Occassion Dress Bonus Sewing Pattern Download

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We're swishing into event season with The Sophia Dress, a statement occasion frock in sizes 6-20 (US 4-18/EUR 34-48). Download our bonus pattern piece to convert the side panels into solid sections below...

Add a me-made touch to your party wardrobe with our Occassion Dress Sewing Pattern! This pattern was first released as The Sophia Dress with issue 42 of Simply Sewing magazine, and it’s now available as a PDF pattern in our Etsy store. In this post we’ll show you how to convert this pattern into a dress without the cut-out side panels.

To make a version of this party dress sewing pattern without the cut-out side panels, we’ve created a free bonus side panel pattern piece to download and print at home. Just print out the PDF at 100% and then get your cutting scissors at the ready!

CLICK HERE to download your bonus pattern piece

Print the 10cm test square on page 4 to check the size before printing the rest of the pattern.

Get the full sewing pattern

If you’ve just discovered this bonus pattern piece and want to get yuor hands on the full pattern, it’s available to buy as a PDF pattern in our Etsy store. Find out more about this pattern in our Occassion Dress Sewing Pattern post.

stitched projects on model in the shot in the studio — Not feeling brave enough to sport the side panels in the original pattern? Fear not! This bonus pattern will covert your occasion dress into a garment with solid sides.

Zoe Williams

Zoe launched the craft website Gathered.how as editor in 2019. A keen crafter, quilter and sewist, she has worked with the UK’s best-selling craft magazines – from Today’s Quilter to Love Patchwork & Quilting, Simply Sewing and The World of Cross Stitching. With over a decade of craft publishing experience under her belt, she loves crafting with her kids and curling up on the sofa with a spot of hand patchwork.

Zoe has previously written for radiotimes.com, Simply Knitting and The World of Cross Stitching and was previously Deputy Editor of Papercraft inspirations magazine. She has guest-lectured at Bath Spa University.
She’s a keen quilter with 5 projects in progress at any one time and another 12 or so planned. Specialist skills include hand modelling for YouTube craft tutorials and fabric foraging (she has an inbuilt radar for local haberdasheries and community craft gatherings).

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