Tilly and the Buttons Lyra Shirt Dress Paper Pattern

Lyra is an endlessly versatile and stylish dress with side seam pockets and an easy fitting bodice with bust darts and a button front opening. Depending on your fabric choice this dress can be sewn with lighter weight corduroy for a cozy winter look or sewn in swishy rayon for a breezy summer look. Choose between a stand or two-piece collar and short or full length, flowy sleeves. Sew up a gathered, knee length style or a midi-length tiered skirt with the included panel. Add the optional narrow tie to cinch at the waist.

For sizing, material list, and finished measurements, please refer to the images.

Skill Level: Intermediate

Sizes: 2-30 included; Bust: 30" - 60", Waist: 24" 53"

Recommended Fabrics: Light to medium weight woven fabrics, such as cotton lawn, voile, seersucker, chambray, double gauze, viscose, rayon, lyocell, lighter weight needlecord.

Fabric Requirements:

Knee-length and Short Sleeves:
Sizes 2-12, 45” wide = 3.5 yards
Sizes 14-20, 45” wide = 4 yards
Sizes 22-26, 45” wide = 4.25 yards
Sizes 28-30, 45” wide = n/a

Sizes 2-12, 56” wide = 3.25 yards
Sizes 14-20, 56” wide = 3.75 yards
Sizes 22-30, 56” wide = 4 yards

Knee-length and Long Sleeves:
Sizes 2-12, 45” wide = 3.5 yards
Sizes 14-20, 45” wide = 4.25 yards
Sizes 22-26, 45” wide = 4.5 yards
Sizes 28-30, 45” wide = n/a

Sizes 2-12, 56” wide = 3.25 yards
Sizes 14-20, 56” wide = 3.75 yards
Sizes 22-30, 56” wide = 4 yards

Midi-length and Short Sleeves:
Sizes 2-12, 45” wide = 4.25 yards
Sizes 14-20, 45” wide =4.75 yards
Sizes 22-26, 45” wide = 5 yards
Sizes 28-30, 45” wide = n/a

Sizes 2-12, 56” wide = 3.5 yards
Sizes 14-20, 56” wide = 4.25 yards
Sizes 22-30, 56” wide = 4.5 yards

Midi-length and Long Sleeves:
Sizes 2-12, 45” wide = 4.5 yards
Sizes 14-20, 45” wide = 5 yards
Sizes 22-26, 45” wide = 5.5 yards
Sizes 28-30, 45” wide = n/a

Sizes 2-12, 56” wide = 3.5 yards
Sizes 14-20, 56” wide = 4.5 yards
Sizes 22-30, 56” wide = 5 yards