CUTTER'S MUST
- From main fabric:
- FRONT PANEL - 2 QTY
- BACK PANEL - 2 QTY
- SLEEVE - 2 QTY
- Additionally: BIAS BINDING for finishing the neckline edges and ties, 3 cm wide each, including SEAM ALLOWANCES.
Sewing Instructions
- Stitch the center seam of the FRONT PANEL below the slit mark and the center seam of the BACK PANEL. Press SEAM ALLOWANCES open.
- Stitch the side seams and SLEEVE seams, leaving the slits open at the bottom.
- Stitch the shoulder seams.
- Finish the edges of the FRONT PANEL slit with a dense narrow zigzag stitch: press the SEAM ALLOWANCE along the edge to the wrong side, from the right side stitch a dense narrow zigzag stitch along the fold, slightly stretching the fold, then carefully trim the excess SEAM ALLOWANCE close to the stitch from the wrong side of the slit.
- Bind the neckline edge - trim the SEAM ALLOWANCE along the neckline edge.
- Gather the FRONT PANEL and BACK PANEL halves between the NOTCHES. To gather, stitch 2 rows of machine basting stitches with a long stitch length along the neckline edge at 0.5 and 1 cm from the edge.
- Fold the SEAM ALLOWANCES along the longitudinal edges of the BIAS BINDING to the wrong side by 7 mm each and press. Fold the BIAS BINDING in half lengthwise and press.
- Insert the neckline edge between the halves of the BIAS BINDING, aligning the edge with the fold of the BIAS BINDING, leaving the ends of the BIAS BINDING extending beyond the edges of the FRONT PANEL slit by an equal length for the ties, pin and baste with diagonal stitches. Topstitch the BIAS BINDING close to the edge, catching the inner half of the BIAS BINDING. Remove any visible gathering threads.
- Stitch the longitudinal edges of the tie halves. Tie a knot at the ends of the ties.
- Set in the SLEEVES.
- Press the hem SEAM ALLOWANCES of the dress and SLEEVES and the SEAM ALLOWANCES along the edges of the dress and SLEEVE slits to the wrong side and topstitch at 1 cm.
