7068 DRESS WITH GATHERED SLEEVES

 

YOU NEED: crepe-sateen/chiffon/organza; blind zipper; piping; elastic braid.

 

IF THE PATTERNS HAVE DOUBLE CONTOUR, THE SEAM ALLOWANCE IS PROVIDED,

IF THE PATTERNS HAVE SINGLE CONTOUR, THE SEAM ALLOWANCE IS NOT PROVIDED.

 

SEAM ALLOWANCE: 1 cm for all seams, 0 cm for neckline edges, 1.5 cm for sleeve hems.

 

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. Lower back skirt – 2 pieces

3. Lower front skirt – 1 piece

4. Center front part – 1 piece

5. Upper front skirt – 1 piece

6. Upper back skirt – 2 pieces

7. Belt – 1 piece

8. Sleeve – 2 pieces

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

 

1. Stitch upper skirt side edges, neaten seams and press them backwards. Stitch side/front lower skirts side edges, neaten seams and press them backwards. Neaten upper skirt lower edge, press it into wrong side and topstitch.

 

2. Neaten side/shoulder of center front/back parts. Stitch side/shoulder seams of center front/back parts.

 

3. Fix upper skirt to lower skirt along upper edge at 0.5 cm from edge, make a seam with easy stitches. Gather details edge as you wish, placing pleats along all length.

 

4. Lay the bodice and the skirt right sides together coinciding side seams, and stitch them together. Neaten joining seam and press it.

 

5. Press the piping along the center and overstitch front/back neckline with it.

 

6. Neaten garment middle edge, stitch it between hem and closure notch. Press the seam apart, pressing closure slits. Stitch the zipper into middle edge.

 

7. Make a seam with easy stitches along sleeve cap between notches, at 0.5 cm from edge. Gather sleeve edge to the size you wish placing pleats evenly along sleeve cap length. Neaten sleeve hems, fold them under and topstitch at 1.2 cm distance. Cut elastic braid according to size and pull it into sleeve lower allowance. Stitch sleeves edges and neaten them. Press joining seams.

 

8. Stitch sleeves into armholes according to notches.

 

9. Neaten skirt hem, press it into wrong side and topstitch at 0.5 cm from hem.

 

10. Fold the belt along the center wrong side out and overstitch along four sides, leaving a hole to turn it right side out. Turn the belt right side out and press it, sew the hole by hand. Fix the waistband on side seams with a fixing equal to belt width.