Dress with Decorative Front Pleats

CUTTER'S MUST

• From main fabric:
1. BACK PANEL center - 2 QTY
2. BACK PANEL side - 2 QTY
3. FRONT PANEL side - 2 QTY
4. FRONT PANEL center – 1 QTY
5. BACK SKIRT HALF - 1 QTY
6. FRONT SKIRT HALF - 1 QTY
• From LINING fabric:
1. BACK PANEL center - 2 QTY
2. BACK PANEL side - 2 QTY
3. FRONT PANEL side - 2 QTY
4. FRONT PANEL center – 1 QTY

Sewing Instructions

1. Stitch the princess seams of the FRONT PANEL and BACK PANEL, press SEAM ALLOWANCES towards the center and topstitch 0.1 cm from the seam.
2. Overlock the center back seam. Insert the ZIPPER from the top edge to the NOTCH. Fold back the lower part of the ZIPPER and stitch the center back seam from the NOTCH downwards. Press SEAM ALLOWANCES open.
3. Stitch the side and shoulder seams, press SEAM ALLOWANCES open.
4. Stitch the LINING pieces similarly to the main fabric pieces. Place the LINING and main fabric right sides together and stitch the neckline and armhole edges. Press SEAM ALLOWANCES, clip curves. Turn the BODICE right side out, baste, press. Topstitch 0.2 cm from the seam along the neckline and armholes. Fold under the SEAM ALLOWANCES of the center back seam of the LINING fabric and secure to the ZIPPER tape. Secure the LINING to the main fabric at the bottom edge.
5. On the skirt panel pieces, clip SEAM ALLOWANCES at the corners near the pleats and overlock the upper and side edges of the pleats. Fold the longitudinal edges of the pleat right sides together and stitch, press SEAM ALLOWANCES open. Turn the pleat right side out and press, centering the seam. Press the upper SEAM ALLOWANCE of the pleat inwards.
6. Stitch, press towards the BACK PANEL, and overlock the side seams of the skirt panels. Join the skirt to the BODICE and stitch, folding back the pleats. Press SEAM ALLOWANCES upwards and overlock. Topstitch the upper folded edge of the pleat to the BODICE.
7. Press the bottom edge of the garment to the wrong side to the hem width, fold inwards by 1 cm and topstitch.