Ann Tilley Handmade Throwback Dress

The Throwback Dress is a vintage-inspired design that’s deceptively simple to make, and even easier to wear. This garment has a scoop neck, A-line silhouette and bell sleeves, and is the same front-to-back, making this dress reversible.

Add a full lining and it can become inside-out reversible as well!

Optional pockets in the side seams are deep enough for modern smartphones. Retro with practicality!

This pattern has a choose-your-own-adventure format for the sewing instructions. I give you several different ways to finish your neckline + hems, how to add a full lining, and how to add side seam pockets. All instructions are written as beginner-friendly as I can possibly be!

The maker will choose their size based on their bust measurement.

ALL SEAM ALLOWANCES INCLUDED IN PATTERN

SEWING LEVEL: Beginner

SIZES: 2XS - 4XL  (see size chart in pictures)

PATTERN INCLUDES:

- Instructional booklet with illustrations for each step

- Printed pattern on white 20lb. large-format paper

FABRICS: (see fabric yardage requirements in pictures)

- This pattern is designed for a light to mid-weight woven fabric with some drape, such as cotton, silk, tencel, viscose, rayon challis or a stable knit fabric, such as ponte, double-knit or knits without spandex.

- Side seam pockets + optional neck facing or bias tape facing can be made out of the same fabric or a Quilter’s cotton.

- Optional lining can be made with a classic poly or silk lining fabric or a lightweight cotton.

NOTIONS:

* Notions vary based on what type of hem finishing you choose to use. It’s really just interfacing.

- Neck Finish A: pre-made bias take or make your own out of Quilter’s cotton

- Neck Finish B: lightweight fusible interfacing for hem facing

- Neck Finish C: nothing!

Find sewing tutorials for this pattern and other inspirational videos on my YouTube channel @ Ann Tilley Handmade