ORCHIDÉE DRESS & TOP • Pattern

By DEER & DOE, Orchidée Dress is a paper sewing pattern.

Garment Details: Lined dress and blouse with deep V-neck, bridal buttons, and statement sleeves. Version A: midi dress with zipper closure. Version B: short blouse with ruffled bottom.

Sizing: This is a multi-size pattern, including sizes 34 to 46. Sizing guide, finished garment measurements and fabric requirements can be found here.

Fabric Suggestions: Batiste, cotton voile, swiss dots, eyelet. Allow extra fabric to match stripes or plaids. Fabric used: Telio Dotted Swiss Cotton Blue Nile - Fabric.com and Telio Dotted Swiss Cotton Clip White - Fabric.com

Trims required: Matching thread, 7 shank buttons, 5/16’’ or under, 12’’ rat tail cord, 1 yd elastic, ¼’’ wide, 1 yd iron-on seam tape interfacing, ½ yd lightweight interfacing & Version A: a 16’’ invisible zipper

Skill Level: The pattern is placed at a Level 4 out of 5, on the Deer & Doe pattern skill scale, which means you should be at an advanced skill level.

The number indicated on Deer&Doe patterns and on the product pages correspond to your sewing experience level, on a 5-point scale:

1/ COMPLETE BEGINNER
2/ BEGINNER
3/ INTERMEDIATE
4/ ADVANCED
5/ EXPERT

The paper pattern comes carefully packaged in an envelope together with a step-by-step assembly instruction in English and French.

Photo credits: Deer & Doe Patterns (Will and Joan).