Halter Maxi Dress

Fabric & Materials

Fabric recommendations: elastic, thin dress fabrics. You will need: Crepe de Chine with elastic fibers, 150 cm wide.

CUTTER'S MUST

• BACK PANEL - QTY 2
• FRONT PANEL, cut with strap - QTY 2
• BIAS BINDING - QTY 2

Sewing Instructions

1. Stitch the darts on the FRONT PANELS and the center seam. Press the dart depths downwards, press the seam open.
2. Stitch the center BACK PANEL seam up to the ZIPPER marking, press the SEAM ALLOWANCES open. Attach the ZIPPER so that the teeth are not visible.
3. Stitch the side seams and the center strap seam, first laying pleats on the strap. Press the SEAM ALLOWANCES open.
4. Overlock the neckline and hem SEAM ALLOWANCES, turn to the wrong side, and topstitch with a 0.7 cm seam.
5. Press the BIAS BINDING in half, right side up. Align the edges of the binding with the edges of the BACK PANEL, armholes, and straps. (Place the binding on the right side of the garment, leaving 1 cm edges near the ZIPPER.) Stitch the binding with a 1 cm seam. Trim the SEAM ALLOWANCES to 0.4 cm. Fold the binding to the wrong side, forming a 1mm edge of the main fabric, and topstitch 0.7 cm from the edge, first folding the edges of the binding near the ZIPPER inwards.