New Pattern: Sovana Dress
Are you dreaming of spring? Me too! When I think about spring, I think about pretty dresses. Itch to Stitch’s latest pattern, the Sovana Dress, is going to be my spring dress of choice this year. You will find this understated, timeless dress indispensable and versatile too!
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For those of you who celebrate Easter, I think this is a perfect Easter dress. Accessorize with a statement necklace, a belt and/or a purse, you are good to go!
Sovana Dress Features:
- Options for regular bust and full bust
- Front waist darts on full-bust bodice
- V-neck front-wrap-to-back neckline
- Long sleeves
- Midi A-line skirt
- Optional inseam pockets
- Designed for knit fabric
I don’t normally wear midi skirts or dresses, but I found that this length (just cover the knees) flattering on me. It added a level of sophistication and elegance. Don’t you think? Of course, skirt lengths are easily changeable (use the lengthen/shorten lines provided, or crop it at the hem), so you can make it shorter if you’d like.
Because a midi length is my objective, I opted to make the skirt not so flare. This A-line flare is just about enough for a jersey. It’s not too heavy.
My favorite part of the Sovana Dress is the front-wrap-to-back neckline. I just love details like this.
I used a similar neckline on the Brasov and Carlsbad (in my Sew Beautiful book).
The pattern only comes in long sleeves, but really, you can just chop the sleeve off wherever you wish. Short sleeves? No problem! 3/4 sleeve, no problem! Elbow-length? No problem. I think you got the point.
You can see that my testers made the Sovana out of different fabrics. Some made it with a solid, and some made it with prints of different scales. I think my favorite is a medium-scale or small-scale floral. How about you? For me, I usually like to use a solid, so you can see the design better. Even when I am somewhat limited, I really appreciate that my testers show me their creativity in pairing fabric with the design.
Let’s take a look at their beautiful Sovana dresses!
One more beautiful dress, and with the wonderful bust option 🙂
I wish I was still working in an office, I used to wear dresses everyday!
How would it work to make this dress out of a scuba material? Would that be too structured to drape correctly?
Hi Lauren, I am afraid scuba is too structured.
Can you please tell me the name/maker of the fabric in the 14th sample? (Appears to be blue with geometric black and gray shapes.) It’s an elegant dress pattern, and spectacular in that fabric.
It was listed on https://www.fabrics-hemmers.com/ (German vendor) as FINE KNIT SQUARES MY IMAGE (90% Polyester, 8% Viskose, 2% Elasthan). I was told it’s not available anymore.
Would this dress work structurally to lengthen to more of a tea length – near the ankles?
Absolutely a beautiful dress! Just the style I have been looking for to sew up a concert black dress!
Yes, I think you can lengthen it to ankle length. Try to use a fabric that is not too drapey (or it will drape and “grow” too long).
Beautiful testers. Is the armhole high enough to do sleeveless for the summer?
The armholes are pretty high, but I would still change the shape because if you just eliminate the sleeves as is, it looks more like a muscle shirt. I would shorten the shoulder just a little.
Karina from Lifting Pins and Needles talked on her YouTube video about how she made one sleeveless.
This has a beautiful neckline. Is it put together in such a way that you could also make a top without the skirt attached?
Hi Jan, yes, you can crop it so you can make a peplum top. Or you can extend the top part to make a t-shirt style.