I am extremely sorry for leaving the baby-dress tutorial incomplete. Here's Part 2 of the tutorial, which includes Step 4 and 5.
Step 4:
Now we need to cut some cross-grain strips of contrasting fabric (I have used a light pink colored fabric) for finishing the raw edges of the sleeves, neckline, and the center front and bottom hemlines. To cut these strips, draw slanting lines (at 45 degree angle) of equal width (1 1/2 inches) on the bias as shown in the image below.
Then cut out the strips.
Step 5:
We will use two methods to finish the raw edges of this dress. For the sleeves we will use the following method. Take a bias strip. Fold it in half and attach it to the right side of the sleeve hemline.
Fold the attached strip down the the wrong side of the sleeve and hem such that half of the bias tape is visible outside, as shown in the image below.
Here is the dress with both the sleeves done.
We will see the other method of finishing the hems in the next post.
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