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Saturday, March 15, 2014

Starting construction

This pattern has a series of 14 steps to complete the garment. The rough order of construction is as follows. Often in an effort to explain things thoroughly patterns are a little too wordy for beginners. Don't let all that scare you, here are the basics and each step will have its own separate instructions.

1. Stay Stitch front neck and sew pleats

2. Stitch yoke to front piece

3. Make tie

4. Sew tie to the back and stay stitch back neck

5. Sew back darts

6. Stitch front to back at the shoulder seams

7. Apply fusible interfacing, stitch shoulder seams of facings, and edge finish facings

8. Sew facing to neckline.

9. Understitch facing.

10. Stitch from to back at side seams.

11. Apply bias tape to arm holes.

12. Understitch bias tape.

13. Close bias tape.

14. Edge finish and hem.

Before you start always remember Sew, Clip, Press.

Sew your seam, clip the threads and seams to reduce bulk, press the seam.

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