What better way to spend a cool afternoon than going apple picking? The pattern for this versatile dress includes a wide button placket, a bow at the neck, bias bound sleeves, and a dropped waist for a vintage feel. View A has three-quarter length sleeves and a double-layer gathered skirt while view B is long sleeved with a single-layer skirt.

Girl's dress pattern. The pattern for this versatile dress includes a wide button placket, a bow at the neck, bias-bound sleeves, and a dropped waist for a vintage feel. View A has three-quarter-length sleeves and a double-layer gathered skirt, while View B has long sleeves and a single-layer skirt.

SUGGESTED FABRIC: Light- to medium-weight woven fabrics like quilting cotton, voile, lawn, shirting, poplin, broadcloth, flannel, and linen. NOTIONS: Coordinating thread, lightweight fusible interfacing, 3/8–1/2" buttons (eight for sizes 6M–2T, ten for sizes 3T–7, twelve for sizes 8–12).

DIFFICULTY: 2 scissors (ADVANCED BEGINNER: Suitable for someone who has sewn from a pattern before or has taken a few classes and completed several projects.)