The Leah pattern comes with four styles in one! The Leah can be sewn as a simple and elegant shift dress or top, a playful peplum top, or as a romantic and flowy tiered midi dress. All four designs feature a sleeveless bodice with bust darts for shaping and a keyhole back opening with button and loop fastening. The dress and peplum can be made with optional side ties for extra whimsy.
For sizing, material list, and finished measurements, please refer to the images.
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner
Sizes: 2-30 included; Bust: 30”- 60”, Waist: 24” - 53”
Recommended Fabrics: The shift dress works best in medium-weight woven fabrics that hold their shape, such as linen, cotton twill, lightweight canvas, or jacquard. For the other versions, use light to medium weight woven fabrics such as cotton poplin, lawn, seersucker, double gauze, linen and blends, viscose or rayon.
Fabric Requirements:
Shift Top:
Sizes 2-12. 45" wide = 1.25 yards
Sizes 14-22, 45" wide = 1.5 yards
Sizes 24-30, 45" wide = 1.625 yards
Sizes 2-8, 56" wide = .875 yards
Sizes 10-16, 56" = 1.375 yards
Sizes 18-30, 56" wide = 1.375 yards
Shift Dress:
Sizes 2-12, 45" wide = 2 yards
Sizes 14-22, 45" wide = 2 yards
Sizes 24-30, 45" wide = 2.375 yards
Sizes 2-8, 56" wide = 1.375 yards
Sizes 10-16, 56" wide = 2 yards
Sizes 18-30, 56" wide = 2.375 yards
Peplum Top:
Sizes 2-12, 45" wide = 1.75 yards
Sizes 14-22, 45" wide = 1.875 yards
Sizes 24-30, 45" wide = 2 yards
Sizes 2-8, 56" wide = 1.375 yards
Sizes 10-16, 56" wide = 1.625 yards
Sizes 18-30, 56" wide = 1.75 yards
Tiered Midi Dress:
Sizes 2-12, 45" wide = 3.5 yards
Sizes 14-22, 45" wide = 3.875 yards
Sizes 24-30, 45" wide = 4 yards
Sizes 2-8, 56" wide = 3.25 yards
Sizes 10-16, 56" wide = 3.5 yards
Sizes 18-30, 56" wide = 3.625 yards
