The beginner friendly pattern design, VALLEY slip dress, is inspired by the lines of rolling hills and mountains. The front hem of the dress curves up like a hill while the back hem swoops down, creating the drop of a valley. It is a classy slip-on dress which is easy to make and alter.

Bren Larsen is a mother of five and a self-taught sewist, an owner of 20th and Ives, an organic children’s clothing company.

All photos by Laura Oja. Illustrations by Ivona Fodora.

Fit and size:
The VALLEY dress is designed to be comfortable and relaxed. The back hem hits mid-calf. choose your size based on your bust measurement. Add a recommended positive ease of 2.4–4.7"/6–12 cm.

Kaisa Alingué is 67"/169 cm tall and wears VALLEY dress in size 3 in camel. Kreettaliisa Rahkamaa-Alingué is 67"/170 cm tall and wears size 4 in black.

Fabric recommendations:
Choose accordion velvet, pleated velour, or an accordion knit. For warm weather, a pleated silk or pleated chif- fon may be more suitable. Both sample dresses are made from pleated jersey in camel and black (65% polyester and 35% viscose, 7.37 oz/250 gsm) from Un chat sur un fil.

Note:
Velvets/velours and plissé fabrics do not fray and can be difficult to hem. To keep the rounded hems of this dress clean-looking, we recommend leaving the hem unfinished. If your fabric is easy to work with and you would like to hem it, go ahead! Since this pattern doesn’t include a hem, remember to add length when cutting your fabric if you plan to do a folded hem. The suggested added length for a standard hem is 2 cm.

Files:
A4 (home printing) and A0 (copy shop printing) PDF files with sizes nested. Sewing instructions are in a separate PDF file.

Delivery:
After purchasing, you will receive a link to download the PDF files. There are no delivery charges for the digital patterns, as they are delivered automatically via email immediately after purchase. PDF patterns are only eligible for return and refund if the provided download links have not been used. If the download links have been used, the product will not be refunded.