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PAT TERN INFORMATION
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About The Pattern Tools Required Consent

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This pattern is a 0-24 month old dress Printed Pattern Sewing machine These patterns are made with love, years
with a cross over front, elasticated and of skill building and hard work. Please do
Chalk/Fabric Overlocker
back tie straps. Terminology

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Pins Fabric not use our patterns for anything but
Sewing Level your personal sewing. Not for commercial Bar-Tack A small, very tight row of
Ruler Elastic use. zigzag stitches with a length of 0.3-0.5

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Iron Thread mm and a width of 1-2 mm. Often used in
Accuracy high-stress points, such as pockets.
CONFIDENT BEGINNER Paper Scissors Press studs
I take every care to try and be as accurate CF Center Front

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This pattern would suit a confident Fabric Scissors Safety pin as possible. I am a small business, if there Edge-Stitch Edge stitch is a stitch used
beginner. We will use techniques such as: is any issue with your pattern, please feel on the edge of a seam. 1-3mm from the
1. Gathers Printing The Pattern free to contact me and I will be sure to edge. Decorative and functional.

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2. Elastic casing Layers help you out! Finger press Pressing a fold or crease with
3. Creating Straps The PDF pattern files are set up with your fingers as opposed to using an iron.
layers of the sizes. You can select only RST Right sides together - stitch right

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Recommended Fabrics your layer to print. sides of the fabric together so when you
Light weight fabrics such as press your seams and turn the garment

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Printing A1 through you’ve got the right side of the
1. Shirting cotton Prints on large pages. Pattern pieces are fabric on the outer.
2. Chambray printed whole. Take this file to your local SS Side Seam

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3. Broderie anglaise print shop. Always print at 100% scale. Stay-stitch A straight-stitch sewn
4. Seer-sucker Printing A4 through one layer of fabric. It’s most

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5. Light weight linen Prints on multiple pages on your often used around a curve to prevent
Plain fabrics will show details and prints home printer. Requires very simple distortion.

will hide them. This is not lined, so
nothing sheer or extra light weight.
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construction by sticking the pages Tension-release notching A collection
together using scissors and tape and of snips or that are applied to the seam
allowance of curved seams to release
matching the page numbers and page

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fabric to avoid any shrinkage later,
especially when using natural fibers.
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tension.
notches. Always print at 100% scale.
Top-stitch any visible stitching done a
short distance from the edge of a fabric
fold or seam line made from the top of

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the fabric. Can also be decorative.

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SIZE GUIDE + FABRIC REQUIREMENTS
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SIZE GUIDE ELASTIC BACK DRESS AND ROMPER

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Size 0-3m 3-6m 6-9m 9-12m 12-18m 18-24m 24m Size 0-3m 3-6m 6-9m 9-12m 12-18m 18-24m 24m

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62cm 68cm 74cm 80cm 86cm 92cm 98cm 2cm 2cm 2cm 2cm 2cm 2cm 2cm
Height 241/2” 26 3/4” 29 1/8” 31 1/2” 33 7/8” 36 1/4” 38 5/8”
Width 3/4” 3/4” 3/4” 3/4” 3/4” 3/4” 3/4”

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43cm 45cm 47cm 49cm 51cm 53cm 55cm 26cm 28cm 30cm 32cm 34cm 36cm 38cm
Chest 17” 17 3/4” 18 1/2” 19 1/4” 20 1/8” 20 7/8” 21 5/8”
Length 10” 11” 12” 13” 14” 15” 16”

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45.4cm 46.6cm 47.8cm 49cm 50.2cm 51.4cm 52.2cm
Waist 18” 18 3/8” 18 7/8” 19 1/4” 19 3/4” 20 1/4” 20 1/2”
ELASTIC ROMPER LEG

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46cm 48cm 50cm 52cm 54cm 56cm 58cm Size 0-3m 3-6m 6-9m 9-12m 12-18m 18-24m 24m
Hips 18 1/8” 18 7/8” 19 3/4” 20 1/2” 21 1/4” 22” 22 7/8”

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17.5cm 20.5cm 23.5cm 26.5cm 29.5cm 32.5cm 35.5cm 18mm 18mm 18mm 18mm 18mm 18mm 18mm
Inseam Width

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6 7/8” 8 1/8” 9 1/4” 10 3/8” 11 5/8” 12 3/4” 14” 3/4” 3/4” 3/4” 3/4” 3/4” 3/4” 3/4”
2 x 26cm 2 x 28cm 2 x 30cm 2 x 32cm 2 x 34cm 2 x 36cm 2 x 38cm
Length 10” 11” 12” 13” 14” 15” 16”

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FABRIC DRESS AND ROMPER ROMPER PRESS STUDS

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120cm 140cm
Fabric Width
47” 55” Amount

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45cm 50cm 3
0-6m 18” 20”

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50cm 50cm
9-24m 20” 20”

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FABRIC 140cm/55” FABRIC 120cm/47”

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Sizes 0-6 months Sizes 0-6 months

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FABRIC 140cm/55” FABRIC 120cm/47”

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Sizes 9-24 months Sizes 9-24 months

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*When using a print fabric, ensure the print is going the right way. You may need extra fabric when working with prints

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Instructions
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Cutting

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1. For the dress you will need the
following pattern pieces in your size
1 x front skirt

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2 x pairs of the top piece
1 x pair of front straps
1 x pair of back straps

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2. Iron/Press your fabric
3. Some pieces are required to be cut
on the fold.

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4. Cut the pattern pieces with the grain
line parallel to the selvedge.

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5. If you are using a print, check that
the print is running in the desired
direction.

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Preparation

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Hem
1. Fold the hem of the front and back

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skirt once at the notches (1.5cm/
9/16”) and press (This is always
easier to do before sewing together)

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Back Elastic Casing
1. Fold the top edge of the back
2.5cm/1” and press.

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Making the Straps
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1. Fold the top of the short end down
1cm/ 1 /2” and press (A)
2. Fold the strap length ways in half
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and press (B)
3. Open back up and fold each side into
the pressed center fold, press again
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(C)
4. Fold again down the center (D)
5. Edge-Stitch along the open side with
a 2mm/ 1 /16” edge stitch. (D)
6. Repeat on all straps.v
Attaching the Straps
1. Take one pair of the top/bodice
2. Match the center of the strap to
the strap notch and RST sandwich
between the pair of fabric
3. Stitch along the armhole, strap
and neckline with a 1cm/ 3/8” seam
allowance. Take care not to catch
the strap when sewing.
4. Clip tension-release notches along
the curved under-arm
5. Turn right-side out and press so
that the seam lays flat
6. Stitch a 2mm/ 1 /16” edge-stitch
along the armhole, strap and
neckline
7. Repeat with the other front pair
pieces. * Ensure you are creating a
left and a right.
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Joining the Front Bodice
A B 1. Place the pair of top/bodice’
together matching the notches
together
2. Stitch 7mm/ 1 /4” along the bottom
of both pieces to hold them
together.
Attaching the Front Skirt
1. Fold the skirt front piece length-
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evenly distributed gathers.
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2. At your machines maximum stitch
length, sewing a row of stitches CF NOTCH
3mm/ 1 /8” from the top edge
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of the fabric. 5mm/3/16” below
the first row, sew a parallel row.
Ensure to leave long tails of thread
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at both ends for you to pull the
gathers. You can watch this on our
website.
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3. Carefully pull the bobbin (under)
threads to gather along the top of
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the front skirt match the width
of the front bodice. You can start
pulling at one end and then pull
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the other end.
4. RST, match the CF notch on the
romper, to the bodice CF notch,
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distribute gathers evenly and
carefully pin in place
5. Change your machine back to your
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regular stitch length and join the
front skirt to the front bodice
with a 1cm/3/8” seam allowance
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6. Overlock the skirt/bodice seam
7. Press the overlocked seam up
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(careful not to flatten the romper
gathers) towards the neckline and
pin in place
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8. Turn to right-side and top-stitch a
2mm/1/16” edge-stitch on the bodice
along the skirt/bodice seam.
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Back Skirt

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1. Overlock the top-edge of the back
skirt fabric
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pin the casing in place.
3. Stitch the casing at 2.3cm/ 15/16”
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casing
4. At one end of the elastic attach a
safety pin and thread through the

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casing
5. When the elastic reaches the end,

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machine tack the elastic to the seam
allowance.

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Join the Front and Back Attaching the Strap

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1. RST line up the top edge of the 1. Fold the raw strap end up 1cm/ 3/8”
back skirt (elastic casing) with the and press

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top edge of the front bodice. Pin 2. Without stretching the elastic,
all the way along SS to the hem on measure and mark in 7cm/ 2 3/4”
both sides.

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from the side-seam along the elastic
2. Join the SS’s with a 1cm/3/8” seam BAR TACK casing. Repeat this on the other side.
allowance 3. Inside the garment, position the

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3. Overlock both side seams strap at the mark you just made.
4. Turn the garment right-side out. The raw folded up end of the strap
Direct the side-seam toward the then sits just below (2mm/1 /16”) the BAR TACK

back of the garment, check the elastic casing stitch, pin in place.

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SS is not poking out the top when 4. Stitch into place by stitching on-top
looking from the right-side. Pin the of the elastic casing stitch line.
overlocked SS and secure in place Secure with a bar-tack or neatly

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with either a bar-tack or neatly stitching over it back and forth a
stitching forward + back. Repeat on few times.

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the other side. 5. Secure at the top of the elastic
casing approx 2mm/1/16” from the
top by neatly stitching over it back

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and forth a few times or bar-tacking
2mm/1 /16” from the edge with a
bar-tack or stitch.

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Hemming the Skirt

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1. Pin the-side seams toward the back
of the dress
2. Overlock all the way around the

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hem in a circle
3. Pin up the hem into place 1.5cm/
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4. Top-stitch the hem into place
2.3cm/ 15/16” from the edge. Press
neatly.

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Finished!

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1. Clip all threads
2. Press your garment Established in 2022, Banjo + Skip

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3. Admire your work Pattern Co. is a pattern studio by
maker and designer Andi Sala based
4. Any issues or feedback
please let me know and in Adelaide, Australia.

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I would love to help you out! Banjo + Skip Pattern Co. acknowledges
the traditional Country of the Kaurna
people of the Adelaide Plains and pays

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respect to Elders past and present.

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Thank you for your support of my
small business and family.

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