The Sauvie Sundress is the perfect strappy summer dress to reach for when you are wanting comfort, ease and style in those hot summer months. It's also perfect for layering over a t-shirt as a pinafore when the temperatures drop. Sauvie can be anything from a swim cover-up to a casual summer dress to an elegant evening gown depending on your fabric choice.

Skill Level: Confident Beginner

Size Ranges
00-20 (Standard) contains women's sizes 00-20.
16-34 (Curvy) contains women's extended sizes from 16-34.

Recommended Fabrics
Light-weight woven fabrics such as linen, linen blends, cotton lawn, silk noil, silk crepe de chine, wool gabardine and just about any woven dress-weight fabric that isn't too thick or stiff. Note that stable fabrics such as cotton lawn may result in a tighter fit at the upper bust while fabrics with drape such as rayon challis may result in a looser fit.

Materials Needed:

thread
1/2 yd light-weight fusible interfacing
versions #3 & #4 - 1 1/2" wide elastic
Optional bra keeper chain and snap requires two small snap sets approximately 8mm or size 2/0 and a hand sewing needle.

Your Body Measurements (in inches) Standard Size Range

	00	0	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20
High Bust	29	30	31	32	33	34	35.5	37	39	41	43	45
Full Bust	31	32	33	34	35	36	37.5	39	41	43	45	47
Waist	23.5	24.5	25.5	26.5	27.5	28.5	30	31.5	33.5	35.5	37.5	39.5
Hip	34	35	36	37	38	39	40.5	42	44	46	48	50

Curvy Size Range

	16	18	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34
High Bust	40	42	44	46	48	50	52	54	56	58
Full Bust	43.5	45.5	47.5	49.5	51.5	53.5	55.5	57.5	59.5	61.5
Waist	37.25	39.25	41.5	43.75	46	48.25	50.5	52.75	55	57.25
Hip	47	49	51	53	55	57	59	61	63	65

Finished Garment Measurements (in inches)
Standard Size Range

	Version	00	0	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20
Bust	All	33.75	34.75	35.75	36.75	37.75	38.75	40.25	41.75	43.75	45.75	47.75	49.75
Waist - bottom hem of lining	All	36	37	38	39	40	41	42.5	44	46	48	50	52
Hip	All	42	43	44	45	46	47	48.5	50	52	54	56	58
Length	#1	37	37.13	37.25	37.38	37.5	37.63	37.75	37.88	38	38.13	38.25	38.38
Length	#2-4	49.5	49.75	50	50.25	50.5	50.75	51	51.25	51.5	51.75	52	52.25

Curvy Size Range

	Version	16	18	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34
Bust	All	46.5	48.5	50.5	52.5	54.5	56.5	58.5	60.5	62.5	64.5
Waist - bottom hem of lining	All	48.5	50.5	52.5	54.5	56.5	58.5	60.5	62.5	64.5	66.5
Hip	All	54.5	56.5	58.5	60.5	62.5	64.5	66.5	68.5	70.5	72.5
Length	#1	38.5	38.63	38.75	38.88	39	39.13	39.25	39.38	39.5	39.68
Length	#2-4	51.5	51.68	51.75	51.88	52	52.13	52.25	52.38	52.5	52.68

Fabric Requirements (in yards)
*allow extra for matching stripes, plaids, or using border prints
**Note: for Curvy range, most sizes and versions will NOT fit on fabrics less than 54" wide.

	Fabric Width	00-4	6-8	10-12	14-16	18-20	16 (curvy)	18-22 (curvy)	24	26-34
Version #1	54" wide fabric	2 ¼	2 ⅝	2 ⅝	3	3 ⅛	2 ¾	3 ⅛	3 ⅛	3 ⅜
	44" wide	2 ¾	3 ⅛	3 ⅛	3 ¼	3 ¼	**	**	**	**
Version #2 & #3	54" wide fabric	3	3 ⅜	3 ½	3 ¾	3 ⅞	3 ½	4	4	4
	44" wide fabric	3 ¼	3 ¾	3 ⅞	3 ⅞	4	**	**	**	**
Version #4	54" wide fabric	3	3 ½	3 ½	3 ¾	4	3 ½	4	4 ¾	5
	44" wide fabric	3 ½	4	4 ¾	4 ¾	4 ⅞	**	**	**	**

Sew House Seven

Price

Collections

Burnside Bibs Overalls Pattern

Sauvie Sundress Pattern

Mississippi Avenue Dress & Top Pattern