Choose your look! Sew your perfect fit-and-flare party dress with statement sheer fabric sleeves.
PACK INCLUDES
■✁✁Pattern sheets x4
■✁✁Instruction sheet
YOU WILL NEED
■✁✁Fabric:
Sizes 6-10: 2.5mx115cm Sizes 12-20: 2.9mx115cm Sizes 22-30: 3.1mx115cm Sizes 6-20: 2.5mx140cm Sizes 22-30: 3.1mx140cm
■✁✁Invisible zip: 56cm
■✁✁Elastic: 10mm wide x 60cm
■✁✁Matching thread
■✁✁Basic sewing kit
NOTES
■✁✁Use a 1.5cm seam allowance unless otherwise stated.
RECOMMENDED FABRICS
■✁✁For the dress: Light to medium-weight woven fabrics such as cotton lawn, crepe and viscose.
■✁✁For the sleeves: Tulle, netting or chiffon.
STITCHING TERMS
Right side (RS)/Wrong side (WS): The right side of the fabric is usually the side with the pattern or with the shinier/smoother finish. The selvedge is usually printed on the right side of the fabric.
Understitch: A line of stitching worked close to a seam on the inside of a garment, used to help prevent facings and linings rolling to the right side. This line of stitching will not show on the right side of the garment.
Finish the seam allowances: Finish the seam allowances to prevent fraying. This can be done with an overlocker, a machine zigzag stitch or pinking shears.
Topstitch: Used to neaten edges and hold seam allowances in place. Stitch from the right side of the fabric.
CB/CF: Abbreviations for centre front/centre back of the garment.
Press: Pressing is done on the wrong side of the fabric to prevent marking the right side. Pressing is the motion of placing the iron on the fabric, pressing down, applying steam if necessary, lifting and then placing it down, whereas ironing is the motion of sliding the iron back and forth across the fabric.
Toile: A toile is a sample garment made to check the fit and make any necessary amends. If you make any amends, transfer these to your pattern. We recommend making a toile before cutting into your fabric.
CUTTING OUT
Step one From the main fabric cut: Front Bodice (A): one on fold.
Back Bodice (B): one pair.
Sleeve (C): one pair.
Front Skirt (D): one on fold.
Back Skirt (E): one pair. Front Facing (F): one on fold.
Back Facing (G): one pair.
MAKING THE DRESS
STITCHING THE BODICE AND FACINGS
Step one With the RS of the fabric together, stitch the Front Bodice darts. Press the darts down towards the waist. 01
Step two Finish the bottom edge of the Front and Back Facing pieces. 02
Step three With the RS of the fabric together, stitch the Front Facing to the Front Bodice along the straight neckline edge. Press the Front Facing towards the seam allowance and understitch. 03
Step four Fold the Front Facing to the inside of the garment. Topstitch the Fron
