Meg McElwee in a home-sewn Hinterland Dress

Hinterland Dress Pattern

Name: Hinterland Dress Pattern - Sew Liberated
SKU: P131
Price: 16.00 USD
Availability: InStock

$16.00

The Hinterland Dress offers a timeless, comfortable, and elegant silhouette. Featuring three sleeve lengths, full, half, or placket-free options, customizable length, and inseam pockets, this is a pattern workhorse that spans the seasons. This is a PDF sewing pattern, available to download immediately after purchase. (What is a PDF pattern?)

Watch the surprising story of the Hinterland.

The fit of the Hinterland Dress is loose, with side bust darts and a gathered skirt with optional waist ties, and is easily modified for maternity and nursing. Don’t feel like buttons? Cut the front bodice on the fold for a placket-free look. You might consider lengthening the bodice and hacking it into an adorable cropped top, too!

This pattern is suitable for advanced beginners. You will learn how to sew bust darts, bias facings, inseam pockets, button plackets, and inset sleeves.

Looking for more help? Sew Liberated’s Learn to Fit and Sew Bodices class provides detailed fitting instruction, as well as a complete Hinterland sew-along, with hours of video content and a robust online community.

And, once you have a well-fitting bodice, you can create 12 mouth-watering Hinterland hacks in Sew Liberated’s Creative Hinterland course, all while learning essential pattern making skills.

This pattern is a digital PDF for download. Pattern pieces for Women’s sizes 0-34 are tiled for home printing, or can be printed full-size at a copy shop. (What is a PDF pattern?)

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Your Measurements

Standard height of 5’5” (165 cm), cup size C.

Inches
Size	0	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34
Bust	31	32	33	34	35	36	37.5	39	40.5	42.5	44.5	46.5	48.5	50.5	52.5	54.5	56.5	58.5
Waist	25	26	27	28	29	30	31.5	33	34.5	36.5	38.5	40.5	42.5	44.5	46.5	48.5	50.5	52.5
Hip	33.5	34.5	35.5	36.5	37.5	38.5	40	41.5	43	45	47	49	51	53	55	57	59	61

Centimeters
Size	0	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34
Bust	79	81	84	86	89	91	94	98	102	107	112	117	122	127	132	137	142	147
Waist	64	66	69	71	74	77	81	84	87	93	98	103	108	113	118	123	128	133
Hip	85	88	90	93	95	98	102	106	109	114	120	125	130	135	140	145	150	155

Finished Garment Measurements

Inches
Size	0	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34
Bust	34.5	35.5	36.5	37.5	38.5	39.5	41	42.5	44	46	48	50	52	54	56	58	60	62
Waist	32	33	34	35	36	37	38.5	40	41.5	43.5	45.5	47.5	49.5	51.5	53.5	55.5	57.5	59.5
Hip / Hem	52	53	54	55	56	57	58.5	60	61.5	63.5	65.5	67.5	69.5	71.5	73.5	75.5	77.5	79.5
Sleeve Length, Cap	5.25	5.5	5.6	5.75	5.9	6	6.25	6.5	6.75	7	7.25	7.5	7.75	8	8.25	8.5	8.75	9
Sleeve Length, 3/4	15	15.1	15.3	15.4	15.5	15.6	15.8	15.9	16	16.1	16.3	16.4	16.5	16.6	16.8	16.9	17	17.1
Bicep	13.25	13.75	14.25	14.75	15.25	15.75	16.25	16.75	17.25	17.75	18.25	18.75	19.25	20.3	20.8	21.5	22	22.5
Length	41.1	41.4	41.7	42	42.3	42.6	43	43.3	43.6	44	44.2	44.5	44.8	45.1	45.5	45.8	46.1	46.4
Length (Short)	33.7	34	34.3	34.6	35	35.2	35.6	36	36.2	36.5	36.8	37.1	37.4	37.7	38.1	38.4	38.7	39
Bodice Length	14.4	14.7	15	15.3	15.6	15.9	16.3	16.6	16.9	17.2	17.5	17.8	18.1	18.4	18.8	19.1	19.4	19.7

Centimeters
Size	0	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34
Bust	87.5	90	92.7	95.3	98	100.3	104	108	112	117	122	127	132	137	142	147.3	152.5	157.5
Waist	81.3	84	86.5	89	91.5	94	98	101.5	105.5	110.5	115.5	120.7	125.7	131	136	141	146	151
Hip / Hem	132	134.5	137	139.7	142	145	148.5	152.5	156	161.3	166.5	171.5	176.5	181.5	186.7	192	197	202
Sleeve Length, Cap	13.3	14	14.3	14.6	14.9	15.2	15.9	16.5	17.1	17.8	18.4	19.1	19.7	20.3	21	21.6	22.2	23
Sleeve Length, 3/4	38.1	38.4	38.7	39.1	39.4	39.7	40	40.3	40.6	41	41.3	41.6	41.9	42.2	42.5	42.9	43.2	43.5
Bicep	33.7	34.9	36.2	37.5	38.7	40	41.3	42.5	43.8	45.1	46.4	47.6	48.9	51.4	52.8	54.6	55.9	57.2
Length	104.4	105.2	106	106.7	107.4	108.2	109.2	110	110.7	111.5	112.3	113	113.8	114.6	115.6	116.3	117	118
Length (Short)	85.6	86.4	87	88	88.6	89.4	90.4	91.2	92	92.7	93.5	94.2	95	95.8	96.8	97.5	98.3	99
Bodice Length	36.5	37.3	38.1	38.9	39.7	40.5	41.3	42.1	42.9	43.7	44.5	45.2	46	46.8	47.6	48.4	49.2	50

Fabric

The Hinterland Dress is designed for woven fabrics. Look for mid-weight linen, silk noil, cotton ikat, and light- to mid-weight chambray or denim. Note that if you want to extend the skirt length beyond the provided midi length, you will need to purchase extra fabric. Additional fabric is also required if you have a directional fabric or will be pattern matching.

You can conveniently find fabric and notions in one neat bundle from EWE Fine Fiber Goods.

45″ wide, Sizes 0-24

Sleeveless: 3.4 yds / 3.1 m
Cap Sleeve: 3.6 yds / 3.3 m
3/4 Sleeve: 3.8 yds / 3.5 m

54″ wide, Sizes 0-24

Sleeveless: 3.2 yds / 2.9 m
Cap Sleeve: 3.2 yds / 2.9 m
3/4 Sleeve: 3.4 yds / 3.1 m

45″ wide, Sizes 26-34

Sleeveless: 4.1 yds / 3.7 m
Cap Sleeve: 4.2 yds / 3.8 m*
3/4 Sleeve: 3.8 yds / 3.5 m*

54″ wide, Sizes 26-34

Sleeveless: 3.5 yds / 3.2 m
Cap Sleeve: 3.6 yds / 3.3 m
3/4 Sleeve: 3.9 yds / 3.5 m

*single layer cut only, sleeve is too wide to cut on fold

Lightweight fusible interfacing

For Bodice-Only Placket version: 1/2 yard (0.5 m)
For Full-Front Placket version: 1-1/4 yard (1.1 m)

Notions

For Bodice-Only Placket version: 4 (or 5) 1/2” – 5/8” (19 mm) buttons
For Full-Front Placket version: 11 (or 12) 1/2” – 5/8” (19 mm) buttons
Wonder Tape (optional)

Fabric Type	Woven
Features	Maternity/Nursing-friendly
Format	PDF
Size Range	0-34
Skill Level	Confident Beginner, Intermediate

Over on the Sew Liberated blog we have two great hacks of the Hinterland! Learn how to make a Hinterland crop top and a V-neck, elastic back Hinterland.

Our friends at EWE Fine Fiber Goods offer pattern printing, as well as a great choice of fabric and notions for the Hinterland Dress. Get everything you need in one neat bundle.

Hinterland Dress Pattern

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Your Measurements

Finished Garment Measurements