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Beach Dress

beach dress cover

A minimalist & fun sewing pattern for woven fabrics of all kinds.

The tropicalresearch BEACH DRESS is a quick and easy sewing project for beginners and seasoned sewists alike!

Whether you want to make an easy tank top style dress for the beach, a romantic sundress with sleeves or a voluminous version with a gathered skirt and lined top for special occasions. The new Beach Dress Pattern is versatile and timeless and has loads of potential for future hacks and experiments!

illustration of the 3 different styles/views

#TRBEACHDRESS

All relaxing on a beach chair
close up of the side view of the beach dress in yellow linen

slightly oversized and airy with a beautiful neckline


#ILLUSTRATED step by step Tutorial
the pdf pattern includes a fully illustrated tutorial ebook with lots of details and nifty pattern hacks

illustration of the bias tape facing for the neckline
technical illustration of how to fix the lining of the 3rd view
each view has a little separate tutorial and all the techniques can be mixed!

The Beach Dress comes in 9 sizes from XXS to 4XL! The fit is a little bit loose and has ease is included. You can play around with the sizes to find your perfect fit!

Have a look at the garment dimensions down below to get an idea of the final size.

technical illustration pointing out the different areas where the garment measurements have been taken
9 sizesXXSXSSMLXLXXL3XL4XL
(1) Chest84 cm
33″
90 cm
35.5″
96 cm
37.8″
102 cm
40.25″
109 cm
43″
116 cm
45.7″
123 cm
48.8″
130 cm
51.2″
137 cm
54″
(2) Hip122 cm
58″
128 cm
50″
134 cm
52.5″
140 cm
55″
146 cm
57.5″
153 cm
60″
160 cm
63″
167 cm
65.5″
175 cm
69″
(3) Hem148 cm
7″
154 cm
7.3″
160 cm
7.5″
166 cm
7.8″
172 cm
8″
179 cm
8.3″
186 cm
8.5″
193 cm
8.7″
200 cm
8.9″
(4) Crop Length47 cm
18.6″
48 cm
19″
49 cm
19.4″
50 cm
19.8″
51 cm
20.2″
52 cm
20.6″
53 cm
21″
54 cm
21.4″
55 cm
21.8″
(5) Hip Length63 cm
24.8″
64 cm
25.2″
65 cm
25.6″
66 cm
26″
67 cm
26.4″
68 cm
26.8″
69 cm
27.2″
70 cm
27.6″
71 cm
28″
(6) Full Length92 cm
36.2″
93 cm
36.6″
94 cm
37″
95 cm
37.4″
96 cm
37.8″
97 cm
38.2″
98 cm
38.6″
99 cm
39″
100 cm
39.4″
(7) Sleeve Length55 cm
16.6″
56 cm
16.9″
57 cm
17.3″
58 cm
17.7″
59 cm
18.1″
60 cm
18.5″
61 cm
18.9″
62 cm
19.3″
63cm
19.7″
(8) Cuff40 cm
15.8″
41 cm
16.2″
42 cm
16.6″
43 cm
17″
44cm
17.4″
45 cm
17.8″
46 cm
18.2″
47 cm
18.6″
48 cm
19″
these are the final garment dimensions of the beach dress per size!
If you are unsure about your size, have a look at the body measurements that define each size!

Alla relaxing of the beach chair in a basic beach dress - pouting my dog millie

#HAPPYSEWING

-> how much fabric do you need?

lay plan illustration 1

Depending on the size and style that you chose, the fabric consumption varies quite a lot! for a simple crop top you need as little as 1yd at 48″ (120 cm) width, where as a long version with sleeve will take 2,5-3 m of fabric at 60″ or 48″ ( 160 or 120 cm) width. Have a look at the different cutting layout to find out how much fabric your beach dress will need!

layplan illustration 2

the beach dress is a fun & versatile sewing project!

step by step illustrations: how to make a simple elastic cuff

-> get the beach dress pdf sewing pattern in my Etsy shop

tropical research logo face

the download includes:

  • tutorial ebook with many illustrations
  • A4 / us letter print @ home version
  • A0 copy shop file
  • projector file!