Front:
Back:
A close-up photo of the fabric I used:
Tutorial starts....
Step 1:
Cut the front and back sides of the frock using the pattern given. The fabric I used is a cotton fabric which has bunny cartoons all over.
Fold the back piece into half vertically and cut open the center back. The back of the frock should be two pieces now.
On the bottom hemline, mark 2 1/2 inches from the center on both sides for buttonhole and button stands. You can see the green markings on the bottom hemline in the image above.
Step 2:
Make a small fold (about one-quarter of an inch) inside (to the wrong side) on both the back pieces as shown in the image below.
Fold again and hem. This fold should be longer than the first fold (that is, about 1 inch).
You could notice in the image above that the button and buttonhole folds are slightly lower than the neckline. To correct this, you need to reshape the neckline. First, draw the new back neckline such that the top edges of the folds fall on the neckline, and then cut along the drawn shape.
Step 3:
Join the shoulders.
Step 4:
Attach bias tape to the armholes.
First, fold the 1 1/2 inch width bias tape in half, and pin it on the right side of the armholes.
Sew in the bias tape, leaving a 1/4 inch seam.
Clip the seam every 1/2 or 1 inch. Be careful not to cut through the stitch. (You can also use pinking shears to clip the seam.) Clipping the seam will give the armhole a better shape.
Now fold the bias tape inside (that is, to the wrong side) and hem.
Repeat this for the other armhole.
Step 5:
Join the sides and hem bottom edge of the dress. Fold the the bottom hemline by 0.25 inch and then by 0.75 inch and sew along the folded edge
To be continued tomorrow.
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Please leave your valuable comments in the comments section under this post. I would love to read your comments.
Follow these links to read the other parts of this tutorial:
How to Draft the Pattern for an A-Line Dress?
How To Draft A Peter Pan Collar
How to Attach A Peter Pan CollarHow To Attach A Pocket
You can find lots of free PDF printable sewing patterns on this page on my blog.
You can also click the Free Sewing Patterns Page at the top of this blog page (under the blog title) to find more free sewing patterns.
Click the below links to browse through all the pattern drafting and sewing tutorials on my blog.
9 comments:
Thanks so much for the tute Flora! I am just learning how to sew (I have a 1 yr. old granddaughter) and your tute is wonderful! I am hoping you will help me make a dress with sleeves. LOL!
Thanks ELee! I will surely post a tute on how to draft and sew sleeves.
I am almost done with my dress but I don't see how to finish off the bottom? How did you do it just folsufo and top stitchin
Meant fold up and top stitching?
You’ve got some interesting points in this article. I would have never considered any of these if I didn’t come across this. Thanks!. tot shoes
I want to make the dress in stretch fabric without the opening at the back. Do ypu think I should just leave the back piece without cutting it open, or should I remove the button and buttonhole extension before I cut out the pattern piece? Thanks for the pattern and tutorial :)
These frock designs are really cool & pretty, i am in love with them. Especially with the sky-blue one, I am a fashion designer myself & just launched my frock design, i hope you gonna check them out, & brief me about their quality.
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