Tilly and the Buttons - Cleo Pinafore Dress Size 6 to 34
£18.50
Tilly and the Buttons - Cleo Pinafore Dress Size 6 to 34
Fan favourite Cleo is a pinafore or dungaree dress that’s easy to sew and easy to wear. Throw it on over a t-shirt, blouse or roll-neck sweater for year-round style.
Once you try Cleo, you’ll wonder how you lived without it!
- Perfect for beginner sewists
- Make it either dungaree-style with buckles or as a pinafore with buttons
- Choice of mini-length or knee-length hem with front split
- Choice of patch pockets on the chest, hips and/or back
- Looks great on all ages – and includes XS size for teens and tweens!
SKILL LEVEL - Beginners
MODEL GARMENT SIZES - Gill (floral dress) wears a size 5 (UK 14), Bethany (navy dress) wears a size 12 (UK 28), Emily (pink dress) wears a size 7 (UK 18) at the bust graded to size 6 (UK 16) at the hips and Lora (light denim dress) wears size 3 (UK 10).
Sewing pattern sizes are labelled with generic numbers from 0 to 15. Use the body measurements to determine your size.
SIZE RANGE: UK 4-34 / US 0-30 / EUR 32-62 / AUS 4-34
BODY MEASUREMENTS | |||
SIZE | BUST | WAIST | HIP |
0 UK 4 / US 0 / EUR 32 / AUS 4 | 71cm (28in) | 56cm (22in) | 79cm (31in) |
1 UK 6 / US 2 / EUR 34 / AUS 6 | 76cm (30in) | 61cm (24in) | 84cm (33in) |
2 UK 8 / US 4 / EUR 36 / AUS 8 | 81cm (32in) | 66cm (26in) | 89cm (35in) |
3 UK 10 / US 6 / EUR 38 / AUS 10 | 86.5cm (34in) | 71cm (28in) | 94cm (37in) |
4 UK 12 / US 8 / EUR 40 / AUS 12 | 91.5cm (36in) | 76cm (30in) | 99cm (39in) |
5 UK 14 / US 10 / EUR 42 / AUS 14 | 96.5cm (38in) | 81cm (32in) | 104cm (41in) |
6 UK 16 / US 12 / EUR 44 / AUS 16 | 101.5cm (40in) | 86.5cm (34in) | 109cm (43in) |
7 UK 18 / US 14 / EUR 46 / AUS 18 | 112cm (44in) | 94cm (37in) | 114cm (45in) |
8 UK 20 / US 16 / EUR 48 / AUS 20 | 117cm (46in) | 99cm (39in) | 119.5cm (47in) |
9 UK 22 / US 18 / EUR 50 / AUS 22 | 122cm (48in) | 104cm (41in) | 124.5cm (49in) |
10 UK 24 / US 20 / EUR 52 / AUS 24 | 127cm (50in) | 109cm (43in) | 129.5cm (51in) |
11 UK 26 / US 22 / EUR 54 / AUS 26 | 132cm (52in) | 114cm (45in) | 134.5cm (53in) |
12 UK 28 / US 24 / EUR 56 / AUS 28 | 137cm (54in) | 119.5cm (47in) | 139.5cm (55in) |
13 UK 30 / US 26 / EUR 58 / AUS 30 | 142cm (56in) | 124.5cm (49in) | 144.5cm (57in) |
14 UK 32 / US 28 / EUR 60 / AUS 32 | 147cm (58in) | 129.5cm (51in) | 150cm (59in) |
15 UK 34 / US 30 / EUR 62 / AUS 34 | 152.5cm (60in) | 134.5cm (53in) | 155cm (61in) |
- Fabric (see below)
- Matching thread
- 0.5m (5?8yd) iron-on interfacing (similar weight to your fabric)
- Dungaree version: 2 x dungaree buckles and no-sew jeans buttons sizes 0-6: 30-35mm [1¼-1½in] wide sizes 7-15: 40-45mm [1 5/8in–1¾in] wide
- Button version: 2 x 15-20mm (5/8–3/4in) buttons and buttonhole foot for your sewing machine
- Optional: Contrast colour topstitch thread and topstitch needle
- Sewing machine and basic tools
FABRIC SUGGESTIONS
Heavy or medium weight woven fabrics that hold their shape, such as denim, corduroy, cotton drill, gabardine, canvas, wool.
FABRIC REQUIREMENTS
140CM (56IN) WIDE
Mini length:
- sizes 0-6 - 1.3m (1 1/2yd)
- sizes 7-10 - 1.8m (2yd)
- sizes 11-15 - 2.1m (2 3/8yd)
Knee length:
- sizes 0-6 - 1.4m (1 5/8 yd)
- sizes 7-10 - 2m (2 1/4 yd)
- sizes 11-15 - 2.3m (2 1/2 yd)
115CM (45IN) WIDE
Mini length:
- sizes 0-6 - 1.7m (1 7/8yd)
- sizes 7-10 - 2m (2 1/4yd)
- sizes 11-15 - 2.1m (2 3/8yd)
Knee length:
- sizes 0-6 - 2m (2 1/4 yd)
- sizes 7-10 - 2.3m (2 1/2 yd)
- sizes 11-15 - 2.3m (2 1/2 yd)