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Holyoke Maxi Dress & Skirt

Soak up the sun in the Holyoke Maxi Dress & Skirt, a sewing pattern designed for bigger boobs—with no bra flashing, guaranteed! View A of the Holyoke is a sophisticated maxi dress with cup sizes C–H, wide, bra-friendly straps and an angled neckline. The faux button placket, princess seams and cup sizing mean you’ll be comfortable all summer long, with no gaping or pulling at the bust.

And there’s more! View B is a breezy, full-length skirt for a totally different look.

For extra comfort, both views have an elasticated back waist, and for all-round usability, there are pockets too! Whether made up in a floaty rayon challis or sumptuous linen, the Holyoke will keep you looking cool and feeling relaxed throughout the warmer weather.

Holyoke Maxi Dress & Skirt

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Bra-friendly maxi dress and skirt sewing pattern with princess seams in cup sizes C-H, faux button placket, and elastic back waistband.

Tissue printed pattern delivered to your door. You'll also receive the PDF in sizes 0-32 for free. Choose size below:

Why it’s special:

Elasticated waist

Princess seams in cups C-H

Faux button placket

Roomy pockets

Full bra coverage

2 patterns in 1

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Soak up the sun in the Holyoke Maxi Dress & Skirt, a sewing pattern designed for bigger boobs—with no bra flashing, guaranteed! View A of the Holyoke is a sophisticated maxi dress with cup sizes C–H, wide, bra-friendly straps and an angled neckline. The faux button placket, princess seams and cup sizing mean you’ll be comfortable all summer long, with no gaping or pulling at the bust.

And there’s more! View B is a breezy, full-length skirt for a totally different look.

For extra comfort, both views have an elasticated back waist, and for all-round usability, there are pockets too! Whether made up in a floaty rayon challis or sumptuous linen, the Holyoke will keep you looking cool and feeling relaxed throughout the warmer weather.

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Body Measurements (in)

  0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
High Bust 30 31 32 33 34 35 1/2 37 39 41
Full Bust, C/D Cup 33 34 35 36 37 38 1/2 40 42 44
Full Bust, E/F Cup 34 35 36 37 38 39 1/2 41 43 45
Full Bust, G/H Cup 35 36 37 38 39 40.5 42 44 46
Waist 25 26 27 28 29 30.5 32 34 36
Hip 35 36 37 38 39 40.5 42 44 46
Bicep 9 7/8 10 1/4 10 5/8 11 11 3/8 11 7/8 12 3/8 13 1/4 14 1/8

Finished Garment Measurements (in)

  0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Full Bust: C/D cup 34 35 36 37 38 39 1/2 41 43 45
Full Bust: E/F cup 34 7/8 35 7/8 36 7/8 37 7/8 38 7/8 40 3/8 41 7/8 43 7/8 45 7/8
Full Bust: G/H cup 35 1/2 36 1/2 37 1/2 38 1/2 39 1/2 41 42 1/2 44 1/2 46 1/2
Waist 29 1/8 30 1/8 31 1/8 32 1/8 33 1/8 34 5/8 36 1/8 38 1/8 40 1/8
Hip 49 1/2 50 1/2 51 1/2 52 1/2 53 1/2 55 56 1/2 58 1/2 60 1/2
Back length: Dress* 49 1/4 49 1/4 49 1/4 49 1/4 49 1/4 49 1/4 49 1/4 49 1/4 49 1/4
Back length: Skirt 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40

*Measurement taken about 5.5" down from back neck.

Fabric Requirements (yd)

MAIN FABRIC 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
View A: 45" wide 4 4 4 4 1/4 4 1/4 4 1/4 4 5/8 4 5/8 4 5/8
View A: 55" wide  3 1/4 3 1/4 3 1/4 3 1/2 3 1/2 3 1/2 3 5/8 3 5/8 3 5/8
View B: 45" wide 3 3/4 3 3/4 3 3/4 3 7/8 3 7/8 3 7/8 4 4 4
View B: 55" wide 3 3 3 3 1/8 3 1/8 3 1/8 3 3/8 3 3/8 3 3/8

 

INTERFACING 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
View A: 45" wide  3/4  3/4  3/4  3/4  3/4  3/4  3/4  3/4  3/4
View B: 45" wide  3/8  3/8  3/8  3/8  3/8  3/8  3/8  3/8  3/8

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Our patterns are designed for curves in cup sizes C-H. If your cup size is smaller proportionally to your shoulders than our C/D cup size, you will need to do a small bust adjustment. To calculate how much width you need to remove from your pattern piece, divide the total SBA amount needed by two (as the pattern piece represents half the garment). How to do an SBA >

Our patterns are designed for curves in cup sizes C-H. If your cup size is larger proportionally to your shoulders than our G/H cup size, you will need to do a full bust adjustment. To calculate how much width you need to add to your pattern piece, divide the total FBA amount needed by two (as the pattern piece represents half the garment). How to do an FBA >

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