Modern 18th Century Dress 18" Doll Clothes Pattern

This modern girl’s dress is designed to pay homage to 18th century fashion.

The foundation of the design is built on a simple fully lined bodiced dress with a gathered skirt. The basque style bodice front overlay gives the look of a separate gown and petticoat and echos the cut-away bodice designs that were extremely popular in the late 1780s and early 1790s.  The ¾ length puffed sleeves are finished with a bound ruffle that is meant to give the impression of shift sleeves extending past the dress sleeves.  As with the sleeves, the neck ruffle around the scooped neckline continues the impression of the shift underneath.

The gathered knee length skirting can be made with or without a ruffle on the bottom edge and is topped with overskirt side panels that work with the bodice side fronts and back to complete the look of a separate gown over a petticoat.

The dress opens all the way down in the back for easy dressing closes with buttons, but snaps or hook-and-loop tape can be used, if preferred.   

This PDF sewing pattern by Thimbles and Acorns is designed to fit popular 18" dolls such as those shown in the photos.

TA Pattern #2020-27
PDF Pattern for
18" Modern 18th Century Dress

Suggested Fabrics:  Dress and Lining in light to medium weight fabrics such as cotton shirting, quilting cotton, gingham, seersucker, cotton batiste, voile, silk, or handkerchief linen.  Not suitable for knits. Ruffles and Sash in lightweight fabrics such as cotton batiste, voile, chiffon, cotton shirting, and silk.  Not suitable for knits.

Supplies Needed:  

Fabric:
   •   Dress Main Fabric ~ 1/2 yard
   •   Dress Contrast Fabric ~ 1/2 yard
   •   Lining ~ 16” x 11” piece of fabric
   •   Neckline and Sleeve Ruffles  ~ 1/6 yard
   •   Sash ~ 1/6 yard
Notions:
   •   Thread
   •   Lightweight fusible interfacing
   •   Five 3/8” buttons (snaps or hook-and-loop tape can be used, if preferred)
Tools:
   •   Sewing machine 
   •   Scissors
   •   Pins 
   •   Hand sewing needle
   •   Blunt needle or point turner
   •   Iron and pressing tools

Skill Level: Intermediate 

What You Get: One 27 page sewing pattern that you digitally download as a PDF file so you can start your project immediately! The PDF sewing pattern provides full color step-by-step illustrated instructions and full size pattern pieces. A PDF reader is required to view and print the files (example: Adobe Reader or Preview for MAC). The download link is received immediately after the transaction is complete. Print copies are NOT available.

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