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If you want a dress with a fun, floaty silhouette, sew the Benning dress. This V-neck dress has a relaxed fit and a two-tiered skirt, perfect for playing with color-blocking, prints, and textured fabrics.
The waist seam hits about 2” above the waist, and two tiers are gathered below. Sew Benning in lightweight or medium-weight wovens, like chambray, linen, cotton lawn, batiste, shirting, double gauze, and rayon challis.
Cora is wearing a size 8 Benning dress with the dart lowered and 1" added to both skirt pieces. Her measurements are 37", 31 1/2", 42 3/4", and she is 5'9".
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Our Misses patterns are drafted for a C cup and our Curvy patterns are drafted for DD. Both are drafted for a height of 5'8" (172 cm).
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All-purpose polyester sewing thread, sewing machine needle, 5/8 yards (.6 meters) of lightweight fusible interfacing
Light to medium weight woven fabrics such as linen, chambray, cotton lawn, batiste, shirting, double gauze, and rayon challis.
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The member bonus pattern for the Benning dress changes the V-neckline into a high, round neckline.
Ready for Spring? Sew up this fun and floaty dress with us! This class will teach you all the tips and tricks to make the Benning dress, so pick a fabric you'd love to show off.
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