Juni dress

See the fabric requirements chart among the pictures.

YOU WILL NEED:

- Thin (light-weight) fabric (approx. 100-200 gr/m2). Choose knit or woven fabric. My personal preference for Juni is woven fabric since the neckline with the collars will be more smooth, but knit fabrics works nicely too.
Woven fabric suggestions: cotton, linen, viscose, seersucker, poplin.
Knit fabric with 40% stretch: jersey (of cotton, viscose, tencel or bamboo). Avoid college, french terry, ponte and similar, they would be too thick.

- Buttons, regular or snap buttons (approx. 12 mm in diameter). About 6 buttons for the smallest sizes and about 10 buttons for the largest sizes.

- Light-weight fusible interfacing. For knit fabric, use an interfacing with stretch for the collar, eg. Vlieseline H609. For the button placket you can use interfacing without stretch, eg. H200 eller H250. If you’re using woven fabric, use eg. H200 for the collar, and H200 or H250 for the button placket.

- Pinking shears are optional but very useful to trim down seam allowances, especially if you’re sewing woven fabric.

- Good to have: tape measure, fabric scissors, pins/clips, iron, glue marker, and sewing machine with coordinating threads. Suitable sewing machine needle. For light-weight knit fabric: use stretch needle size 75. For light-weight woven fabric: use universal needle size 70-80.

See the size guide among the pictures.

Juni is a comfortable dress with a relaxed fit. Thanks to different bodices included in the pattern you can sew in woven fabric without stretch (variant A) or knit fabric with stretch (variant B). If you choose a knit fabric, it should have about 40% stretch. if the fabric has much more than 40% stretch, I recommend to size down.

Choose size on the child’s current measurements; mostly height, chest and waist width (hip width is not relevant). If the child is between two sizes, choose the larger one. The Juni dress has 5-8 cm (2-3”) ease in chest width if you’re sewing variant A (woven fabric). If you choose variant B (knit fabric) there’s a bit less ease: 3-4 cm (1.2-1.6”).

PDF PATTERN:

Delivered instantly upon purchase to your e-mail address. This PDF-pattern includes 4 files:

- The pattern in A4/letter size for home printing, 25 pages. Layered.
- The pattern in Projector format, layered.
- The pattern in A0 size for copy shop printing, 2 sheets. Layered.
- The Sewing instructions, 34 pages.

PRINTED PATTERN:
Printed and packaged in the new, updated format! The pattern sheet is printed in color on high-quality 70 g paper that is durable and can be used many times over. The sewing instructions are also color-printed, on 130 g paper. It's a booklet in A5-size, 32 pages. The pattern and booklet are packaged in a beautiful envelope you can save and store your pattern in.

PRINTED + PDF:
You'll receive both formats. The PDF pattern is delivered to your email, and the printed pattern shipped to your address.

With the included Sewing Instructions you receive help from start to finish.

It’s a solid and detailed description of each step in the making of this project. It includes clear pictures, explanatory text and tips that will give the garment a professional look.

If you are new to some of the sewing techniques this is an excellent opportunity for you to develop your sewing skills. Consider my patterns your sewing school.

The Instructions also include a size chart and a fabric requirements chart. Measurements are provided in both the metric and imperial system.