Tilly and the Buttons Cleo Dungaree Dress

Cleo Dungaree Dress by Tilly and the Buttons

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The Design
The Cleo Dungaree Dress from Tilly and the Buttons is great for beginners and bang on-trend. It's simple to sew, with no fiddly zips and minimal fitting required – hooray! Make it dungaree-style with buckles, or as a pinafore with button fastenings. Choose from mini length or knee length with optional centre-front split, patch pockets on front or back, and optional contrast topstitching.

This easy-to-use sewing pattern will take you through the steps to making the Cleo dungaree dress, with jargon-busting instructions and photos showing you how to sew each part.

Wear Cleo all year round, layered over a t-shirt, shirt or sweater – the relaxed style makes it oh so comfortable!

Recommended Fabrics 
Heavy or medium weight woven fabrics that hold their shape, such as denim, corduroy, cotton drill, gabardine, canvas, wool.

Supplies and Notions

• Fabric (see below)
• Matching thread
• 0.5m (5⁄8yd) iron-on interfacing (similar weight to your fabric)
• Dungaree version: 2 x dungaree buckles and no-sew jeans buttons sizes 0-6: 30-35mm [1¼-1½in] wide sizes 7-15: 40-45mm [1 5/8in–1¾in] wide
• Button version: 2 x 15-20mm (5/8–3/4in) buttons and buttonhole foot for your sewing machine
• Optional: Contrast colour topstitch thread and topstitch needle
• Sewing machine and basic tools.

Sizing
Sewing pattern sizes are labelled with generic numbers from 0 to 15. Use the body measurements to determine your size.

Level of Difficulty
Beginners

What's Included
You’ll receive a gorgeous printed package in the post containing full scale pattern sheets and a colour instruction booklet.

Fabric Requirements

140cm (56IN) wide

Mini length:

• sizes 0-6 - 1.3m (1 1/2yd)
• sizes 7-10 - 1.8m (2yd)
• sizes 11-15 - 2.1m (2 3/8yd)

Knee length:

• sizes 0-6 - 1.4m (1 5/8 yd)
• sizes 7-10 - 2m (2 1/4 yd)
• sizes 11-15 - 2.3m (2 1/2 yd)

115cm (45IN) wide

Mini length:

• sizes 0-6 - 1.7m (1 7/8yd)
• sizes 7-10 - 2m (2 1/4yd)
• sizes 11-15 - 2.1m (2 3/8yd)

Knee length:

• sizes 0-6 - 2m (2 1/4 yd)
• sizes 7-10 - 2.3m (2 1/2 yd)
• sizes 11-15 - 2.3m (2 1/2 yd)

SIZE RANGE: UK 4-34 / US 0-30 / EUR 32-62 / AUS 4-34