Keep cool this Summer in a breezy sundress youve made yourself. Seren has a flirty, seventies vibe, perfect for picnics in the park or dressing up for cocktails under the stars. Just add espadrilles and a straw hat for effortless style.
The Seren dress has a fitted bodice shaped with bust darts, with a separate waistband to cinch you in, flowing into a flared skirt. It has a button-down front, classic square neckline and shoulder straps wide enough to cover your bra.
Choose from knee-length or midi-length hemline, classic or tie-front bodice, or add the on-trend neckline flounce.
Like all Tilly and the Buttons sewing patterns,Serenincludes jargon-busting instructions, helpful sewing tips, and colour photos showing you each step making it easy for you to create gorgeous clothes you can be proud to say you made yourself.
SKILL LEVEL-Improvers
FABRIC SUGGESTIONS-Light- to medium-weight woven fabrics such as cotton lawn, chambray, shirting, seersucker, broderie anglaise, linen, viscose (rayon), crpe de chine. If youre making the flounce, choose a drapey fabric to keep it soft and flowy.Check our newLinens, Broderie AnglaiseandRayonfabrics specially sourced for STEVIE.
SUPPLIES
Midi-length version: 2.5m (2yd) x 150cm (60in) wide [0.2m (1/4yd) less without flounce](fabric must be at least 130cm (51in) wide for knee-length version, 150cm (60in) wide for midi-length version)
Matching thread
0.8m (1yd) interfacing (similar weight to your fabric)
12-18mm (1/2-3/4in) wide buttons 14 for knee-length version or 15 for midi-length version
Sewing machine and basic tools, incl buttonhole foot
SIZES (body measurements)
| PATTERN SIZE | BUST | WAIST | HIP |
| 1 (UK 6 / US 2 / EUR 34) | 76cm (30in) | 61cm (24in) | 84cm (33in) |
| 2 (UK 8 / US 4 / EUR 36) | 81cm (32in) | 66cm (26in) | 89cm (35in) |
| 3 (UK 10 / US 6 / EUR 38) | 86.5cm (34in) | 71cm (28in) | 94cm (37in) |
| 4 (UK 12 / US 8 / EUR 40) | 91.5cm (36in) | 76cm (30in) | 99cm (39in) |
| 5 (UK 14 / US 10 / EUR 42) | 96.5cm (38in) | 81cm (32in) | 104cm (41in) |
| 6 (UK 16 / US 12 / EUR 44) | 101.5cm (40in) | 86.5cm (34in) | 109cm (43in) |
| 7 (UK 18 / US 14 / EUR 46) | 106.5cm (42in) | 91.5cm (36in) | 114cm (45in) |
| 8 (UK 20 / US 16 / EUR 48) | 112cm (44in) | 96.5cm (38in) | 119.5cm (47in) |
