I made the chemise and bodice using Children’s size 1-3. I can’t say enough about how easy this pattern is to put together. It was almost embarrassingly simple to create a chemise and bodice for my daughter, Katie, in about 3 hours time total (including time for cutting down one of my own skirts and adding trim to same). Two pattern pieces, total, to cut for the bodice: one for the one-piece bodice and another for the 2 straps; and two for the chemise: body and sleeves. The outfit fit nicely, if running a little short in the body which I could have easily remedied if I’d been paying enough attention. Really, fitting a 2-year old is something akin to feeding a cat a pill. The trick, I’ve found, is to get ’em when they’re brushing their teeth and thus relatively immobile. A note for sewers re: skirts and bodices. Young children have NO HIPS with which to hold up a skirt. Accordingly, safety pins or a couple of quick stitches do nicely to keep the skirt from falling, by simply attaching it to either the bodice or the chemise.
Rated 5 out of 5
Janet Canning –
Good for beginners. I wanted the sleeves of the chemise to be much blousier so I cut them wider and got exactly the result I wanted. The bodice is easy to adjust; the side seams allow it to be taken in or let out easily.
Rated 4 out of 5
Tracey Miller –
I’ve used Renaissance Maiden pattern to make several bodices in different sizes and I was very happy with the way they turned out. The pattern includes a chemise, skirt, and cap.
Denisen Hartlove –
I made the chemise and bodice using Children’s size 1-3. I can’t say enough about how easy this pattern is to put together. It was almost embarrassingly simple to create a chemise and bodice for my daughter, Katie, in about 3 hours time total (including time for cutting down one of my own skirts and adding trim to same). Two pattern pieces, total, to cut for the bodice: one for the one-piece bodice and another for the 2 straps; and two for the chemise: body and sleeves. The outfit fit nicely, if running a little short in the body which I could have easily remedied if I’d been paying enough attention. Really, fitting a 2-year old is something akin to feeding a cat a pill. The trick, I’ve found, is to get ’em when they’re brushing their teeth and thus relatively immobile. A note for sewers re: skirts and bodices. Young children have NO HIPS with which to hold up a skirt. Accordingly, safety pins or a couple of quick stitches do nicely to keep the skirt from falling, by simply attaching it to either the bodice or the chemise.
Janet Canning –
Good for beginners. I wanted the sleeves of the chemise to be much blousier so I cut them wider and got exactly the result I wanted. The bodice is easy to adjust; the side seams allow it to be taken in or let out easily.
Tracey Miller –
I’ve used Renaissance Maiden pattern to make several bodices in different sizes and I was very happy with the way they turned out. The pattern includes a chemise, skirt, and cap.