Bring grace and charm to your handmade wardrobe with this stunning A-line dress pattern from Burda Nordic. Designed for comfort and style, this dress features gentle shaping, flounce-trimmed sleeves, and a relaxed silhouette that flatters every figure.

Whether you’re heading to brunch or a casual evening out, this dress is a true wear-anywhere piece. It’s designed with long sleeves, soft gathers, a delicate slit neckline closed with a button loop, and clean lines that flow from the shoulder to the hem. The added flounces on the sleeve edges give it a feminine finish that feels light and modern.

What You’ll Need:

  • Light, drapey fabric like printed satin (145 cm wide)

  • Approx. 1.55 m – 1.59 m of fabric, depending on size

  • 1 button (13 mm)

  • Lightweight fusible interfacing

  • Optional: spray starch for easier cutting and handling

Available Sizes:
EU 36–46 (with full measurement charts included)

Key Features:

  • A-line shape with front and back pieces cut on the fold

  • Gathers and ruffles on sleeves for a whimsical touch

  • Facing for the neckline, with neat topstitching

  • Button loop closure at the neck slit

  • Designed without seam allowances (add 1 cm when cutting)

  • Full cutting and sewing instructions included

Sewing Skill Level:
Confident beginner to intermediate – the pattern includes step-by-step instructions for ruffling, sewing facings, and finishing a slit neckline.

Styling Tips:
Choose a floral print for a romantic daytime look, or a bold solid color for understated sophistication. Pair with boots and a belt for a layered autumn look, or wear it loose and breezy in summer with sandals.

🧵 Sewing Instructions (Translated from Danish)

Tip:
If you don’t have spray starch, you can also baste all seams and folds in place before machine sewing. Basting helps prevent the pieces from shifting during sewing, which often happens if you only use pins.

✂️ Step-by-Step Instructions:

  1. Interface Application
    Iron the interfacing onto the wrong side of the facing pieces.

  2. Seam Finishing
    All seams should be overlocked or finished with a zigzag stitch. All seams are sewn right sides together, unless otherwise noted.

  3. Shoulder Seams
    Sew the front and back pieces together at the shoulders.

  4. Side Seams
    Sew the side seams of the dress.

  5. Ruffle Edge Hem
    Fold side A of the ruffles 0.5 cm to the wrong side and stitch. Fold over another 0.5 cm to the wrong side and stitch again, creating a clean double-fold hem.

  6. Gathering the Ruffles
    Sew gathering stitches along side B of the ruffles. Gather the ruffles so they fit between the points marked “R” on the sleeves. Pin the ruffles wrong side of ruffle to right side of sleeve, aligning between the R marks, and baste in place along the seam allowance.

  7. Sleeves
    Sew the sleeve seams. Insert the sleeves into the armholes and stitch.

  8. Neckline Facing
    Sew the shoulder seams of the front and back facings. Pin the facing to the neckline right sides together. Stitch the neckline all the way around and down each side of the slit, stitching 0.5 cm wide and ending in a point at marking “S”. Clip the slit open between the stitching lines, notch the seam allowances in curved areas, and trim at the top of the slit. Turn the facing to the inside and topstitch around the neckline and down the slit with a 0.2 cm seam allowance.

  9. Hemming
    Fold the bottom edges of the dress and sleeve hems to the inside and topstitch in place.

  10. Button Loop
    On the left side of the top slit, create a loop by making two long stitches about 4 cm in length, then overcast them with buttonhole stitches. Sew a covered button on the right side of the slit to fasten.

  11. Final Step
    If you used spray starch, wash the dress after completing the sewing to remove the starch.

Get the Pattern:
Download the PDF sewing pattern directly from here.

Note- This pattern is available as an open-source resource. All rights remain with the original creator. No copyright infringement is intended.