Pattern base: dress for girls

Despite the fact that much less material is spent on children's clothes than on adults, it is the former that sometimes cost more than the latter. And how you want to dress your baby only in the most beautiful and elegant dresses. To make your dream come true and not spend a lot of money on it, you can sew outfits yourself, especially since it is much easier than it might seem at first glance. Today we will create  base pattern, on the basis of which dresses of any style are modeled.

Pattern for the base of a dress for a girl

So before you start  make a drawing, you must write down all measurements. For our case, the following values will be useful:

• back length;
• length of the future dress;
• shoulder length;
• 1/2 neck circumference;
• 1/2 chest circumference.

This is what our pattern will ultimately look like. Now let's proceed directly to the diagram.

Step 1

Draw rectangle ABCD. Lines AD and BC are equal to the length of the future dress.

Width, i.e. lines AB and CD are 1/2 of the chest circumference + an increase for a loose fit. The latter is taken depending on what cut of the dress you plan to make: for a tight-fitting dress take the value 2-3 cm, for a loose one - 4, etc.

From point A, measure down the depth of the armhole and place point D. The armhole is calculated using the formula: a third of the semicircle of the chest + 6 cm. If you want to achieve more accurate indicators, it is better to measure the armhole on the child.

Next, from point A down, measure the length of the back. This will be the waist line. Label it with a T.

About points G and T, draw horizontal straight lines to the right until they touch side BC. Mark the joining points with points G1 and T1.

Step 2

Divide line GG1 equally, set point G4 and from it draw a line down to the base. Set point H on touching the DC line, and T2 on TT1.

Then, from G4 in both directions, measure the width of the armhole. The latter is calculated as follows: a quarter of the chest semicircle + 2 cm. Thus, points G2 and G3 were formed. From each of them, draw a line upward until it touches line AB. Call the places of contact P and P1.

Step 3

From marks B and P1, draw 2 cm straight lines up and call them P2 and P3. Connect them to each other. Divide PG2 equally, and P1G3 into three parts. These are assistant lines for drawing the shoulder line and armhole.

Step 4

To the right side of mark A, measure the following: the third part of the semicircle of the neck + 0.5 cm. From the emerging point upward, count 1.5 cm and connect point 1.5 with a smooth line to point A.

From point P down, measure 1.5 cm.

From the 1.5 mark (near the neckline) through the 1.5 mark (shoulder slope), draw a straight line equal to the shoulder measurement.

From G2, dividing the angle equally, measure 2 cm.

Draw a line for the back armhole. It is laid through the marks: shoulder measurement - point of equal division (PG2) - 2.5 - G4.

Step 5

From T2 to the right, measure 2 cm. The side seam line passes through: G4 - 2 - to straight DC, less than 1 cm.

Divide the straight line DN equally and connect the new mark with a smooth line to mark 1.

Step 6

Next, start “drawing” the front. From P3 down, measure a third of the neck semicircle + 1 cm. From the same point P3 to the left, measure a third of the neck semicircle + 0.5 cm. Connect the resulting marks with a smooth curved line, forming a neckline.

From P2, measure down 3 cm - this will be the slope of the shoulder.

From point 5 (neck), towards the inclined shoulder (3), draw a straight line equal to the shoulder measurement.

Step 7

Dividing the angle equally, measure 2 cm from point G3. Draw an armhole line, the latter passes through the marks: 9 (shoulder) - lower division mark (P1G3) - point 2 - point G4.

Draw the side seam. From T2 to the left, measure 2 cm. Draw a seam line from G4, after 2 to the DC line, not reaching the last 1 cm.

From T1 down, measure 2 cm and connect the measured point with point 2 of the side seam.

Extend straight line BC from mark C by two centimeters. Connect new point 2 to the border of the side seam, point 1.

That's all, the pattern for the base of the children's dress is ready. You can use it to cut outfits of any style.