotton lawn, chambray, viscose, linen, flannel...

Fabric requirements: 

View 1: 150 cm wide fabric: 4.6 m // 110 cm wide fabric: 5.2 m.

View 2: 150 cm wide fabric: 3.5 m // 110 cm wide fabric: 4.75 m.

View 3: 150 cm wide fabric: 1.8 m // 110 cm wide fabric: 3 m.

Sizing: 34 – 52 (approx. UK 6 – 22, based on our standardised size chart). Please also check the designer's size chart and finished garment measurements.

Pauline Alice patterns are designed for a B cup bust and an average height of 1.65 m (5'5").

Notions: 1 m of 5 mm wide elastic // Views 1 and 2: 60 cm invisible zipper; two 1 cm buttons // View 3: 1 cm buttons, 14 for size 34, 13 for sizes 36-40, 12 for sizes 42-48, 11 for sizes 50-52.

PDF pattern includes: Instructions; A4 print-at-home pattern (80 pages); A0 copy shop pattern (4 sheets) // Layers: Yes // Projector file: Yes.

Languages: English, Spanish and French.

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