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Step 10The Dress
Follow the pictures and the yellow boxes to help with this portion.
The shirt has a front and back. Both sections will need to be sewn around the neck. Normally, there is another piece to sew on called the yoke. I were making a dress for me, I'd try to use it, but this is a doll, so just folding the neck a little, ironing it, and sewing it is enough.
The back piece needs to be cut in the middle so the doll's head can fit through. Those edges will be turned inward, ironed, and sewn. Sew on a small piece of velcro to both sides, or use a hook clasp.
Sew the shoulders together, and the sides. Leave the bottom edge raw for now.
Take one of the sleeves, and sew lace to the bottom of it before sewing up the side.
Match up the top of the sleeve to the top of the shirt and sew it enough to hold it together. Do the same for the armpit area. Once it looks straight, sew all the way around.
Prepare the skirt the same way you did the petticoat, except for the top fold. Do not iron a fold. BASTE (use the largest stitch on the sewing machine) across the top of the skirt. Go all the way around. Carefully pull one end of the thread, and gather the material evenly. Tie off the ends.
Sew (right sides facing each other) the shirt to the skirt, being careful not to sew folds in to the material. I've had to take a seam ripper and undo this before. You may want to try it on a scrap piece first.
Turn the dress right side out.
The shirt has a front and back. Both sections will need to be sewn around the neck. Normally, there is another piece to sew on called the yoke. I were making a dress for me, I'd try to use it, but this is a doll, so just folding the neck a little, ironing it, and sewing it is enough.
The back piece needs to be cut in the middle so the doll's head can fit through. Those edges will be turned inward, ironed, and sewn. Sew on a small piece of velcro to both sides, or use a hook clasp.
Sew the shoulders together, and the sides. Leave the bottom edge raw for now.
Take one of the sleeves, and sew lace to the bottom of it before sewing up the side.
Match up the top of the sleeve to the top of the shirt and sew it enough to hold it together. Do the same for the armpit area. Once it looks straight, sew all the way around.
Prepare the skirt the same way you did the petticoat, except for the top fold. Do not iron a fold. BASTE (use the largest stitch on the sewing machine) across the top of the skirt. Go all the way around. Carefully pull one end of the thread, and gather the material evenly. Tie off the ends.
Sew (right sides facing each other) the shirt to the skirt, being careful not to sew folds in to the material. I've had to take a seam ripper and undo this before. You may want to try it on a scrap piece first.
Turn the dress right side out.
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Jul 28, 2011. 6:17 PM
KittyF
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KittyF
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good job explaining.
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Jul 30, 2011. 10:58 PMVery Interesting (author)
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Thanks. If you make one, post a picture of it on here. :)
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