Free Vintage Lady Dress Pattern

13 Mar

Hello Everyone. Hope wherever you are, there is some spring air coming your way. I came across this Japanese fabric on Modes4You and instantly feel in love with it! I love everything turquoise and add anything bunnies and hearts to it and I am sold. I thought it would be the perfect fabric for an Easter dress for Mila. For some reason, it gave me a vintage, retro vibe. I don’t know about you but nothing screams vintage to me than peter pan collars on dresses. I decided to create a free vintage lady dress pattern to share with you guys in case you want to do something similar for your little girl. The pattern comes in sizes 5, 6 and 7. My daughter now wears size 6 so I try to do patterns that I can use in the future for her. This is a super simple beginner friendly pattern for any first timer trying to start sewing dresses.

This pattern is the perfect beginner pattern for someone who is new to sewing. As a beginner, I always struggled with sewing bodices’ with linings. This tutorial and pattern is super simple to follow and you can finish the project in about 2 hours max.

There she is; little miss sassy. I decided not to do sleeves on this dress because it can easily be paired with a sweater and to be honest, I just wanted to whip up something fast and simple.

If you haven’t yet tried out Modes4You, you are missing out. They have a large collection of Japanese fabrics to choose from. I honestly could not find anything close to this level of cuteness anywhere else.

Forgive me, I went a little camera crazy to capture this beauty. Mila loves the dress and I plan on making a few others for her that I will share with you guys.

Here is a My Little Pony inspired version I did for Mila’s birthday! How cute, right? For this dress, I added waist bands to make the waist a bit tighter. If you want to add waist bands, do 2″ x 20″ bands on each side. I inserted in the bodice.

You can download the FREE PATTERN HERE!

Thanks for visiting and Happy Sewing!

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Kathy · 427 weeks ago

Little Miss Sassy looks adorable in her new dress! You're right...that fabric is perfect for this sweet pattern. I wish I had a little girl to make one for. I loved sewing for my daughter when she was little. Now I need to wait for a grand-daughter! I'm keeping the pattern for that time. Thank you.

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stitchscientist 55p · 427 weeks ago

Thanks kathy! Yep wait for your grand daughter then the sewing fun will restart.

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Amy · 422 weeks ago

You can sew for little girls in children homes or look into maybe churches that do charity work in poorer areas. Good way to get some practice in.

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Ivonne · 427 weeks ago

Thank you, Remona! I love this dress. I was looking for a dress to sew for my granddaughter and this is Perfect.

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stitchscientist 55p · 427 weeks ago

Sweet! Send a pic

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alina · 427 weeks ago

Thank you!

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Barbara Fradley · 427 weeks ago

Love this pattern, I currently make dresses for children in Cambodia, would like to use this I have downloaded the pdf file but am unable to print the pattern at 100%, can you help. regards Barbara

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Omotayo · 426 weeks ago

hi Barbara, I'm just a follower like you but I downloaded the pattern using landscape not portrait and selected letter not A4 as my paper size. hope this helps.

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dylan · 418 weeks ago

Love this pattern!
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sabir · 412 weeks ago

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Neena · 393 weeks ago

Made this for my niece in burgundy voile. She absolutely loves her new dress. Easy to make and looks really beautiful once made.

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Anne · 371 weeks ago

Can you advise me on the pattern pieces. They appeared small when printed.
Thanks

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Shane · 340 weeks ago

The default printing mode for this pdf (on mine anyway) appears to be rotating the landscape dress patterns to portrait, so they will come out around a third smaller than they should be. Look for a setting to control the zoom/scale when you print, and set it to "none" or 100%, so the images will print full size. When printed at 100%, the bottom of FRONT BODICE A measures 15cm as a guide.

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Julie Blake · 325 weeks ago

Hello there! I am new to your website, but found you when searching the web for little girl patterns. I found your Vintage dress pattern. I have a question. When looking at the dress and the very clear instructions and comparing them with the pattern pieces, there seems to be a difference. Looking at the pattern there doesn't seem to be any arm holes, but armholes are very evident in your pictures and instructions. Also the length of the side seam from the armhole to the skirt. Please tell me I am missing something.
I have also added this note to your facebook page.
Thank you
Julie

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Julie Blake · 325 weeks ago

I think I just worked it out - sorry. Its the pieces of pattern that are to be attached as stated - not the pieces of fabric.
Sorry for the misunderstanding

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Alison · 298 weeks ago

I must be really thick but I cannot for the life of me work out the pattern pieces - I get Front Bodice A and Back Bodice A, but where on earth do Back Bodice B and Front Bodice B come into it?

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Alison · 298 weeks ago

I am thick. I've just worked it out. I think I might go and hide in a corner now lol

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hoc phun xam · 280 weeks ago

They have a large collection of Japanese fabrics to choose from. I honestly could not find anything close to this level of cuteness anywhere else.
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Alicia · 258 weeks ago

Thank you so much. You are a star.

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Mellout · 218 weeks ago

Bonjour
La couture est elle comprise dans le patron ? Merci MM

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MJGAN · 196 weeks ago

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