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      Dawn & Gill

        40s Long / Short Sleeved Jacket & Skirt

        Elegance and Style in equal measures! Top has princess lines and buttons in front below the contrasting detachable collar. Three-quarter or short sleeves may be used. Skirt is gored, front and back, and joins to a waistband at upper edge.

        Offered here as: Digital Download (how to print and assemble). This pattern is also available as a Paper Pattern. 

        Size Guide

        Bust: 40” (102cm)
        Waist: 34” (86.4cm)
        Hips: 43” (109.2cm)

        Finished Back Length from Base of Neck to Hem of,
        Top: 23 ¾” (60cm)
        Finished Length from Waist (including waist band) to Hem of,
        Skirt: 29” (73.7cm)
        Width Around Lower Edge of,
        Skirt: 75 ½” (191.8cm)

        1 ½” TURN UP FOR HEM ON TOP, 2” TURN UP FOR HEM ON SKIRT

        Sewing Notions

        Slide fastener OR Snap fasteners, hooks and eyes, 6 buttons (7/8” diam.); seam binding; triangular shoulder pods (optional), buttonhole twist; contrast thread 50 yds., matching thread 10 yds.. 15" wide bias fold tape for detachable collar

        Fabric Amount Guide

        MATERIAL ALLOWED
        WITHOUT NAP OR UP OR DOWN DESIGN, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED
        NOTE: - Additional material is required when: - material is not pre-shrunk - for matching stripes – for extra seam allowance when material ravels.
        DRESS WITH SHORT SLEEVES
        35” material, 4 yds.
        39” material, 3 5/8 yds.
        41” material, 3 ½ yds.
        DRESS WITH THREE-QUARTER SLEEVES
        39” material, 3 7/8 yds.
        41” material, 3 ¾ yds.
        54” material, 2 7/8 yds.
        CONTRASTING DETACHABLE COLLAR
        35”, 39” or 41” material, 3/8 yd.
        NON-SEPARABLE SLIDE FASTENER (OPTIONAL) – 7” for side opening of skirt.
        TRIANGLE SHAPE SHOULDER PADS – ¼ yd. of 35” muslin or use purchased pads.
        ¾” SEAMS – INDICATED BY SMALL *S
        ½” IS ALLOWED ON OTHER EDGES UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED.

        Some common imperial to metric fabric conversions:

        35" (89 cm) , 36" (91.5 cm), 39" (99.1 cm), 44"
        (111.8 cm), 45" (114.3 cm), 1 yd. (91.5 cm)

        1” (25.4 mm), 3/4” (19 mm), 3/8” (9.6 mm), 1/2” (12.7 mm), 1/4 “ (6.4 mm)

        Recommended Fabrics

        Wool, Rayon, Linen, Cashmere, Silk, Poly-cotton, Boucle, Tweed, Worsted. See our Fabric Partners

        Skill Level

        Intermediate

        What You Will Receive

        After purchase, you will receive an email with a link to simply download at home, formatted for both 8.5"x11" Letter and A4 printing. This digital download will print actual size full scale pattern pieces.