Dress your little ones in this vintage-inspired Sew Over It
When Lisa Comfort first dreamed of having a little girl she knew she’d have to make her a cotton dress with a Peter Pan collar – and the Daisy dress is the final result! With a nod to the 1950s, it makes a great little party outfit. In fact, Lisa’s daughter Jasmine even wore this frock to her first birthday. The pattern features a sweet little bodice, gathered skirt, cap sleeves and opens up completely at the back to make dressing easy.
1 Download the pattern at sewmag.co.uk, then print out and follow the cutting guide. Interface the front and back neck facings, as well as the skirt facing. Interface one pair of collar pieces. With right sides together, align the shoulder seam edges of the front and back bodice pieces. Pin and stitch in place [1]. Overlock or zig zag the seam allowances together. With right sides together, align one of the uninterfaced collar pieces with an interfaced collar piece. Stitch around the outer curved edge. Repeat with the remaining collar pieces [2].
2 Trim the seam allowance down to half its width and snip into the outer curves. Turn the collar pieces through to the right side and press flat, rolling the seam to the edge. With the interfaced side of the collar against the right side of the dress, align the notches and pin.
Machine tack in place within the 1cm seam allowance [3].
3 With right sides together, align a pair of sleeve pieces, matching the notches. Stitch along the un-notched edge with a 1cm seam allowance. Trim the seam allowance down to half its width and turn through to the right side. Press flat, rolling the seam to the edge. Sew two rows of gathering stitches between the front and back notches on the sleeve head, 5mm and 8mm from the raw edge. Pull the threads to gather the sleeve head.
4 With right sides together, pin the sleeve to the armhole, aligning the edges with the notches indicated on the pattern. Adjust the gathers to fit and stitch in place just within the 1cm seam allowance (ideally around 8mm). Trim the seam allowance of the sleeve head down, but leave the armhole seam allowance full width. With right sides together, align the side seams of the front and back bodice pieces. Pin and sew in place. Overlock or zig zag the seam allowances together. Press towards the back [4].
5Measure around the armhole and add 10cm. Using this measurement for the length and 2.5cm for the width, cut a length of bias tape for both armholes. Press over 5mm along one long edge of each piece of bias tape. Unfold the pressed edge of the bias tape. With right sides together, pi
