The Wren pattern is a button-front blouse and a mini dress. The mini dress has a dropped waist with a gathered skirt and is loose through the waist and hips. There are two statement sleeve options. A short sleeve with a puff cap and an elastic hem and a long sleeve with a cuff.

Skill Level: Intermediate

Size Range: 0-30, with 2 bust cup options

Suggested Fabrics
This style is designed for a light to medium weight woven. Rayon challis, rayon crepe, rayon voile, cotton lawn, cotton voile, cotton shirting, linen, double gauze. Fabric with a nice drape world work best for the mini dress (View B).

Fabric requirements
54″ (137 cm) wide fabric: Blouse with short sleeves, 1 1/2 – 2 1/2 yd (1.4 – 2.3 m) // Blouse with long sleeves, 2 – 3 yd (1.8 – 2.7 m) // Mini dress with short sleeves, 2 – 3 yd (1.8 – 2.7 m) // Mini dress with long sleeves, 2 1/2 – 3 1/2 yd (2.3 – 3.2 m).

Trim/Notions
3/4 yd (0.7 m) of tricot fusible interfacing for facings and cuffs
Six or seven 1/2″ (12.7 mm) buttons for the centre front
Two or four 1/2″ (12.7 mm) buttons for the long sleeve cuffs
1 yd (1 m) of 3/8″ (1 cm) elastic for the short sleeves

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