ice cream dress

Girl's dress. Loose-fitting pull-on smock dress or blouse has one-piece V-notch yoke and button loop closure. View A includes a double-thickness hem and matching pockets, View B is a color-blocked dress of the same style, and View C is a blouse-length version of the dress.

SUGGESTED FABRICS: Light- to medium-weight woven fabrics like quilting cotton, broadcloth, lawn, shirting, poplin, fine-wale corduroy, silk taffeta or dupioni, and linen.

NOTIONS: Thread, one 3/8" or 1/2" button, two 1" x 5" strips of lightweight fusible interfacing.

DIFFICULTY: 2 scissors

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ice cream dress detail

Fabric Guide (fabric width: 44" - 45")

SIZE 6-12 M 12-18 M 18-24 M 2T 3T 4 5 6 7 8 10 12
View A, Fabric A 3/4
yard
3/4
yard
3/4
yard
1
yard
1
yard
1
yard
1 1/4
yard
1 1/2
yard
1 1/2
yard
1 3/4
yard
2
yards
2
yards
View A, Fabric B 1/2
yard
3/4
yard
3/4
yard
3/4
yard
3/4
yard
1
yard
1
yard
1
yard
1
yard
1
yard
1 1/4
yards
1 1/4
yards
View B, Fabric A 1/2
yard
1/2
yard
1/2
yard
3/4
yard
3/4
yard
3/4
yard
3/4
yard
1
yard
1 1/4
yards
1 1/4
yards
1 1/2
yards
1 1/2
yards
View B, Fabric B 1/4
yard
1/4
yard
1/4
yard
1/2
yard
1/2
yard
1/2
yard
1/2
yard
1/2
yard
1/2
yard
1/2
yard
1/2
yard
3/4
yard
View B, Fabric C 1/4
yard
1/4
yard
1/4
yard
1/4
yard
1/4
yard
1/4
yard
1/2
yard
1/2
yard
3/4
yard
3/4
yard
3/4
yard
3/4
yard
View C 3/4
yard
3/4
yard
3/4
yard
3/4
yard
1
yard
1 1/4
yards
1 1/4
yards
1 1/4
yards
1 1/4
yards
1 1/2
yards
1 3/4
yards
1 3/4
yards

Finished Measurements

SIZE 6-12 M 12-18 M 18-24 M 2T 3T 4 5 6 7 8 10 12
Dress length* (Views A and B) 18" 19" 20" 21" 22" 23
1/4"
24
3/4"
26
1/4"
27
3/4"
29
1/4"
30
3/4"
32
1/4"
Armhole 8" 8
1/4"
8
1/2"
8
3/4"
9" 9
1/2"
10" 10
1/2"
11" 11
1/2"
12" 12
1/2"
Sleeve edge to sleeve edge 12
1/2"
13" 13
1/2"
13
3/4"
14
1/4"
14
3/4"
15
1/4"
15
3/4"
16
1/2"
17" 17
3/4"
18
1/4"
Blouse length* (View C) 13
1/2"
13
3/4"
14
1/4"
14
1/2"
15" 15
1/2"
16
1/4"
17" 17
3/4"
18
1/2"
19
1/4"
20"
* Measured from shoulder at neckline