{"id":19873,"date":"2022-10-22T14:21:55","date_gmt":"2022-10-22T18:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/?p=19873"},"modified":"2022-10-22T14:21:58","modified_gmt":"2022-10-22T18:21:58","slug":"brief-encounter-dress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/brief-encounter-dress\/","title":{"rendered":"Brief Encounter Dress &#8211; FREE Easy Dress Pattern"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/654c.jpg\" alt=\"easy dress pattern\" class=\"wp-image-20989 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/654c.jpg 449w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/654c-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/654c-112x150.jpg 112w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 449px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 449\/600;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/654c.jpg\" alt=\"easy dress pattern\" class=\"wp-image-20989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/654c.jpg 449w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/654c-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/654c-112x150.jpg 112w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I'm delighted to offer you another free and easy dress pattern this month.&nbsp; I've been really enjoying wearing some cute dresses both during the day and in the evening. &nbsp;All too soon the temperature will drop below 80 as winter approaches and I'll need my fleece and joggers (only kidding&#8230;)<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Featured-small.jpg\" alt=\"easy dress pattern\" class=\"wp-image-20985 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Featured-small.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Featured-small-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Featured-small-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/500;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Featured-small.jpg\" alt=\"easy dress pattern\" class=\"wp-image-20985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Featured-small.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Featured-small-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Featured-small-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I like the combination in this dress of a fitted bodice and then a longer-length circle skirt. \u00a0Of course, you can make this up a lot of different ways too:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Make it as shown<\/li><li>Make it without sleeves<\/li><li>Color block &#8211; with different but complementary bodice and skirt fabrics<\/li><li>With a short flirty skirt &#8211; skater style<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>I'm trying to find a couple of knits that are opposites to each other, and if I'm lucky to find what I'm looking for, I'll probably make at least 1 or 2 more of this dress because it is so nice to wear.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"451\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/553c.jpg\" alt=\"easy dress pattern\" class=\"wp-image-20988 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/553c.jpg 451w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/553c-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/553c-113x150.jpg 113w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 451px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 451\/600;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"451\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/553c.jpg\" alt=\"easy dress pattern\" class=\"wp-image-20988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/553c.jpg 451w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/553c-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/553c-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Features of the Brief Encounter easy dress pattern:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Quick and easy to sew<\/li><li>Flattering fit<\/li><li>Pick your own skirt length<\/li><li>Center back seam to help get a nice fit<\/li><li>Short sleeves, or make a sleeveless version too<\/li><li>Sizes 29- 41 bust, 33-45 inch hips<\/li><li>For knit fabrics only \u2013 I used an ITY knit with plenty of stretch<\/li><li>Full video tutorial (below)<\/li><li>Step-by-step sewing checklist (in the download)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/659c.jpg\" alt=\"easy dress pattern\" class=\"wp-image-20990 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/659c.jpg 448w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/659c-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/659c-112x150.jpg 112w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 448px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 448\/600;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/659c.jpg\" alt=\"easy dress pattern\" class=\"wp-image-20990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/659c.jpg 448w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/659c-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/659c-112x150.jpg 112w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Materials needed:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Knit stretch fabric with good stretch and recovery, and a nice drape (2.25 yds @ 60 inches wide)<\/li><li>Matching thread<\/li><li><a href=\"\\www.amazon.com\\s\\%3f_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-keywords=stretch needle&linkCode=ur2&sprefix=stretch need,aps,304&tag=soseea-20&url=search-alias=arts-crafts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stretch or ball point needle<\/a> for knit fabrics<\/li><li>Useful \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1St9oX2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">serger<\/a> or <a title=\"How to use the overcasting stitches\" href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/seams-overcasting-stitches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Overcasting foot<\/a><\/li><li>Optional \u2013 <a title=\"How to use a twin needle\" href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/how-to-use-a-twin-needle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stretch Twin Needle<\/a><\/li><li>Optional \u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/how-and-where-to-use-knit-stay-tape\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">knit stay tape<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div id=\"mab-20992157\" class=\"magic-action-box mab-type-sales-box mab-id-20992 mabstyle-mab-lead use-mab-button-default mab-fields-layout-default mab-responsive\" data-mabid=\"20992\" data-trackid=\"20992\" data-type=\"sales-box\" data-track=\"1\" ><div class=\"mab-pad mab-wrap mab-aside-left mab-aside-type-image\"><div class=\"mab-aside\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Featured-small.jpg\" alt=\"Opt In Image\" width=\"200\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/500;width: 200px;\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Featured-small.jpg\" alt=\"Opt In Image\" width=\"200\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/500;width: 200px;\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Featured-small.jpg\" alt=\"Opt In Image\" width=\"200\" style=\" width: 200px;\" \/><\/noscript><\/noscript><\/div><div class=\"mab-content\"><div class=\"mab-heading\">Download the Brief Encounter Dress pattern<\/div><div class=\"mab-main-copy\"><p>You can download the pattern from my design account on Payhip. \u00a0Add it to your cart and check out - its FREE. \u00a0The pattern will be saved in your Pattern Library safely until you are ready to sew, then you can download and print it at any time.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"mab-main-action-wrap\"><a class=\"mab-main-button mab-button-type-css3 mab-button-0\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/payhip.com\/b\/UTON\" style=\"\" >Download the pattern<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clear\" style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to sew the Brief Encounter Dress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sew this easy knit dress with circle skirt\" width=\"730\" height=\"411\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qHkXu430cbc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<strong>Subscribe to the YouTube channel:<\/strong>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/apis.google.com\/js\/platform.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"debyatsoseweasy\" data-layout=\"full\" data-count=\"default\"><\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<p>This style of dress always seems to suit a skinny belt I think. &nbsp;But you could always make a fabric belt with it too, or even a half belt by sewing ties into the side seams to tie at center back too. &nbsp;Or wear it with one of those wide elasticated belts too. &nbsp;Whatever you like &nbsp;\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don't have a waist, I'm just a big rectangle with hips on, but if you are blessed with a more curvy figure, this style can look really great on you too.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/533c.jpg\" alt=\"easy dress pattern\" class=\"wp-image-20986 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/533c.jpg 448w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/533c-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/533c-112x150.jpg 112w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 448px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 448\/600;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/533c.jpg\" alt=\"easy dress pattern\" class=\"wp-image-20986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/533c.jpg 448w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/533c-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/533c-112x150.jpg 112w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"mab-20992158\" class=\"magic-action-box mab-type-sales-box mab-id-20992 mabstyle-mab-lead use-mab-button-default mab-fields-layout-default mab-responsive\" data-mabid=\"20992\" data-trackid=\"20992\" data-type=\"sales-box\" data-track=\"1\" ><div class=\"mab-pad mab-wrap mab-aside-left mab-aside-type-image\"><div class=\"mab-aside\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Featured-small.jpg\" alt=\"Opt In Image\" width=\"200\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/500;width: 200px;\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Featured-small.jpg\" alt=\"Opt In Image\" width=\"200\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/500;width: 200px;\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Featured-small.jpg\" alt=\"Opt In Image\" width=\"200\" style=\" width: 200px;\" \/><\/noscript><\/noscript><\/div><div class=\"mab-content\"><div class=\"mab-heading\">Download the Brief Encounter Dress pattern<\/div><div class=\"mab-main-copy\"><p>You can download the pattern from my design account on Payhip. \u00a0Add it to your cart and check out - its FREE. \u00a0The pattern will be saved in your Pattern Library safely until you are ready to sew, then you can download and print it at any time.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"mab-main-action-wrap\"><a class=\"mab-main-button mab-button-type-css3 mab-button-0\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/payhip.com\/b\/UTON\" style=\"\" >Download the pattern<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clear\" style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why is it called the Brief Encounter Dress?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While I was sewing this dress I was half-watching\/half-listening to Brief Encounter. \u00a0Never heard of it? \u00a0It's a classic black and white British film everyone should watch. \u00a0Filmed in 1945, it tells the story of 2 strangers meeting on a railway platform. \u00a0It's one of my favorite romantic films, but opinion is rather split on it. \u00a0Is it romantic, tragic, passionate? \u00a0Or the cold and stiff-upper-lip style and overly British?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This film always makes it into the ranks of the best-ever British films, and here is a recent comment on it that sums it up perfectly:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>&#8221;&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #666666;\">Few films divide opinion like \u2018Brief Encounter\u2019. Many view the film as cold, heartless, too stiff-lipped to be truly moving, but without wishing to cause offence to my esteemed colleagues, they\u2019re dead wrong. Because for those willing to chip through the ice-shelf, there\u2019s a raging emotional torrent waiting to sweep them away. And it\u2019s not as though Lean is celebrating these characters\u2019 inability to communicate, to break through their social strictures and live real lives. \u2018Brief Encounter\u2019 is a tragedy, not just for two mismatched lovers but for an entire class of people, trapped in empty suburban existences ruled by propriety and that desperate, heartbreaking, terribly British desire to remain anonymous, to avoid offence, to blend in. And therein lies the film\u2019s extraordinary power, because despite the miles and the decades which lie between, that\u2019s still us up there on the screen.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Here's a trailer. &nbsp;Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Brief Encounter - Official trailer - On UK Blu-ray & DVD from 7th February 2011\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oGDCTlVWduk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"84\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Pin-Me.jpg\" alt=\"recycling old placemats\" class=\"wp-image-23941 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Pin-Me.jpg 275w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Pin-Me-150x46.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 275px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 275\/84;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"84\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Pin-Me.jpg\" alt=\"recycling old placemats\" class=\"wp-image-23941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Pin-Me.jpg 275w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Pin-Me-150x46.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"451\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/553c.jpg\" alt=\"Free dress pattern. Modest knit dress with sleeves and circle skirt. Full video tutorial to show you how to make it too. Perfect for work?\" class=\"wp-image-20988 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/553c.jpg 451w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/553c-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/553c-113x150.jpg 113w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 451px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 451\/600;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"451\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/553c.jpg\" alt=\"Free dress pattern. Modest knit dress with sleeves and circle skirt. Full video tutorial to show you how to make it too. 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