Sewing tutorial-19. R66 sewing pattern

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

Fold the 1cm(3/8”) from the raw edge to the wrong side and fold and press 3cm(1+1/4”) to the wrong side again. Repeat with the other piece.

Pin and sew the shoulders of front and back together with right sides of fabric together.

Serge or zigzag stitch the shoulders together as shown. Press seams towards the front.

Serge or zigzag stitch the bottom edge of sleeves as shown.

Fold the 5cm(2”) from the bottom edge to the wrong side of sleeves and sew a two parallel stitches as shown.

Pull the elastic band through the tunnel with the help of a safety pin. Do a small stitch the elastic band to the begining and end at both sides to secure as picture shown.

Sew a parallel row of long(gathering) stitches around the top sleeve.

(Stitch length long, tension low/loose)

Gathering the top edge of sleeve.

Stitch sleeves and armhole together as shown. Serge them together.

Pin and stitch the front and back together as shown, right sides of fabric together.

Serge or overlock them together.

Serge or zigzag stitch the side edge and bottom edge of collar as shown.

Fold the 2cm(3/4”) from the bottom edge to the wrong side of collar. Then edge stitch the fold line.

Fold the 2cm(3/4”) from the both side edge to the wrong side of collar. Then edge stitch the fold line.

Fold your pleats and press, then pin – as indicated by the arrows in the diagram.

Machine baste your pleat in place as shown.

Then fold the 1cm(3/8”) from the raw edge of back(button placket) to the wrong side.

Then the fold 3cm(1.2inch) to the to the right side as shown. Then pin them for fixing.

Then face the right side of bodice and wrong side of collar together. Match the top edge of collar and bodice as shown. Stitch collar and bodice together as shown. Serge them together.

Trim the points on sharp angles as shown.