Coffee Date Dress- multisize sample!

Added Feb 19, 2009

by elainemay

Aachen, Germany

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Description

As promised, I’ve finally finished making the multi-sized Coffee Date Dress Pattern! It’s available now in sizes 34-42. Here’s a sample I made to test the fit of the size 36, in lightweight grey-blue pique with an olive green velvet ribbon to hold it in place on my size 32 mannequin. I’m going to post better photos and the other samples soon. Hope you enjoy the pattern- if you make your own, please post it to BurdaStyle for everyone (and me!) to see!

Material Notes

lightweight grey-blue pique, probably synthetic, another $1.29 find on the bargain table :)

Difficulty

Novice

Categories

For
Women
Garment Type
Dress
Style
Casual, Classic, Romantic

Credits

JJ for the her multi-sized sloper, Dan for scanning

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    Mar 18, 2013, 03.15 PMby melissadahan

    Would be cute to have a matching dress for a girl. (size 7/8?) anyone know of such a pattern?

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    Jul 31, 2012, 10.04 AMby commseng

    This dress is fantastic thank you so much for the pattern- so easy to make and adjust. I have about 4 now and they are perfect for work in the summer.

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    Jan 6, 2012, 09.25 AMby pgtips

    I love this dress!! Thanks for sharing the pattern and instructions. With the free pattern and my bargain fabric the whole dress cos $4- bargain!

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    Dec 21, 2011, 06.34 PMby Judy Garland

    I have tried out the coffe date dress twice, once wihtout a lining and once fully lined. The second time I did both the lining AND the facing wich turned out a bit bulky. Does anyone know if it is possible to add a lining and skip the facing? In that case, how do I cut out the interfacing?

    Anyone? / Mona

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    Aug 5, 2011, 05.38 PMby thegoodcin

    Great dress! Saw this at Loft in an animal print which is a great idea too!

    http://www.loft.com/loft/product/LOFT-Apparel/LOFT-Dresses/Sleeveless-Printed-Ruffle-Front-Dress/264374?colorExplode=false&skuId=89921487&catid=catl00009&productPageType=fullPriceProducts&defaultColor=8943

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    Jul 27, 2011, 08.42 AMby northwestisbest

    I just made a stripey version and I’m so pleased with how it turned out, plus it’s work appropriate. I’m planning to make another version as soon as I’ve chosen the fabric!

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    Jun 22, 2011, 03.58 AMby Lisa Lorscheter Steffl

    I absolutely adore this dress! I did the dress in a pretty print—ink blue sketched roses on white background. I did the ruffle in solid blue and added a solid blue waist sash. I also fully lined the dress. It turned out just darling! Thanks for sharing the pattern and instructions.

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    May 15, 2011, 03.39 PMby tamalicious16

    I’m hosting a VERY BEGINNER coffee date dress sew along on my blog. I hope you’ll join us! Several of my friends have never made anything in their lives, and this is primarily for them, but I’d love for some Burda Style members to join in. I’m keeping it REALLY basic, so Burda Style members might want to work every three days or so instead of every day! We’re starting in ~1 month. I just posted the details:

    http://bobbinsofbasil.blogspot.com/2011/05/coffee-date-dress-sew-along-details.html

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    Mar 13, 2011, 05.57 PMby andreach

    Hello – I am making this dress for the second time. It’s actually going to be a bridesmaids dress for my friends wedding. Its coming along good. Im doing 2 things a little different; im doing a full lining for the top and i bought lace to make little ruffle sleeves. But now im running into a big problem, I realized i have no idea how to put on the sleeves since the facing is sewed on before the shoulders are sewed together so i dont know how to put in the lace! Any suggestions??

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    Mar 5, 2011, 08.34 PMby ray162738

    can someone please please help me with the darts? how do i do them? what is the seam allowance? i would assume 5/8 of an inch, but that doesn’t make sense for darts…

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      Mar 13, 2011, 05.56 PMby andreach

      No seam allowance sew the darts right on the line. Did you cut the the triangles out on the bodice, i did that once.

      Just line up the point at the top and the points at the bottom and sew a straight line from that top point down. Make sense?

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    Jan 21, 2011, 08.50 PMby slightlyvintagegirl

    I would love to see this dress available in larger sizes. I need it in a 46ish. It is such a universally flattering piece it would be nice to see it really flexable. Its hard to be a plus sized hourglass and find things cute and flattering and properly fitted. Clothes in so many though not all the stores are just big and bulky. I am short and curvy, but also like 50lbs over weight and am resorting to making clothes. This is perfect …. perhapse I will try to make it and size it up any way just to see how it turns out.

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    Dec 31, 2010, 03.56 AMby mumsew

    any chance of it going to plus sizes? this is a lovely style and i would love to make it for my daughter who is a 46/48

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    Nov 14, 2010, 09.54 PMby love2sew24

    This was a great project. I don’t know how to post my pic though. I love this pattern

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    Nov 9, 2010, 09.59 PMby gloriapd

    cannot find the pattern; a lot of chit chat but no ptatern

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    Sep 27, 2010, 07.04 PMby minibutton

    did the pattern come with the ruffle?

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    Sep 11, 2010, 04.33 AMby ejuch

    How do you sew the ruffle? So confused?!?

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      Sep 16, 2010, 10.07 PMby tamalicious16

      You cut a long rectangle (6×36 inches, as the pattern instructions say). There’s no pattern piece for it. Finish the long edges and sew the short edges together so there aren’t unbound edges on the short edges. Gather the top.

      Then it’s really easy! You just zig zag it from one point to the next of the template, starting at the bottom. You sew a straight line from one point to the next, then you flip the ruffle the other way and sew a straight line to the next point! There is no actual seam, it’s just sewn to the front of the dress, but the ruffle from above covers it. The only line that won’t be covered by the ruffle is the very top one, but that one is incorporated into the top of the dress.

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    Aug 14, 2010, 02.24 PMby surfjewels

    Thanks for the pattern, just made this, worked out great. No probs at all. I’ve added a pic 2.

    Hannah Handmade Jewellery http://surfjewels.000space.com

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    Jul 23, 2010, 08.16 AMby Caitlin Jensen

    what size paper do you need to print the pattern? im a novice sewer, and i can’t find the size anywhere!

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      Aug 10, 2010, 11.56 PMby fullertonregan

      Hi Caitlin. I just printed this on letter size paper (8 1/2″×11″) and it came out fine.

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    Jun 3, 2010, 07.40 PMby xxb3bigurlxix

    I’m so confused about the ruffle. Can anyone help me out? I need this dress for tomorrow morning.

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    Jun 2, 2010, 04.20 PMby aoifemcm

    The download seems to be broken, the full pattern and instructions are on the designers blog. Here’s the link http://selfishseamstress.wordpress.com/downloads/

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    May 29, 2010, 05.23 PMby afuna

    Hi, I’m new to burda site. I tried to download the pattern for this dress but i only get the instruction and not the pattern Where can i find the pattern? I really love the dress

    Thanks in advance

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    May 25, 2010, 09.01 AMby wishofhappiness

    Hi quick question: Is the interfacing like ‘iron-on’ or is it a lining?

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      Mar 5, 2011, 08.37 PMby ray162738

      i used iron-on and it worked!

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    May 7, 2010, 05.42 PMby monicacaroline

    HOW MUCH FABRIC DOES THIS PATTERN CALL FOR?

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      May 25, 2010, 08.58 AMby wishofhappiness

      the instructions say you require 2 1/2 yards lightweight woven fabric.
      1/4 yard of lightweight interfacing.
      (Its all on the downloadable instructions.)

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    Mar 20, 2010, 12.45 AMby ezza82

    I am a complete whole bigger size in the bottom than the top (the pleasure of being a women….) anyways, Ive never tried it, and only a beginner sewer, is it possible to create this dress in a size 38 at the top and size 40 at the bottom?

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    Mar 10, 2010, 04.07 PMby lcs

    Hi. Maybe I am not doing this right, but I cannot find the pattern. I opened the instructions here on burda and i only see one page, and opening the pdf on your site only shows me instructions, and no pattern. Where can i find the actual pattern for the multisized dress? Thanks.

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    Feb 22, 2010, 06.03 PMby kandyrockstar

    Hey there. I am extremely interested in making this dress. I have everything printed and ready to go for when I get off work tonight. My only obstacle is I’m not sure what my size is. I am unfamiliar with the “large-number” dress sizes, and I was wondering if anyone know of a chart I could check out to find mine? Thanks!

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    Oct 24, 2009, 02.21 PMby kabulshit

    How am i sopused to sew the ruffle?/:

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    Oct 2, 2009, 09.20 PMby hoaitnguyen

    * LINK TO COFFEE DATE DRESS INSTRUCTIONS * *

    -HTN

    Aug 11, 2009, 07.49 PMby elainemay

    Hi: The instructions disappeared when BurdaStyle relaunched its website and it’s not letting me re-add them. You can download instructions for the size 32 petite here:

    http://www.elainehuang.com/patterns/coffee-date-dress-instructions.pdf

    or for the sizes 34-42 here:

    http://www.elainehuang.com/patterns/coffee-date-dress-multisize-instructions.pdf

    Good luck and let me know how it comes out!

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      Jan 12, 2010, 09.50 PMby loriy

      Thanks for posting the links, I’ve been trying to find the instructions!!

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    Sep 22, 2009, 07.04 AMby jodyh

    I’m new to using at-home print out patterns. Does anyone have tips on cutting layout? When you piece the printed out pages together is that the layout to use (fold wouldn’t be in same place)? It didn’t match my fabric size. So I just cut out the pattern pieces as conservatively as possible, but ran out of fabric for the ruffle! I’m making a 40.

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      Jun 21, 2010, 05.25 AMby eastorer

      I’m confused about this too- did you/anyone else ever find an answer about the cutting layout?

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    Sep 9, 2009, 05.04 PMby ncn6

    Hello all you lovely people who have sewn up this pattern — can anyone tell me what the finished bust/waist dimensions are for the 40 or 42 sizes? Also, has anyone tried to do a full bust alteration on this pattern?

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