Sewing tutorial-5. Short romper


(1) Apply interfacing to the wrong side of back button placket (2cm/3/4” wide).

 Sew a two parallel row of long(gathering) stitches around the romper.

 (2) To gather the romper fabric simply hold the fabric still in one hand and pull 
one of the loose threads with the other.  
Do this on both sides until your romper is the same width as the waist. Repeat with the other piece.

(3)Face the right sides of romper together.Pin on and stitch along the side lines.  
Serge or zigzag red line at the edge as shown. Press seams towards back.   

(4)  Match the romper to bodice waist line with right sides together as picture shown.

 (5) Align the romper and bodice right sides together. Pin all the way around  waist line and sew as shown.  Serge or do zigzag the raw edge. And Serge or do zigzag the raw edge of snap button placket. 





Serge or do zigzag the leg line.  

(6) On the wrong side of leg line, fold 1.5cm/5/8inch concealing the cut edge and press  as shown. 
 And edge stitch along the leg line as shown.

 (7) Pull the elastic band trough the tunnel with the help of a safety pin. Do a small stitch the elasticband to the  begining and end of leg line at both sides to fix as picture shown.

 (8) Serge or do zigzag the raw edge of snap button placket. 

On the wrong side of placket, fold 2cm/3/4 inch once  concealing the cut edge and press. 
Sew the croth line as shown. Repeat with the other side.    

 Add snaps to the front and back placket.  

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