Dress with Cuffed Sleeves and Tiered Flounces

Dress with Flounced Skirt

FABRIC RECOMMENDATIONS

Dress fabrics made from natural or blended fibers.

ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES

• Fusible interfacing
• Invisible zipper
• 4 buttons.

CUTTER’S MUST

From main fabric:

1. Upper back – 2 pieces
2. Back insert – 2 pieces
3. Lower back – 2 pieces
4. Lower back flounce – 1 piece on fold
5. Upper back flounce – 1 piece on fold
6. Upper front – 1 piece on fold
7. Front insert – 1 piece
8. Lower front – 1 piece on fold
9. Lower front flounce – 1 piece on fold
10. Upper front flounce – 1 piece on fold
11. Sleeve – 2 pieces
12. Cuff – 4 pieces
13. Back neckline facing – 2 pieces
14. Front neckline facing – 1 piece

From fusible interfacing:

1. Cuff – 2 pieces
2. Back neckline facing – 2 pieces
3. Front neckline facing – 1 piece

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

First of all, print the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width may be from 90 cm to 150 cm) in order to determine how much material you will need (do not forget to consider paired and symmetrical pieces).

When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches – they must match.

SEWING INSTRUCTIONS

1. Interface the pieces with fusible interfacing.
2. Stitch darts on the upper back pieces, press dart intake toward the centers of the pieces. Stitch the back insert to the upper back, press seam allowances toward the insert and finish.
3. Along the upper edge of the lower back, sew a line with a loose thread and gather. Stitch the lower back to the back insert, press seam allowances upward and finish.
4. Finish separately the center edges of the back. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark to the bottom, press seam allowances open. Insert the zipper.
5. Along the lower edge of the upper front, sew a line with a loose upper thread and gather. Stitch the front insert to the upper front, press seam allowances toward the insert and finish.
6. Along the upper edge of the lower front, sew a line with a loose thread and gather. Stitch the lower front to the front insert, press seam allowances upward and finish.
7. Stitch side and shoulder seams, press seam allowances toward the back and finish.
8. Stitch shoulder seams of the neckline facings, press seam allowances open. Finish the outer edge. Place the facing and the garment right sides together and stitch the neckline edge. Clip seam allowances on curves, trim the corner. Turn the facing to the wrong side, straighten, press. Topstitch the facing onto the garment, stepping back 1 cm from the outer edge of the facing.
9. Stitch side seams of the upper and lower flounces of the back and front. Press seam allowances open, finish. Place the upper flounce over the lower flounce, wrong side to right side, and secure along the upper edge. Stitch the flounces to the main garment, press seam allowances upward and finish.
10. Along the sleeve cap and lower edge of the sleeve, sew a line with a loose upper thread and gather. Finish separately the sleeve edges. Stitch the sleeve seam from the armhole to the slit mark, press seam allowances open. Topstitch the slit at 0.1 cm from the fold. Set in the sleeves into the armholes, press seam allowances and finish.
11. Place cuff pieces right sides together and stitch the side edges. Start and finish stitching exactly at the marked seam line of cuff attachment. Turn the pieces right side out, straighten, press. Stitch the outer side of the cuff to the sleeve, fold the seam allowance of the inner side of the cuff inward and topstitch into the seam of attaching the outer cuff.
12. Finish the lower edges of the flounces, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
13. Make buttonholes on the cuffs, sew on the buttons.