Top 10 Favourite Dress Patterns
Choosing the perfect dress pattern can be a daunting task; With countless options available, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. But fear not, as we've curated a list of our top-selling dress patterns that are sure to inspire your next sewing project.
The Eva Dress is a loose and comfortable style with a high-waisted bodice, lantern-shaped skirt, and side pockets. Available in short-sleeved or sleeveless versions.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Recommended Fabric: Linen, midweight crinkle linen, plain textured cotton, cotton blends and wool crepe.
2. Chalk and Notch Patterns - Fringe Dress
The Fringe Dress showcases a button-up front, elbow-length sleeves, and a sleeve tab. Alternatively, View B presents a pull-over style, a notched front, and a cuff detail.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Recommended Fabric: Light to midweight woven fabric with a nice drape, such as rayon challis, rayon crepe, rayon voile, cotton lawn, cotton voile, cotton shirting, linen, double gauze.
3. Merchant & Mills - Factory Dress
The Factory Dress is a vintage-inspired, easy-fit dress with pockets, ready-rolled sleeves, and a slip-over-the-head design. Sizing is based on bust measurement for a comfortable fit, inspired by working women and the 1920s.
Difficulty: Beginner
Recommended Fabric: Linen, cotton drill, lightweight denim, fine wool or corduroy.
4. Closet Core Patterns - Elodie Wrap Dress
Elodie is a wrap dress offering various skirt and sleeve choices. The bodice boasts release pleats and a dolman-style sleeve, with short or elbow-length options. The skirt comes in above-the-knee, midi, or maxi lengths, with optional patch pockets.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Recommended Fabric: Light to midweight woven's such as linen, cotton poplin, batiste, voile and chambray. Or silk, viscose, tencel or rayon challis for a more drapey look.
5. Named Clothing - Kielo Wrap Dress
The Kielo patterns offer chic comfort, customisable with or without sleeves. The dress features a neckband and back vent, while the sleeveless version has bias-bound armholes.
Difficulty: Confident Beginner
Recommended Fabric: Use a drapey yet sturdy jersey fabric that has about 30-50% stretch.
6. Maven - French Dart Shift Dress
The French Dart Shift Dress: Maven's top-selling pattern, praised for its versatility as a dress or tunic. With three sleeve options, it's effortlessly comfortable and adaptable.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Recommended Fabric: Light to midweight denims, chambrays, linen, cotton twills, fine wools and brocade.
The Fira Dress is a charming pull-on style featuring a front and back yoke, a graceful raised V neckline, and delicate gathers at the front and back.
Difficulty: Confident Beginner
Recommended Fabric: Light to midweight woven fabrics such as voile, lawn, shirting, poplin, broadcloth and linen.
The Bella Dress is a graceful and flowing A-line dress that features full-length sleeves, optional pockets with stitching detail, and a centre back seam.
Difficulty: Beginner
Recommended Fabric: Woven fabrics such as midweight linen, satin backed silk, crepe, viscose, cotton, lace etc.
9. Friday Pattern Company - Wilder Gown
The Wilder Gown features a loose and flowing silhouette with tiered skirt details, a neck tie closure and raglan sleeves with customisable options.
Difficulty: Beginner
Recommended Fabric: Viscose, silk, linen, Cotton voile, viscose challis, or chiffon.
10. Sew House Seven - Romey Gathered Dress
The Romey Gathered Dress has a keyhole neckline and relaxed silhouette, with the addition of an elegant empire waistline that gathers into a skirt or peplum, along with flowing gathered sleeves.
Difficulty: Confident Beginner
Recommended Fabric: Lightweight woven fabrics with a nice drape such as linen/viscose blends, viscose challis, sandwashed, silk, linen or pima cotton lawn.
