About Style Falcon

Style Falcon sewing patterns are thoughtfully designed for women in midlife and beyond, making it easier to create a handmade wardrobe that feels comfortable, flattering, and true to your personal style.

Style Falcon patterns are drafted using proportions that differ from the traditional youthful hourglass block commonly used in commercial patterns, offering another fit option for sewists whose bodies are better suited to these proportions.

This includes:

• Little bust-to-waist definition

• Lower bust points, for a “C” to “D” cup

• More room at the tummy, hip and sleeve bicep

• Center-back seams, with rounded back and forward shoulder shaping

• For people about 5’4” (about 163 cm)

See the sizing chart for a list of body measurements and finished measurements for this pattern.

About the Make a Point Dress

A modern shirt dress or big shirt with loads of details and drama. Angled princess seams create a sharp look and conceal perfect pockets. A stand collar and button placket retains a bit of the classic button-up shirt or shirtdress look. Fullness through the sides show off the sweep of your silhouette. Style lines celebrate the unexpected.

Create View A - a short-sleeved big shirt to style with leggings or straight-leg pants. The shirt is hemmed to hit mid-thigh.

Or challenge yourself with View B - a designer-quality dress, complete with long sleeves, plackets and cuffs. The dress is hemmed to just above the knee.

Both versions offer creative options for color-blocking and pattern play, with side panels and back shoulder panels.

Fabric Choices

Choose drapey woven fabrics for the Make a Point Dress, such as challis, crepe or georgette in rayon, cotton, linen, silk or wool. Lawn, shirtings or light suitings with drape also are great choices. You can also choose one of the lightweight Stretch Woven fabrics such as Sunpro or Surfer styles.  Wider fabric is recommended. See the materials chart for a list of everything sewers need to get started.

Sewing Experience

The Make a Point top and dress is suitable for intermediate or expert sewers.

Pattern and Instructions Formats

The Make a Point pattern comes in two layered .pdf formats - A0 and Letter. The A0 file is three sheets of paper, and all three are needed to complete either view A or B. The Letter format is on 50 pages.

Instructions are offered in standard print and large-print formats for accessibility. All measurements are provided in Imperial and metric units. The pattern and its instructions are in English.