YOU NEED: natural/mixed fabric; concealed zip; fusing.
IF THE PATTERNS
HAVE DOUBLE CONTOUR, THE SEAM ALLOWANCE IS PROVIDED,
IF THE PATTERNS
HAVE SINGLE CONTOUR, THE SEAM ALLOWANCE IS NOT PROVIDED.
SEAM ALLOWANCES: 1.5 cm for the hem, 1 cm for other seams.
ATTENTION! Before sewing, print paper patterns and lay them out according to the linen width (from 90 to 150
cm) to find out how much material you need (do not forget about double and
symmetric details).
WHEN SEWING, BE
CAREFUL WITH NOTCHES – THEY MUST BE COINCIDING!
CUTTING:
Fabric:
1. Center back part – 2 pieces
2. Side back part – 2 pieces
3. Center front part – 1 piece
4. Side front part – 2 pieces
5. Front facing – 2 pieces
6. Back facing – 2 pieces
7. Front flounce – 1 piece
8. Upper flounce – 1 piece
9. Middle flounce – 1 piece
10. Lower flounce – 1 piece
Fusing:
1. Back facing – 1 piece
2. Front facing – 1 piece
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Apply the fusing to wrong
side of front/back facings.
2. Stitch middle back
seam, stitch front/back relieves. Neaten seams and press them toward centers.
3. Stitch side seams
excluding closure slit into left seam. Neaten right seam and press, neaten left
seam and press it apart pressing closure slit.
4. Neaten flounces’ upper
edge. Turn in flounces’ lower/side edges.
5. Mark flounce
lines on the top. Stitch upper/middle/lower flounces as marked. Stitch front
flounce to front part’s upper edge.
6. Stitch front/back
facings together along right side seam. Press seams apart. Stitch reinforced
facing to top upper edges. Neaten the seam and press it toward the facing.
Neaten lower edge with inner facing.
7. Cut a strap. Fold the strap along the center wrong side out and make
cm stitch along bending. Turn the strap right side out and press it. Sew the
strap to front part.
8. Try the
top on, adjust strap’s length and sew back end to back part.
9. Stitch
the zipper into left side seam.
10. Lay the facings’
upper edges right sides together. Fold the facing at 5 mm before zipper’s edges
and pin to top’s upper edge. Fold allowances along the zipper into right side
and pin them to upper edge above the lining. Overstitch back part’s upper
edges. Fold closure allowances into wrong side. Fold inner facing upward and
topstitch on seam allowance at 1-2 mm from the seam. Fold the facing into wrong
side and fix to zipper braid. Topstitch facing’s lower edge along the seam.
11. Neaten
the hem, fold it into wrong side and topstitch at 1.5 cm from lower edge.