The Leilah dress is a
princess line dress with sweet heart neck detail. It is
designed to be made out of crushed velvet fabric and a rich
woven fabric such as taffeta or satin, although other fabrics
can be used (non-stretch fabrics may require the use of a
zipper or other back closure).
The dress features, bell
sleeves with a double layer of lace underneath, contrasting
front panel, a sweet heart neck line, and front and back
lacing for a corseting effect.
This dress also has a
separate underskirt, which is designed to be made from dress
netting and lace, over which the main dress fits. The dress is
accented on each seam with a fabric rose and gathered bottom
edge. The finished pattern length is 58inches although
lengthening/shortening lines are included in the pattern (to
the finished length of the underskirt, the main dress is
shorter).
As the dress has been
designed to be made from a fabric with stretch, there are
lacing loops that run down the back, to enable the dress to be
tightened for a closer fit, if needed.
THIS IS NOT A
PRINTED PAPER PATTERN:
The patterns included are
size 8–10, 12-14, 16-18 and 20-22.
These are FULL SIZE patterns (this is an all in
one/multi-sized pattern so you can adjust the pattern should
you be an in-between size, and cut the size you need) , so
there is no need to worry about enlarging or scaling up the
patterns, all you have to do is print them off on A4 paper and
assemble the pieces (full printing instructions are included)
and cut out the size you need.
For more information on sizing please see: Size Charts
A brief overview on how to
assemble the dress is included, as well as the images shown. I
have included both colour and non-coloured images, which will
enable you to colour them at home to test your colour schemes.
The digital format of the patterns is
readable on all computers, you will need to have pdf reading
software installed on your PC to view the files. There are
many free packages available, a popular one can be found on
www.adobe.com,
although you may wish to find one which suits you, Microsoft
also offer free pdf reading software.
