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A young brunette woman wears the Vega dress in a green crepe. We can see the back of the dress, with a deep V neckline adorned with a bow just below.
This is a side view of the Vega dress. A young blonde woman is walking in the street, and the fluid lines of the dress move softly around her body.
VEGA DRESS sewing pattern - line art
The French Poetry Vega dress is modeled here by a young brunette woman. We can see the back of the dress, featuring a deep V neck (bra-compatible) and a cute tie in the back.
This is a side view of the Vega dress. A young blonde woman is walking in the street, and the fluid lines of the dress moves softly around her body.
Close up on the back bow. A young blonde woman is twirling around and the fabric is billowing, graciously maintained by the back bow.
Vega is shown here in a different fabric - a lightweight satin-back crepe in a bright shade of pink.

Vega dress

(3 customer reviews)

€10.42 – €13.75

The Vega dress is bound to be your date to every wedding this season. Try choosing a classic crêpe material, whipping up this pattern and pairing it with your cutest heels—you’ll be the chicest guest on the docket. And if it’s your own special day, make the Vega in white and wear it for your civil ceremony! That’s the thing about Vega: she’s a sure bet for weddings—guest or bride, workdays in summer, cocktail parties under the setting sun, or daytime jaunts all summer long.

Tailored at the chest, flowy around the west and hips, the Vega dress suits all body types. Dance, twirl, and jump into the conga line at that wedding reception, and never for a second feel restrained. Being beautiful means feeling good, and Vega is the feel-good robe your wardrobe requires.

  • Format: layered A0, A4 and US letter PDF (one layer per size).
  • Pattern pieces do not overlap.
  • A 5/8” (1.5cm) seam allowance is included.
  • A fully illustrated, 20 pages booklet is provided with the pattern, with highly detailed illustrations.
  • This pattern and its instructions are in English. You can purchase French version here.
  • Sizing, fabric choice, notions: see below.
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Description

Fabric choice

Medium to heavy crepe (silk, polyester, viscose…) cotton and cotton blends. I would advise to choose a fabric that doesn’t crease too easily as it will show quite a lot on this type of skirt. Crease the fabric in your hand and let go. See if the creases are staying or not.

Notions

1.09 yard (1 meter) of interfacing – estimate for a 1 yard (90cm) wide interfacing fabric – for facings. A 10’’ (25cm) zipper (except if you want to omit it), matching thread for your fabric, a machine needle matching your fabric type, a marking pen, scissors and pins. 

Sewing level

Confident beginner (2/5): if you already made one or more garments on your own, know how to read a pattern, what a facing is and how to sew an invisible zipper, this dress will be fairly easy to make. A step-by-step video tutorial (see below) is also available.

Required fabric length

Length in meters

International sizes XS to M L to XL
French Poetry sizes (size guide) 2 to 8 10 to 16
140cm wide 2.2m 2.5m
110cm wide 2.5m 3m

Length in yards

International sizes XS to M L to XL
French Poetry sizes (size guide) 2 to 8 10 to 16
55” wide 2.4 yards 2.75 yards
43” wide 2.75 yards 3.3 yards

Finished garment measurements

You can find your French Poetry size based on your measurements or ready-to-wear size (US, EU, UK, AU, international) using the Size guide. This dress has lots of design ease at waist and hips, but this ease is needed; if in between several sizes, you can trace a line from one size to another.

Measurements in centimeters

International size XS S M M L L L XL
French Poetry size (size guide) 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Bust 84 88 92 96 100 104 108 112
Waist 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 100
Hips 108 112 116 120 124 128 132 136
Length 89.4 89.7 90 90.3 90.6 90.9 91.2 91.5

Measurements in inches

International size XS S M M L L L XL
French Poetry size (size guide) 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Bust 33 34.6 36 38 39 41 42.5 44
Waist 28.3 30 31.5 33 34.6 36 38 39.4
Hips 42.5 44 46 47 49 50.5 52 53.5
Length 35.2 35.3 35.4 35.6 35.7 35.8 35.9 36

Finished garment measurements

You can find your French Poetry size based on your measurements or ready-to-wear size (US, EU, UK, AU, international) using the Size guide. This dress has lots of design ease at waist and hips, but this ease is needed; if in between several sizes, you can trace a line from one size to another.

Measurements in centimeters

Intl size French Poetry size (size guide) Bust Waist Hips Length
XS 2 84 72 108 89.4
S 4 88 76 112 89.7
M 6 92 80 116 90
M 8 96 84 120 90.3
L 10 100 88 124 90.6
L 12 104 92 128 90.9
L 14 108 96 132 91.2
XL 16 112 100 136 91.5

Measurements in inches

Intl size French Poetry size (size guide) Bust Waist Hips Length
XS 2 33 28.3 42.5 35.2
S 4 34.6 30 44 35.3
M 6 36 31.5 46 35.4
M 8 38 33 47 35.6
L 10 39 34.6 49 35.7
L 12 41 36 50.5 35.8
L 14 42.5 38 52 35.9
XL 16 44 39.4 53.5 36

Video tutorial

This video tutorial will guide you through all the steps in making this dress, on top of the illustrated sewing instructions provided in the PDF booklet. Need more explanations on how to gather fabric, insert a zipper? Many other video tutorials are available on the tutorials page.

Vega dress sewing pattern video tutorial

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A young brunette woman wears the Vega summer dress pattern in a blue green crepe. She is tossing her hair to the side, walking in the street.

Rosa made her Vega dress in a blue green heavy crepe. She wears it as a chic little summer dress paired with white sneakers in the streets of Cambridge.

Vega dress in a sea green double gauze

Isabelle made her Vega dress in a stunning teal cotton double gauze to showcase her sun tan.

Vega dress in a black crepe

This lovely customer made her Vega dress in a super chic heavy black crepe as a wedding guest outfit.

Reviews (3)

3 reviews for Vega dress

  1. Madeleine Castel (verified owner) –

    I made this one last Summer as a Mother of the groom outfit in a purple polyester crepe. This made for a very modern and elegant outfit. Make sure to choose a crepe that has enough weight/body.

    This review was posted on our Etsy shop.

  2. gingrich6 (verified owner) –

    This pattern was exactly what I was looking for!

    This review was posted on our Etsy shop.

  3. Lauren (verified owner) –

    Great pattern, clear and easy to follow!

    This review was posted on our Etsy shop.

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