RIO SEW ALONG

The Rio pattern is a ringer style T-shirt and casual dress. View A is a fitted top that hits around the hip. View B is a semi-fitted dress ending just above the knee. Both views have contrasting ribbing around the crew neckline and short sleeves for a slightly vintage look.

Pattern Format: PDF & Printed

Size Range: 0-18, 14-30, 2T-10 (Mini)

Fabric: Knit

Sewing Level: Advanced Beginner

SHOP RIO

RIO RELEASE

Get all the details on the Rio Ringer T-shirt and Dress pattern in this post.

FABRIC AND NOTIONS

Information on fabric recommendations and suggested notions can be found here.

CUTTING THE PATTERN AND RECOMMENDED STITCHES

The sewalong begins here with pattern preparation and selecting the right stitches for your fabric and machine.

SLEEVE BINDINGS

This post will detail creating, attaching, and topstitching the sleeve bindings.

NECKBAND AND ALTERNATE BINDING METHOD

Here we'll attach the neckband binding and discuss a method to attach the Rio binding.

SLEEVES, SIDE SEAMS, AND HEMS

This post will wrap up the sewalong. Here we'll attach sleeves, sew the side seams, and the bottom hem.