Let's draft together the pattern for this trendy yet classic shirt dress.
It features a separate button stand and front gathers.
To draft the pattern, start from a basic block with darts and appropriate wearing ease. We suggest 10 to 14cm at bust.
You can learn our method for drafting perfectly made to measure basic blocks (contoured ones, and the ones with wearing ease) and for fitting them in our basic blocks course/module 1.
Trace a copy of back and front.
On back, lower 8 to 12cm from neckline and square across to draw the yoke line.
On front, draw the yoke line parallel to shoulder line, 3 to 5cm below it.
Draw a line 1,5cm inwards from center front for button stand.
Cut through all lines to separate the pieces.
You’ll merge back and front yokes at shoulder line.
Extend front button stand so it is 6cm wide (will be folded in half, so the final measurement will be 3cm).
Redraw the yoke as one piece and mark with notches shoulder points.
On front main piece, draw some slash lines for manipulating darts into gathers:
Cut through all lines from center front to side seam, other than the first one that stops at bust point.
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