Sew House Seven Burnside Bibs

Version 1 - overalls with a somewhat fitted back trouser with back waist darts and an invisible side zipper and a scooped neck bib front.

Version 2 - overalls with a looser back trouser that slips on over your hips and does not have a closure to sew. It has a straight bib front.

Both versions also feature a front waistband, curved front patch pockets, optional back pockets and cross-back straps that transition to narrower ties that thread through back waist belt loops to form gathers at the back waist. The ties may be tied at the back front or sides. The legs are somewhat wide and can be made full length or cropped.

Recommended fabrics: For a more utilitarian and casual look use fabrics such as denim, canvas, stiff linen or cotton twill. For a dressy, flowy version use light to mid-weight woven fabrics that are not too stiff and preferably with some drape such as Tencel, linen, wool gaberdine or sandwashed silk.  

Sundries: 18-23cm invisible zip (version 1 only), thread, lightweight fusible interfacing. 

Tools: fabric scissors, iron and ironing board, straight pins, tailors' chalk, hand sewing needle, invisible zipper foot (version 1) 

Fabric requirements:

Versions 1 and 2 cropped:

112cm wide fabric

Size 00-6 = 3m

Size 8-14 = 3.3m

Size 16-20 = 3.8m

147cm wide fabric

Size 00-6 = 2.3m

Size 8-14 = 2.7m

Size 16-20 = 2.75m

Versions 1 and 2 full length:

112cm wide fabric

Size 00-6 = 3.3m

Size 8-14 = 3.5m

Size 16-20 = 3.9m

147cm wide fabric

Size 00-6 = 2.5m

Size 8-14 = 3m

Size 16-20 = 3.3m