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product_id: 59519904
title: "Tilly and the Buttons Orla Shift Top Sewing Pattern"
brand: "tilly and the buttons"
price: "FREE"
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reviews_count: 3
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# 8 sizes UK 6-20 Step-by-step beginner-friendly guide Modern exposed zip detail Tilly and the Buttons Orla Shift Top Sewing Pattern

**Brand:** tilly and the buttons
**Price:** FREE
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> ✂️ Sew your style, own your look – Orla makes every stitch count!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Tilly and the Buttons Orla Shift Top Sewing Pattern by tilly and the buttons
- **How much does it cost?** FREE with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
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## Best For

- tilly and the buttons enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted tilly and the buttons brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Award-Winning Design:** From the Best Pattern House 2016, ensuring quality and style you can trust
- • **Versatile Sleeve Options:** Choose between full-length or cropped sleeves with subtle pleated shoulders
- • **Beginner-Approved Pattern:** Clear, jargon-busting instructions with photos to guide your sewing journey
- • **Customizable Collar Style:** Add the charming snowdrop collar or keep it sleek with a plain neckline
- • **Tailored Fit, Effortlessly:** Curved French darts and contour shaping for a flattering silhouette

## Overview

The Tilly and the Buttons Orla Shift Top Sewing Pattern offers a semi-fitted, stylish shift top design featuring curved French darts, pleated shoulders, and an optional snowdrop collar. Perfect for beginner to intermediate dressmakers, it includes an easy-to-follow guide with photos and eight sizes (UK 6-20). This award-winning pattern highlights a modern exposed zip and versatile sleeve options, empowering you to create a chic, custom garment with confidence.

## Description

Orla is a semi-fitted shift top with delicate details offset by a modern exposed zip. The bodice is shaped by curved French darts at the front, with contour and shoulder darts at the back for a great fit. The booty-shielding dipped hem is finished with a facing. Choose from full length or cropped sleeves with a subtle pleat at the shoulder. Keep it understated with the plain neckline version, or add the adorable snowdrop collar. You will need: • Fabric - 1.7m (1 7⁄8 yards) x 150cm (60in) wide for both versions
OR 2.5m (2 3⁄4 yards) x 115cm (45in) wide for long sleeve version
OR 2.2m (2 3⁄8 yards) x 115cm (45in) wide for cropped sleeve version • Matching thread • 18-20cm (7-8in) exposed zip with metal teeth (choose a striking colour 
if you want to make a statement!) • 0.5m (20in) iron-on interfacing (similar weight to your fabric) • Sewing machine and basic tools, including zip foot or adjustable zip foot Fabric suggestions: • Lightweight drapey fabrics, such as viscose (rayon), cotton lawn, voile, dotted Swiss, silk or polyester crêpe de chine, lighter weight crêpe back satin. Winner of Best Pattern House at the British Sewing Awards 2016

## Features

- Learn to make your own Orla - a semi-fitted shift top with delicate details, curved French darts, subtlety pleated shoulders, optional snowdrop collar and modern exposed zip
- Easy-to-use sewing pattern, great for beginner dressmakers
- Winner of Best Pattern House at the British Sewing Awards 2016
- Step-by-step guide includes sewing tips, a jargon buster, and photos demonstrating each step
- Patterns printed on durable paper, with eight sizes included (UK 6-20)

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Brand | Tilly and the Buttons |
| Model Number | 1009 |
| Package Dimensions | 25.2 x 16.8 x 1.6 cm; 300 g |
| Material | Paper |
| Item Weight | 300 g |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Tilly and the Buttons
- **Material:** Paper
- **UPC:** 701197324206
- **Global Trade Identification Number:** 00701197324206

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

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*by A***P on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 July 2019*

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    Brilliant
  

*by M***R on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 November 2018*

Brilliant service and pattern.  Thank you.

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*by J***S on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 October 2017*

Great pattern

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*Last updated: 2026-05-20*