Australian Homespun — June 2017

Materials

Q 1.1m (1^11 ⁄ 4 yd) fabric

• see Note (dress)
  Q 2cm (^3 ⁄ 4 in) button
  Q 20cm (8in) square each
  of three assorted print
  fabrics (softies)
  Q Three pairs of assorted
  buttons (softies’ eyes)


• see Note
  Q 40cm (^1 ⁄ 2 yd) of 20mm
  (^3 ⁄ 4 in) wide ribbon
  (bear’s bowtie)
  Q Sewing-machine
  thread to match the
  dress fabric

Q Fibre fi ll

Q Tracing paper – see

Note (large sheet/s)

Q Sewing machine

Q Overlocker (optional)

Q General sewing supplies

Finished sizes: To fi t

child aged 18 months, 2

years or 3 years; softies 15

x 7cm (6 x 3in) (approx.)

Note: Read all the instructions

before starting the project.

Suggested dress fabrics include

cotton (including quiltmaking

fabrics), Tencel, chambray and

linen. It is recommended that

fabrics be pre-washed and well

ironed. Requirements are based

on fabric 107cm (42in) wide.

Baking paper is a readily

available substitute for tracing

paper, especially for small

garments such as this dress.

Seam allowances of 15mm (^5 ⁄ 8 in)

are used throughout the dress

construction, except where

otherwise stated. Caroline

recommends using an

overlocker to finish all the

seams for a neat finish, but you

could use a zigzag or overlock

stitch on your sewing machine

instead. Seam allowances of^1 ⁄ 4 in

are used for the softies. As

these softies are for a child

under three years, you might

prefer to replace the buttons

with felt shapes or embroidered

eyes, as the buttons could work

lose and become a choking

hazard. Instructions are given

for using the printed Pattern

Sheet in the magazine, but you

can also download the digital

patterns from http://www.homespun.

net.au and print them out.

Dress front

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PROJECT

80 Homespun http://www.homespun.net.au/homespun-patterns