Thread Faction #110 – Summer Romper PDF Pattern

One of my 2016 goals was to say ‘no’ more – I’m forever trying to reconcile my list of projects with how many hours I have to actually work on them. So, when an email landed in my inbox for a blog tour, from a company I’d never heard of, I had a “thanks but no thanks” all typed out.. and then I just happened to click on the link.. and saw the cutest romper ever!

Turns out Thread Faction used to be Hatchlings, and this kicks off the designer, Liz,’s Spring/Summer collection of patterns. I’m excited to be a stop on the blog tour, this romper is SO fun to make, and I love how it turned out. There are some great giveaways, coupons, and other bloggers so keep reading!

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From their website, a description: “#110* is a pattern for a girl’s summer romper with a back opening and flutter sleeves. As with all our patterns #110 is drafted for knit fabrics. This pattern is suitable for confident beginners or intermediate sewists, with binding, ruffles stabilised with elastic, and an elastic waistband.”

It comes in sizes 2-10, my daughter was a few inches under the measurements for the size 2 but wears 2t in US clothes, and the size 2 turned out just fine without any adjustments.

I used a slinky, 4-way stretch knit that I mined from the Hancock Fabric flat folds table a while back. I love that it looks tie-dyed! You can see the elastic at the waist, shortie shorts, and flutter sleeves.

I’ve never done a placket like this; the neckline and placket are all bound quite smartly. The pattern calls for elastic and a button, but I couldn’t seem to find a button that looked right.

I cut off the elastic and hand sewed a snap on, which seemed to work well so far!

You can see more versions and pattern details on the Thread Faction site*. Liz, the designer, released a spring/summer collection of patterns. I really love the simple lines and silhouettes, all in knit fabrics which are right up my alley! You can see the other patterns in the lookbook here*.

The pattern itself was easy to put together and easy to sew – it was much quicker than I anticipated! I want to make one more, with jean knit on the bottom and a different print on top. Rompers are my favorite to pack because they are brainless – no matching tops or bottoms, just the one thing. It looks to be super comfortable, too, judging by the ease in which she climbed up on our counters in it.