All About the Bobby Dress

Build Your Wardrobe with the Bobby Dress

The Bobby dress is designed to make you feel pretty without sacrificing comfort. This easy-to-wear knit dress features an oversized casing at the waist, a fully lined bodice, flattering V-neck, and a swirly A-line skirt.

Pick a knit fabric that will give you a silhouette you love, like cotton jersey, interlock, ponte, double knit, or rayon and soy blends.

Maya is wearing a size 2 Bobby dress with a broad shoulder adjustment, 2” added to the bodice length, and 4” added to the skirt. Her measurements are 33”, 26”, 36 1/2” and she is 5’10”.

Tutorials to Build Your Skills

Here are some tutorials to build your skills while sewing the Bobby dress.

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  The Ultimate Guide to Elastic: How to choose the right elastic for your project.


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  The Knits Issue: Issue no. 7 was all about knits, so be sure to give the Seamwork archives a read.


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  Creating Bra Strap Guards: This tutorial will teach you two methods for creating bra strap guards to help your sleeveless garments stay put.

Learn How to Customize the Bobby Dress

Wondering what to pair with the Bobby dress? Get inspired by Seamwork Style.

This month’s bonus variation offers flutter sleeves for the Bobby dress.

The Seamwork team sewed this month’s patterns! See what fabrics we picked in Staff Makes.

Shop for Fabric

Love the samples in this month’s issue? Here is where we sourced the fabric.

Deadstock French Terry from La Mercerie.

Organic Soy Knit in Chili from The Confident Stitch.

Get the Perfect Fit

Bobby pattern details

Sizes 0 - 16

About the fit

The Bobby dress has negative ease in the bust and is loose-fitted in the hip. The waist features negative ease due to the elastic.

Sizes 18 - 26

About the fit

The Bobby dress has negative ease in the bust and is loose-fitted in the hip. The waist features negative ease due to the elastic.