YOU NEED: mixed fabric of 150
cm width suitable for dress; lining; zipper.
CUTTING:
Fabric:
1. Back part –
2 pieces
2. Front part –
1 folded piece
3. Front skirt
– 1 folded piece
4. Back skirt –
2 pieces
5. Strap – 2
pieces
Lining:
6. Back part –
2 pieces
7. Front part –
1 folded piece
8. Front skirt
– 1 folded piece
9. Back skirt –
2 pieces
INSTRUCTIONS:
Cut front/back
skirts bias.
Before
turning-in, let the dress hang during a day, then draw new hem line.
1. Stitch
darts, press depths flat.
2. Stitch side
seams, stitch the skirt to bodice.
3. Stitch
middle seam between hem and closure mark. Stitch the zipper in.
4. Fold the strap
along the center wrong side out, stitch ling side, turn the details right side
out and press it. Tack front ends under front part’s upper corners.
5. Stitch darts
and seams into lining details.
6. Lay the
lining on the fabric dress right sides together. Fold allowances along lining’s
back middle edge under stopping 5 mm before zipper edge, then pin allowances to
neckline. Fold fabric allowances along zipper edges into right side. Overstitch
armholes and the neckline catching front ends of straps. Fold the lining into
wrong side and sew to zipper braid and to waist seam allowance.
7. Try the
dress on, adjust straps’ length and sew straps’ back ends under back upper
corners.
8. Press hem
allowance into wrong side and sew with blind stitches. Lining hem is 1.5 cm
shorter then fabric’s.