Sew House Seven Patterns : Mississippi Avenue Dress & Top

The Mississippi Avenue Dress or Top has a very feminine, flattering and easy style. As a sleeveless style, it lends itself to spring and summer dressing however, it makes a great transition piece when paired with a cardigan, tights and boots. It features a V-neckline, spaghetti shoulder ties, an elastic almost empire waist (slightly higher than the natural waistline) and has a front panel that creates a slimming and interesting design feature. There are 3 options for length - Dress C falls a little below the knee, Dress B falls above the knee and Top A falls below the high hip. This is a beginner level paper pattern.

Recommended Fabrics: lightweight fabrics with some drape such as rayon challis, wool challis, cotton lawn or voile, linen, chambray, cotton madras

Fabric Requirements

Top A
44" : 1 3/4 yd (sizes 0 - 6 ) 2 1/4 yd (sizes 8 - 20)
54" : 1 1/2 yd (sizes 0 - 6 ) 1 3/4 yd (sizes 8 - 20)

Dress B
44" : 2 3/8 yd (sizes 0 - 6 ) 2 5/8 yd (sizes 8 - 20)
54" : 2 yd (sizes 0 - 6 ) 2 1/4 yd (sizes 8 - 20)

Dress C
44" : 2 3/4 ydåÊ(sizes 0 - 6 ) 3 yd (sizes 8 - 20)
54" : 2 3/8 yd (sizes 0 - 6 ) 2 5/8 yd (sizes 8 - 20)

Notions: thread, 1 yd of 3/4" elastic