PERFECT FOR BEGINNERS!

Make your own dress with help from this easy-to-use sewing pattern.

Bettine is an easy-peasy throw-it-over-your-head dress. It has a blousy bodice with scoop neckline, kimono sleeves which hang softly around the underarm, turn-up cuffs, elasticated waistline to cinch you in and flattering tulip skirt.

The plain skirt version is a perfect project for beginners, as it’s simple to sew, with no fiddly darts, fastenings or set-in sleeves – yay! More experienced? Try the pocket skirt version and optional cuff tabs for a speedy, satisfying project.

Comfortable and gorgeous, this is a dress you’ll want to wear every day. Throw it on with sandals for Summer picnics; dress it up with a necklace for the office or evenings out; or layer it over long sleeves and woolly tights in the colder months.

Like all Tilly and the Buttons sewing patterns, Bettine includes jargon-busting instructions, helpful sewing tips, and colour photos showing you each step – making it easy for you to create gorgeous clothes you can be proud to say you made yourself.

PRINTED PATTERN – You’ll receive a gorgeous printed package in the post containing full scale pattern sheets and a colour instruction booklet.

SKILL LEVEL – Beginners

FABRIC SUGGESTIONS – Light- to medium-weight drapey fabrics, such as viscose (rayon), chambray, cotton voile, double gauze, or crepe.

SUPPLIES

• Fabric – 2m (2 ¼ yards) x 150cm (60in) wide OR 3m (3 ¼ yards) x 115cm (45in) wide
• Matching thread
• Your waist measurement in 9-12mm (1/2in) wide elastic
• 0.3m (1/2 yard) iron-on interfacing (similar weight to your fabric)
• Optional: 2 x 1.5-2cm (5/8-3/4in) buttons for cuff tabs
• Medium-large safety pin
• Sewing machine and basic tools

• PATTERN SIZE	BUST	WAIST	HIP
  1 (UK 6 / US 2 / EUR 34)	76cm (30in)	61cm (24in)	84cm (33in)
  2 (UK 8 / US 4 / EUR 36)	81cm (32in)	66cm (26in)	89cm (35in)
  3 (UK 10 / US 6 / EUR 38)	86.5cm (34in)	71cm (28in)	94cm (37in)
  4 (UK 12 / US 8 / EUR 40)	91.5cm (36in)	76cm (30in)	99cm (39in)
  5 (UK 14 / US 10 / EUR 42)	96.5cm (38in)	81cm (32in)	104cm (41in)
  6 (UK 16 / US 12 / EUR 44)	101.5cm (40in)	86.5cm (34in)	109cm (43in)
  7 (UK 18 / US 14 / EUR 46)	106.5cm (42in)	91.5cm (36in)	114cm (45in)
  8 (UK 20 / US 16 / EUR 48)	112cm (44in)	96.5cm (38in)	119.5cm (47in)