French Poetry Stella Dress XL-6XL (Intermediate)

Description

The Stella dress is a shirt dress pattern reinvented to reveal your femininity : a dreamy princess skirt contrasts with a boyish collar and hidden tie belt, giving casual, contemporary, and classy all at once. It has been designed to fit most body shapes and to mold to your daily life: get up, get dressed, laugh, twirl around, have a good dinner, drop or put on a few pounds—and all the while, don’t worry for a second about your favorite dress not fitting you anymore.

Are you a beginner sewist? The circle skirt is for you. Are you a seasoned sewist with a knack for donning details? We’d recommend the godets skirt with its extra flounce and pronounced flair.

**This pattern is in English**

Available sizes:

 XL - 6XL (also available in XS - XL, please seem other listing)

Difficulty:

Option 1: intermediate (3/5). If you have already sewn a whole garment, you will do great! There is nothing particularly difficult, only several different sewing techniques (shirt collar, bound slit, buttons and buttonholes…) but you will be guided through the process in video.

Option 2: advanced (4/5). Godets take a lot more time and are a little more difficult to sew. You will love them if you like a little challenge!

Fabric recommendations:

Any kind of light fabric for view 1: viscose, tencel, rayon, polyester, cotton… The result will be different depending on fabric drape, giving you many options. For view 2 you must choose a tightly woven fabric that won’t easily stretch out of shape, to ensure godets are sturdy enough (to prevent tearing at the tip).

You will need:

A half yard/half meter interfacing for placket, collar, collar stand and cuffs. 15 small buttons (about 0.39 inches or 9 to 11mm), matching thread for your fabric, a machine needle matching your fabric type, a marking pen, scissors and pins. A 25/64’’ (1cm) wide ribbon for tie belt, if you don’t plan on cutting it from the same fabric as the dress. This piece is included in the pattern (piece 9) but it is very long: for the plus size range, it is not shown in cutting layouts as it would cause too much fabric waste. For smaller sizes, it is sometimes shown cut in two parts. You will need: 2 yards / 2m for sizes 2 to 16, and 2 yards to 3 yards (2m to 2.5m) from sizes 16 to 34.

Fabric requirements:

Sizing:

SIZE RANGE XL TO +6X (16 TO 34)

Finished measurements:

The pattern was entirely re-drafted for these sizes: it was not just graded in bigger sizes, it was conceived specifically for this size range to offer a flattering cut, and tested out on live models.

International size	1X/XL	1X/XL	2X/XXL	3X	3X	4X	4X	5X	5X	6X
French Poetry size	16	18	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34
Bust	117	122	127	132	137	142	147	152	157	162
Waist	119	124	139	134	139	144	149	154	159	164
Hips	119	124	139	134	139	144	149	154	159	164
Length	99	99.5	100	100.7	101.4	102	102.6	103.2	103.9	104.5