Tilly and the Buttons - Mila Sewing Pattern

Sew your own dungarees for a casual everyday look that’s bang on trend. The Mila dungarees are slim fitting on the hips and legs, with stylish side button openings and essential pockets on the front bib and booty.

Make them in a woven fabric with a touch of stretch for comfort and fit.

Cute, practical and great for all seasons, wear your Mila dungarees with a t-shirt, button-down shirt or roll neck sweater.

This easy-to-use sewing pattern will take you through the steps to making the Mila dungarees, with jargon-busting instructions and photos showing you how to sew each part.

SKILL LEVEL - Confident beginners

FABRIC SUGGESTIONS - Medium weight stretch denim, needlecord or woven cotton with at least 2% lycra or spandex.

SUPPLIES

• Fabric – 2m (2¼ yards) x 150cm (60in) wide OR 2.8m (3 yards) x 115cm (45in) wide
• 0.4m (3/8 yards) iron-on interfacing (similar weight to your fabric)
• Matching thread
• 2 x 30-35mm (1¼ - 1½in) wide dungaree buckles (or 2 x buttons)
• 6 x 15mm (5/8in) buttons
• Optional: Contrast colour topstitch thread and topstitch/embroidery needle
• Sewing machine and basic tools

• SIZES (BODY MEASUREMENTS)

  Pattern sizes below are not applicable to the maternity patterns.

  PATTERN SIZE	BUST	WAIST	HIP
  1 (UK 6 / US 2 / EUR 34)	76cm (30in)	61cm (24in)	84cm (33in)
  2 (UK 8 / US 4 / EUR 36)	81cm (32in)	66cm (26in)	89cm (35in)
  3 (UK 10 / US 6 / EUR 38)	86.5cm (34in)	71cm (28in)	94cm (37in)
  4 (UK 12 / US 8 / EUR 40)	91.5cm (36in)	76cm (30in)	99cm (39in)
  5 (UK 14 / US 10 / EUR 42)	96.5cm (38in)	81cm (32in)	104cm (41in)
  6 (UK 16 / US 12 / EUR 44)	101.5cm (40in)	86.5cm (34in)	109cm (43in)
  7 (UK 18 / US 14 / EUR 46)	106.5cm (42in)	91.5cm (36in)	114cm (45in)
  8 (UK 20 / US 16 / EUR 48)	112cm (44in)	96.5cm (38in)	119.5cm (47in)