The River Dress is an easy, pull-on style with a beautiful and functional slit back finish. A timeless Red Creek Kids piece.
- Bias bound neckline
- Generously gathered skirt
- Patch pocket
- Back slit with button closure
- Raglan sleeves, short or long
- 1 - 10 years
- #riverdress
This is a PDF pattern for at-home sewing.
Tools & Notions
- Matching thread
- Small button: 10.5-12.5mm (7/16"-1/2") diameter
- Optional: round elastic if you choose heavyweight fabric
- Optional: 10cm (4") of 3mm (1/8") ribbon (for turning your button loop, not for the finished garment)
- Optional: Loop turner
- Optional: Point turner
- Optional: 18mm bias tape maker
- Optional: Rotary cutter & cutting mat
Fabric
Recommended fabrics: We love linen for this project, but any light to mid weight woven fabric will do. Every fabric has shrinkage, be sure to take this into account when choosing fabric.
112cm/44" width: ranges from 115cm (1.25 yards) - 183 cm (2 yards), see second last photo
137cm/54" width: ranges from 92 cm (1 yard) - 160 cm (1.75 yards). see second last photo
152cm/60" width: ranges from 92 cm (1 yard) - 160 cm (1.75 yards). see second last photo
Size & Fit
1 - 10 years.
Designed with generous ease to be loose fitting around the belly.
See our body measurement guide in the final photo.
PDF Printing
This pattern comes layered, which means that you can turn off the sizes you do not need. In order to do this, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. You can then open the PDF file in Adobe Acrobat Reader and choose the layers icon on the left hand side of the screen. Once the layers are open, click the eye icon off on all the sizes you do not want to be visible.
To print at home, open the file in your preferred browser and print at 100% scale. The file is designed for both A4 & US Letter paper. Printing from Google Chrome offers the best result because each page will align in the upper left hand corner. This way the pattern can easily be tiled together without needing to trim any edges. Utilize the test square on the first page to check your scale.
To print at a copy shop, give the A0 file to the staff via email or on a usb flash drive. Ask them to print the file at 100% scale.
To project your files at home, open the projector file in Adobe Acrobat Reader. The file comes with a grid of 1" squares, which you can use to calibrate. You can turn on or off the grid by selecting the eye icon in the layers panel.