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Monday, June 13, 2011

Baby Dress Tutorial---Part 3

Step 6: Join the side seams.

The dress is almost ready now.

Step 7: Join as many bias strips as needed to make a lengthy strip that is long enough to cover the entire center front and the front and back bottom hemline. Attach this strip to the center front and the hem line of the dress with a 1/4 inch seam allowance. Now we will learn the second method of finishing the raw edges of the dress. Let us start from the top left of the center front and join the cross-grain strip to the left part of the center front with the fabrics facing right sides together, and continue the same for the bottom hem line, as shown in the image below.

Continue this step for the back side and again for the front bottom hem line (right side as you did for the left side) until you reach the top right of the center front. You will have something like this.

Step 8: Now make two folds down the wrong side), pin it, and then hem as shown in the image below.

Now we are done with attaching the bas tape except for the neck.

Step 9: We will use the first method we used for the sleeves for the neck as well.

Step 10: Make four fabric tubes out of straight grain strips and attach them as shown in here. You can sew buttons and buttonholes instead of this, if you like.

Step 11: This step is optional. I did some embroidery to beautify the dress. However, if you want you can retain the plain look as well.

Here is the finished tie-front baby dress.

Please post your valuable comments. I am eager to read and answer them.

Note: I made this dress by hand. I did not use my sewing machine. I don't know why, but sometimes I like (love) to sew by hand.

Please click the links below to see the previous steps of the tutorial:

Baby dress---Part 1

Baby dress---Part 2

Baby dress---How to draft?

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 link below to browse all the free PDF sewing patterns for women:

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Click the link below to browse all the free PDF sewing patterns for kids:

Free PDF Sewing Patterns for Kids

Click the link below to see the complete list of Free PDF Sewing Patterns for 18-Inch Dolls:

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Click the below links to browse through all the pattern drafting and sewing tutorials on my blog.

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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Baby Dress Tutorial---Part 2

Dear friends,

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.

Please click the links below to find the other parts of the tutorial:

Baby dress---Part 1

Baby dress---Part 3

Baby dress---How to draft?

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.

pattern drafting tutorials

sewing tutorials

Monday, March 21, 2011

How to Sew a Baby Dress---Tutorial---Part 1

Today I will show you how to sew the baby dress using the pattern draft I provided in my last post.

Step 1: Draw the pattern on the fabric and cut out. Cut open the center front.

Step 2: We will make a curvy hemline on the center front. Mark A, C, D, and F as shown in the image below where AB=BC=DE=EF=1½ inches. Draw curves connecting A-C and D-F as shown.