Dresses 33 through 39 - A Passel of Peasants

This passel of peasants is one of my favorite go-to patterns.


Peasant Dress by Jamie Sanders for Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom

Jamie created this darling peasant dress.  Its the easiest dress to make, and its so fast, you can make several in a weekend.  

For her free pattern and instructions, click HERE

There are only 2 pattern pieces:  the body and the sleeve, of which you cut two of each.  Then make a matching pocket or two from the scraps!   Sizes run from 12 months to 14 years.  As Jamie says, you can make it as a dress, and as they grow older and taller, it becomes a tunic.

The first batch of these dresses I made were the length of the actual pattern.  Jamie says the finished pattern hits right above the knee.   It may be a good idea to add an inch or two at the bottom for maximum wear.

Following the sewing instructions,  the thing that helped me the most was this little chart Jamie drew for connecting the pieces:

Once this is done, sew the side seams from the sleeve to the hem and your basic dress is complete. Hem it, and make your elastic casing around the neck, and if gathering the sleeve, do these too.   I put 1/4 inch elastic in the casings.  Here is the elastic length charts:

Neck elastic length

• 12 to 18 months: 15 to 16 inches              
• 2t/3t: 17 to 20 inches
• 4/6: 19 to 20 inches
• 7: 20 to 21 inches
• 8: 21 to 22
• 10: 22 to 23
• 12: 23 to 23.5
• 14: 23.5 to 24 

Arm elastic length

• 12 to 18 months: 7 to 7.5 inches
• 2t/3t: 8 inches
• 4/6: 8.75 inches
• 7: 9 to 9.5 inches
• 8: 9 to 9.5 inches
• 10: 9.75 to 10
• 12: 10.25 to 10.5
• 14: 10.5 to 11                                 Some dresses I gathered the sleeves, others I left open.

You will be seeing more of these in future blog posts 😊