Tulip Dress

Who doesn’t need a billowing dress made for a dreamy summer day?

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/tulip-dress • Posted by Andrews McMeel

Who doesn’t need a billowing dress made for a dreamy summer day? Here is an easy pattern that can quickly be stitched together. Best worn for pretty promenades and all those romantic meetings on the terrace. key: —O— right side / O—O wrong side TIP: To make your dress more attractive and give it a light romantic touch, add a lace band on the outside, running along the waistband.

You will need

Light Jersey , thin cotton or silk, 1.5 x 1 m (1 5/8 x 1 1/8 yd) Elastic Band , 80 cm x 5 mm (31 in x ¼ in) Lace l, 1m (1 1/8 yd)

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Who doesn’t need a billowing dress made for a dreamy summer day? Here is an easy pattern that can quickly be stitched together. Best worn for pretty promenades and all those romantic meetings on the terrace. key: —O— right side / O—O wrong side TIP: To make your dress more attractive and give it a light romantic touch, add a lace band on the outside, running along the waistband. —From Sweat Shop Paris by Martena Duss & Sissi Holleis/Andrews McMeel Publishing

Instructions

1. 

   Overlock each fabric piece. Fold the front shoulder pleats (fig 1),

2. 

   and the back shoulder pleats (fig 2).

3. 

   Fold over the fabric after the lip, wrong sides facing (fig 3).

4. 

   Stitch lengthwise, across the pleats, taking a 7-mm (¼-in) seam allowance (fig 4).

5. 

   Place the two shoulder pieces together, right sides facing, fold on top of fold, and stitch, taking a 1-cm (3/8-in) seam allowance (fig 5).

6. 

   Right sides facing, pin and stitch the sides of the bodice, taking a 1-cm (3/8-in) seam allowance (fig 6).

7. 

   Overlock the edges of the neckline, the armhole, and the hem of the skirt. Fold the hem up 7mm (¼ in) and stitch along the edge 5mm (3/16 in) from the fold (fig 7).

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   Wrap the skirt closed, lining up the folding lines, and stitch along the overlapped section of fabric with a 5-mm (3/16 -in) seam allowance (fig 8).

9. 

   Lay the skirt inside the tube of the bodice, right sides together. Pin and then stitch all along the edge, taking a 1-cm (3/8-in) seam allowance (fig 9).

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    Pin the elastic around the seam joining the bodice and the skirt. Stitch along the center seam, pulling the elastic as you go so that the fabric lies flat (fig 10).