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  • 3 women wearing 3 different versions of the same dress featuring short or three quater length sleeves. Dart fitted bodice and full pleated or fitted skirt. Back zip closure and cummerbung or belt.
  • Women wearing rockabilly style dress, with pleated skirt and cummberbund.
  • Woman wearing dress with straight skirt and short sleeves.
  • Woman wearing dress with straight skirt and short sleeves.
  • Line drawing of all pattern pieces included in "1950's Pattern Rockabilly Pin Up Rockabilly Dress,"
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      Dawn & Gill
        Sewing Instructions are in English

        50s Pin-Up Dress Pattern

        Elevate your look with this 1950's pin-up style retro dress, with kimono sleeves or short sleeves. A very versatile little number, which will take you from day to dawn! Choose your style of either a straight or pleated skirt. Three styles in one sewing pattern.

        Offered here as: Paper Pattern and Original Pattern. This pattern is also available as a PDF Download

        Size Guide

        Bust: 38" (96.5cm)
        Waist: 32" (81.3cm)
        Hips: 42" (106.7cm)

        Sewing Notions

        Dress with straight skirt: 20” zip fastener.
        Dress with pleated skirt: 12” zip fastener, Buckle for Cummerbund if required. Hooks and eyes.

        Fabric Amount Guide

        Yardage for :
        36”material without nap -
        Pleated Skirt with ¾ Sleeves: 4 5/8 yds.
        Pleated Skirt with short Sleeves: 4 3/8 yds.
        Straight Skirt with ¾ Sleeves: 3 1/8 yds.

        36” material with or without nap -
        Straight Skirt with Short Sleeves: 3 yds.

        54” material with or without nap -
        Pleated Skirt with ¾ Sleeves: 2 2/4 yds.
        Pleated Skirt with Short Sleeves: 2 5/8 yds.

        54” material without nap -
        Straight Skirt with ¾ Sleeves: 2 1/8 yds.
        Straight Skirt with Short Sleeves: 1 ¾ yds.

        36” Contrast Cummerbund: ½ yd.
        Hem measurement of all sizes approximately 3 yds. for pleated skirt and 1 ½ yds. for straight skirt.

        N.B. In 36” material, dress with pleated skirt, ¾ or short sleeves, also dress with straight skirt and ¾ sleeves, are cut crosswise.

        Imperial to Metric Conversion Guide

        Yards to Centimeter

        Imperial Metric
        ⅛ yard   11.4cm
        ¼ yard   22.9cm
        ⅓ yard  30.5cm
        ⅜ yard  34.3cm
        ½ yard  45.7cm
        ⅝ yard   57.2cm
        ⅔ yard   61cm
        ¾ yard   68.6cm
        1 yard   91.4cm
        1¼ yard   114.3cm
        1½ yard   137.2cm
        1¾ yard   160cm
        2 yards   182.9cm
        2¼ yards   205.7cm
        2½ yards   228.6cm
        2¾ yards   251.5cm
        3 yards   274.3cm
        3½ yards   320cm
         4 yards  365.8cm

         Inches to Millimeters/Centimeter

        Imperial Metric
        ⅛" 3mm
         ¼" 6mm
         ⅓" 8mm
         ⅜" 10mm 
         ½" 12mm
         ⅝" 16mm
         ⅔" 17mm
         ¾" 19mm
         1" 2.5cm 
         1¼" 3.2cm 
         1½" 3.8cm 
         1¾" 4.4cm 
         2" 5.1cm 
         2¼" 5.7cm 
         2½" 6.4cm 
         2¾" 7.0cm 
         3" 7.6cm 
         3¼" 8.25cm
         3½" 8.9cm
         4" 10.2cm 
         4½" 11.4cm
         5" 12.7cm
         5½" 14cm 
         6" 15.2cm 
         7" 17.8cm 
         8" 20.3cm 
         9" 22.9cm 
         10" 25.4cm 
         11" 28cm 
         12" 30.5cm 

        Roll Width (Inches to Centimeters)

        Imperial Centimeters
        35"  88.9cm 
        36" 91.44cm 
        38" 96.52cm 
        39" 99.06cm 
        42"   106.68cm
        48" 121.92cm 
        54"  137.16cm

        Seam Allowances

        Imperial Metric
        ¼" 6mm
        ⅜" 10mm
         ½" 12mm
         ⅝" 16mm
         ¾" 19mm

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        Skill Level

        Intermediate

        What You Will Receive

        If you select a Paper Pattern, you will receive a true to scale reproduction sewing pattern printed on A0 premium paper, along with instructions, and a full-colour front cover. Your pattern will arrive, in a clear resealable envelope for easy storage. If you choose to purchase the original pattern, you receive a piece of history which will include age-related wear and tear.