CUTTER'S MUST
- From main fabric:
- BACK PANEL upper part - 2 QTY
- BACK PANEL lower part - 2 QTY
- FRONT PANEL upper part – 1 QTY
- FRONT PANEL lower part - 1 QTY
- COLLAR — 2 QTY
- SLEEVE — 2 QTY
- From FUSIBLE INTERFACING:
- COLLAR — 1 QTY
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse the upper COLLAR with FUSIBLE INTERFACING.
- Stitch darts on BACK PANEL pieces. Press darts towards the center seam. Stitch the center seam on the upper and lower BACK PANEL parts. Overcast the seam and press to the left side. Stitch the upper and lower BACK PANEL parts. Press the seam downwards and overcast.
- Stitch darts on FRONT PANEL pieces. On the upper FRONT PANEL parts, trim the dart depth and overcast. Press darts towards the center of the FRONT PANEL.
- Stitch shoulder SEAM ALLOWANCES, press SEAM ALLOWANCES towards the BACK PANEL and overcast.
- Fold the COLLAR lengthwise with right sides together and stitch around. Turn the COLLAR right side out and press. Attach the COLLAR to the neckline, matching NOTCHES. Note! The COLLAR edges overlap by 2 cm.
- Overcast the lower SLEEVE SEAM ALLOWANCE, fold inwards and topstitch. Set the SLEEVE into the armhole.
- Cut (if not pre-made) a BIAS BINDING 4 cm wide and with a length equal to the armhole length + 5 cm. Fold the BIAS BINDING in half lengthwise with the right side out and press. Place the TRIM STRIP with the armhole edge right sides together and stitch around. Clip the SEAM ALLOWANCES. Fold the TRIM STRIP to the wrong side and topstitch along the fold to the main piece. Press the seam.
- Stitch the upper and lower FRONT PANEL parts. Press SEAM ALLOWANCES downwards and overcast.
- Stitch the right side seam, press SEAM ALLOWANCES towards the BACK PANEL and overcast. Overcast the left side seam separately, stitch from the NOTCH to the bottom. Insert the ZIPPER. Place bar tacks at the side seam at the armhole level.
- Overcast the hem SEAM ALLOWANCE of the dress, press to the wrong side and hem with blind stitches. Sew a button onto the COLLAR.
