Some time ago Constança, sent me a pattern that I loved the minute I saw it (thank you so much), but did not immediately made it because the girls had a few similar pinafore dresses that I had bought before I started sewing. Now those pinafore dresses don’t fit them anymore and I had the opportunity to give it a go because this is the kind of clothes that my girls always have in their wardrobe. 🙂
The pattern is Style 3718 for 4, 5 and 6 years from 1983 and I made a size 4 for M and size 5 for F.
I haven’t made any changes to the original pattern, just didn’t stitched the straps in the back as instructed so as they grow I can change the position of the button to make them last longer, which is one of the things I like about the pinafores besides being really cute.
The fabric used is a cotton denim with some stretch. It was chosen to match with almost anything, that is, to be a basic for this season.
To add some interest I used flower shaped wood buttons and lace in the pocket. I know that if the lace was of a different colour it would look better or at least would increase the interest, but I really wanted this pinafore to be a basic and so I decided to use the blue. It works for the purpose I had in mind.
In summary, I liked this pattern once is easy to sew, the finished garment fits very well and is really cute, therefor I have the intention of making it again with a different fabric option.
Wish you a great week and a lovely Autumn 🙂
Great pattern! Looks so great on them ❤
I love pinafores as well and never understood why it is so difficult to find good pinafore patterns nowadays.
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Thank you so much Ana Sofia 🙂 Until now they had store bought ones, but know that you mention it, I realised that it’s true, there aren’t many pinafore patterns, which is a shame!!
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I’m not a great fan of pinafore dresses, but I do love these!
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Thank you so much Eva 🙂 I must confess that I do love pinafore dresses and I am glad you liked these 😉
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So sweet!!! They look great. ❤ They fit so well and the girls are growing fast Maria…
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Thank you so much Patrícia 🙂 They are really growing too fast, which leaves me with mixed feelings…
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So so adorable pinafore dresses, I love them!
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Thank you so much Krista 🙂
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Giros giros! Adoro este genero… daqui a nada já vou poder fazer para a Teresinha (estou so a espera que aquela brriga gigante de bebe desapareca)
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Obrigada Rita 🙂 Também adoro e a Teresinha vai ficar uma querida 😉
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