A quintessential bohemian set, Songbird is a breezy and easy sew with endless styling possibilities. Don it while writing melancholic lyrics, twirling along the beach to music in your own head, or dancing at a summer music festival.
The skirt features romantic tiers, deep inset pockets, and a comfortable and easy to fit elastic waistband. The tank top has a center front gather for a subtle sweetheart neckline, a built in shelf bra, and easy to customize straps.
This PDF sewing pattern is a 2-in-1 set, available to download immediately after purchase.
The Songbird Skirt is a tiered skirt made in woven fabric with three gathered layers and a wide elasticated waistband. Easy fitting, it has plenty of room to move.
The inset pockets add a practical twist.
View A is a classic tiered skirt.
View B adds creative style: horizontal tucks, inset lace, and lace behind the hem that is secured under the edge of a tuck.
The Songbird Tank Top
The Songbird Tank Top is made in knit fabric with an internal shelf bra and bound neckline edges. The bound underarm edges extend into straps that are easily customized in length before being attached to the ring at the back. The center front seam supports delicate gathers, emphasizing the V-neckline.
Perfect as a camisole for layering under pinafores or handknit sweaters, or on its own as a summer tank, the Songbird Tank Top has a place in your wardrobe in all seasons.
The Songbird Tank Top comes in hip-length and cropped-length options.
The Songbird Skirt and Tank Top pattern is suitable for confident beginner sewists.
Skills used – and explained – include:
gathering over elastic
self-bound knit edges
internal shelf bra construction
inset pockets
gathered tiers
topstitched elastic waistband
horizontal tucks
inset lace insertion
decorative lace application
The Songbird Skirt and Tank Top sewing pattern includes pattern piece PDFs for printing at home or a print shop, in sizes 0-34.
The print-at-home files can be printed on letter- or A4-size paper. The print-shop files can be printed on A0-size paper, easily available at most print shops. The pattern also includes projector files for those who have a sewing projector setup.
This is a PDF sewing pattern, available to download immediately after purchase. (What is a PDF pattern?)
Community Makes
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Standard height of 5’5” (165 cm), dressmaker’s 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
In our photos, Meg is 5’3″ with a 35″ bust, 28″ waist, and 37″ hips. She wears a size 4 top (shortened by 3/4″) and size 6 skirt.
Ashley is 5’10” with a 49.5″ bust, 45″ waist, and 57″ hips. She wears a size 28 top and skirt.
Meredith is 5’4″ with a 34″ bust, 27″ waist, and 35″ hips. She wears a size 2 top and a size 4 skirt.
Fabric for the Songbird Skirt
For the Skirt, choose a light- to medium-weight woven fabric with no stretch. Softer fabrics will fall more gently, and more stable fabrics like linen and cotton will emphasize the gathers and A-line shape. Sandwashed linen or cotton, poplin, voile, chambray, viscose-linen slub, challis, or silk noil are good choices.
For View B, choose a stable fabric to make sewing the tucks and lace insets easier.
Suggested weight range: 4 oz to 6 oz (135 to 240 GSM).
If you are using a 54″ (147 cm)-wide woven fabric:
Sizes 0-12
Sizes 14-24
Sizes 26-34
View A
3 yd (2.75 m)
3.8 yd (3.5 m)
4 yd (3.7 m)
View B
3.5 yd (3.1 m)
4.3 yd (4 m)
4.5 yd (4.2 m)
If you are using a 45″ (114 cm)-wide woven fabric:
Sizes 0-12
Sizes 14-24
Sizes 26-34
View A
3.2 yd (3 m)
3.8 yd (3.5 m)
4 yd (3.7 m)
View B
4.25 yd (4 m)
4.25 yd (4 m)
4.6 yd (4.3 m)
Fabric for the Songbird Top
For the Tank Top, cotton jersey spandex or other mid-weight knit fabric with at least 40% stretch and good recovery. Rib knits are not recommended.
For a flowier top with less support: Knit fabric with rayon or bamboo content, in addition to spandex.
Suggested weight range: 5.8 oz to 8.9 oz (198 to 300 GSM).
For the Top, choose a 58″ (147 cm)-wide knit fabric with the following yardage:
Sizes 0-24
Sizes 26-34
Tank Length
1.4 yd (1.3 m)
2.6 yd (2.3 m)
Crop Length
1.2 yd (1.1 m)
2 yd (1.9 m)
Other Notions
Top Notions
Two 1/2″ (1.3 cm) lingerie rings or slider rings
5″ (13 cm) of 3/8″ (1 cm)-wide clear elastic (not woven or knitted)
1″ (2.5 cm)-wide elastic:
Sizes 0–16: 1 yd (0.9 m)
Sizes 18-34: 1-1/2 yds (1.4 m)
Skirt Notions
1/4 yd (0.25 m) lightweight fusible interfacing. Alternatively: 1 yd (1 m) of 1″ (2.5 cm)-wide fusible interfacing tape.
