The Essex is an easy fitting, pull-over dress with a deep v-neck, gathered shoulders with ruffle sleeves, an elastic waist with side-seam pockets and above the knee hem. The back neck and sleeves are finished with bias tape trim. It’s a pull-over style so no buttons or zippers needed! The Essex is so versatile and can be worn with sandals as a casual summer look or with heels as a chic special occasion dress. It sews up beautifully in your favorite artist drawn prints and solids alike.

This is a layered, PDF pattern suitable for printing in A0 copy shop format and both A4 and US letter sized paper. Page quantity: 2 pages A0, 26 pages tiled.

Light to medium weight wovens with a bit of body: cotton poplin, cotton/poly blends, denim, linen. The Essex looks fabulous in your favorite artists drawn prints and solids, too!

thread to match
Approx 2 ¼ yards of ¾” Elastic
3 yards of 1/4 “ wide double folded bias tape (made from 1” bias strips)