Thank goodness for Khali Ali and her patterns at Simplicity! Without her I’m afraid plus-size sewing patterns would still be stuck in the dark ages.
Simplicity pattern 3869 is a dress and tunic pattern with a belt. I’m not much of a dress person but I do have a thing for tunics. I have this tunic pattern from McCall’s in progress.
Details for Simplicity Pattern 3869:
Size Range: 18W to 32W
View back of pattern package (pdf)
Hi! My name is Jennifer. I’m big and crafty. I’m also tired of seeing only itty-bitty crocheted bikinis, cropped sweaters, and skinny clothes when I look for knitting, crochet and sewing patterns. Give me a break!
I made this site because I want to see all of the plus-size patterns options in one place. I don’t actually have time to craft much since I work full time and have a toddler. But I love to fantasize about what I would make if it did have the time.
I hope you find this site useful. Please send me any feedback - it will help me focus my efforts. I work on this site in the mornings before I go to the office. By day I’m Director of Product Design (basically Interaction Design or “making things easy to use”) for an online advocacy solutions company. In the evenings I chase my toddler around the house to get my daily dose of laughs and giggles.
I have a personal blog at blueskyday.com.
Take care,
Jennifer
Woot! I like those patterns, especially the blue dress. They are perfect for a curvy figure. Are you going to make it?
I’m seriously thinking about making tunic B or C. The blue dress is nice! I also like the long dress with sleeve option B.
I started to make a tunic very much like B, when i truly had no idea what i was doing needless to say I totally stuffed it up:)
I really like the diamond detail on C.
I have made 3 (yes, three!) of the dresses (pictured in brown. It’s not tiered — that’s the fabric used in the photo), which are long versions of the white tunic. They are awesome, and look great!
They go together fairly easily, too. The hardest part is the interfacing on the neck slit. I think maybe by the fifth time I’ll have that part down pat.