Sewing tutorial-30. R74 sewing pattern-Square neck dress and romper

1. Dress/ Blouse

Apply interfacing to the wrong side of facing pieces.

Match facing pieces up at the shoulder seams, pin together and stitch.

Press seams open. Serge or overlocked line as shown.

Pin and stitch the shoulders together with right sides of fabric as shown.

Then pin the facing to the neckline, with right sides together. 

Sew them together along the top of the neckline with a nice curve as shown.

After sewing, cut out the edges to only a few mm as shown.

Turn it inside out, press the neck-line. and Give the top stitching as shown.

Using your CB (center back line) as a guide,  lay your left piece overlapping the right piece  and pin  in place. Sew the baste stitch. 

Sew a parallel row of long (gathering) stitches around the frill.  (Stitch length long, tension low/loose) 

Gathering the frill. 

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

 

 

On the wrong side of frill,  fold twice concealing the cut edge and press.  Sew the hem as shown. 

 Stitch the frills to the bodice with right sides together as shown. 

 Serge or zigzag stitch the  shoulders as shown.

Trim away on corner as shown.

 Sew a two parallel row of long(gathering) stitches around the front & back skirt.

To gather the dress 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 dress is the same width as the front or back bottom edge.

Stitch the dress to the bodice with right sides together as shown. 

Serge or zigzag stitch the seam allowance.

On the wrong side of sleeves, fold twice concealing the  cut edge and press. 

Sew the hem of sleeve as shown. 

Mark elastic placement line on inside of garment piece. Place elastic band 2.5cm(1”) from bottom edge of sleeves.   2. Place no cut elastic over marked line on wrong side of fabric.  3.Stitch over elastic. Stretch elastic while stitching.  When you reach the mark, simply continue stitching over elastic.  

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.

Fold the 1cm(3/8”) from the raw edge to the wrong side and then 1.5cm(9/16”) again.

Then edge stitch it as shown. 

Hand stitch the buttons.

2. Romper

Apply interfacing to the wrong side of front & back button placket (4cm/1.6” wide).

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

Serge or overlock them together.

Serge or do zigzag the leg line.  

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.

Pull the elastic band trough the tunnel with the help of a safety pin. 

Do a small stitch the elastic band to the  beginning and end of leg line at both sides to fix as picture shown.

On the wrong side of placket, fold 2cm/3/4 inch twice 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.  

Hand stitch the buttons.