Fabric & Materials
Fabric recommendations: thin dress fabrics made of natural or blended fibers. Also needed: 1 invisible zipper.
CUTTER'S MUST
If the patterns have a double contour, they include seam allowances; if the contour is single, the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm. Hem allowance for the lower edges of the center back and front pieces, lower edges of the back and front flounces - 2 cm. Attention! First, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90cm to 150cm) to determine how much material you will need. When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!
- From main fabric:
- Upper outer back piece – 1 piece
- Upper inner back piece – 1 piece
- Center back piece – 1 piece
- Center front piece – 1 piece
- Upper outer front piece – 2 pieces
- Upper inner front piece – 2 pieces
- Middle back flounce – 1 piece
- Lower back flounce – 1 piece
- Middle front flounce – 1 piece
- Lower front flounce – 1 piece
- Strap – 1 piece
If the back and front flounces do not fit the fabric width, they should be cut with a center seam.
Sewing Instructions
- Lay and secure the pleats on the upper outer back piece. Along the side edges of the piece, stitch with loosely tensioned stitches and gather. Fold the upper back pieces right sides together and stitch the upper edge. Turn the inner piece to the wrong side. Align the side edges and secure the pieces together along the side and lower edges.
- Stitch the upper back piece to the center piece, press the allowances upwards and overcast.
- Overcast the lower edge of the center back piece and the lower edge of the middle back flounce. Overcast the upper edges of the middle and lower back flounces with a narrow rolled hem. Along the upper edges of the flounces, stitch with loosely tensioned stitches and gather. Lay the middle back flounce on the center back piece, aligning the stitching lines, and topstitch. Lay the lower back flounce on the middle back flounce, aligning the stitching lines, and topstitch.
- Along the side and center edges of the outer front piece, stitch with loosely tensioned stitches and gather. Stitch with loosely tensioned stitches along the center edge of the inner front piece and gather. Fold the pieces right sides together and stitch the armhole edge, clip allowances at curves. Turn the inner piece to the wrong side. Align the side edges and secure the pieces together along the side and lower edges.
- Stitch the upper front piece to the center piece along the horizontal line. At the corner, clip the allowance, gather the center edge of the upper piece to the length from the mark to the corner, and stitch. Press and overcast the allowances, also overcasting the section of the center front piece from the mark to the edge.
- Fold the front piece right sides together, align the center edges and stitch from the "circle" mark to the upper edge. Form a bridge from the excess of the center piece, positioning the seam in the middle of the piece, and overcast the short edge.
- Fold the strap right sides together and stitch the long side from the edges to the marks, clip allowances near the marks. Turn the strap right side out. Fold the strap with the upper front edge right sides together and stitch, folding back the bridge. Press and overcast the allowances. Fold the bridge to the wrong side, adjust and hem to the main piece. Gather the straps at the "circle" mark into an accordion and secure.
- Overcast the lower edge of the center front piece and the lower edge of the middle front flounce. Overcast the upper edges of the middle and lower front flounces with a narrow rolled hem. Along the upper edges of the flounces, stitch with loosely tensioned stitches and gather. Lay the middle front flounce on the center front piece, aligning the stitching lines, and topstitch. Lay the lower front flounce on the middle front flounce, aligning the stitching lines, and topstitch.
- Stitch the right side seams, press allowances towards the back and overcast. Overcast the left side seams separately on each piece. Stitch the left side seam from the zipper mark to the bottom. Press the seam allowances open, pressing the opening for the zipper. Insert the zipper.
- Press the lower edge of the garment twice by 1 cm and topstitch.
- Put on the sundress, twist the straps, adjust their length and secure them at the back.
