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Baby dresscut & sew tutorial
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back panel of the dress
front panel of the dress
back inside panel of the dress
front inside panel of the dress
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What you need
1 front and back panel of the baby dress
2 front and back inside panel of the baby dress
3 ‘zesti label* (or your own label if you have one)
4 2 velcro strips of 4cm x 1,2cm (1.5” x 0.45”)
5 thread in the colours of the fabric
6 pins
7 scissors
8 iron & ironing board
9 sewing machine
Before we start, let me just thank you once more for buying my
baby dress cut & sew pattern. This is the first time I’m making
a tutorial like this, my sewing vocabulary is kind of limited
especially since English is not my native language, so please
bear with me. If you find anything unclear, or have suggestions
to improve the tutorial please feel free to contact me at
tutorial
Step 1Iron the pleats in the front and back panel of the dress. I
always do this before I start sewing, because it’s easier to iron
the pleats now than after you sew the sides.
* mini tutorial for sewing the ‘zesti label at end of the baby dress tutorial
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Step 2Place the front panel on the back panel so the sides align and pin together (printed side
of the fabric on the inside). Sew the sides. I always use a seam allowance the half the width of my sewing machine foot (7mm), so it’s easy to simple align the side of the
fabric with my foot. To prevent the fabric from unraveling it’s best to also use a zigzag
stitch or use a serger if you have one. After sewing the side seams, press them flat.
Step 4Top stitch the pleats. And then pin the pleats together at
about 10cm (4”) below the neckline. Make sure the print
lines up perfectly.
Step 3Iron the hemline about 2,5cm (1”) from the bottom. Zigzag stitch.
Pin the hemline and sew it.
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Step 5Sew the pleats together. You can do this by using the
button hole stitch or a very small zigzag stitch for about
2cm across the pleats. Do this on both the front and the
back panel.
Step 6Next we’re going to pin the sides of the
inside parts of the dress together and sew
and zigzag them. Make sure the printed
side of the fabric is on the inside.
After sewing the sides zigzag the hemline.
Step 7Time to attach the velcro strips. If you want to use buttons
you can attach them at a later stage when the dress is ready.
I usually add the soft (loop) side of the velcro to the back of
the dress, and the hard (hook) side of the velcro to the front
of the inside of the dress (hope that makes any sense).
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Step 8First pin together the top of the pleats at the neckline. Next
pin the inside of the dress to the outside. Sew the neckline.
Zigzag if you like, I usually don’t do it here.
Step 9Next cut of corners and snip fabric in the curves. Turn inside out.
Use a pointy but non-sharp utensil to pull out the corners (I use
a bookbinding bone tool, don’t use scissors, you could cut the
fabric). Then iron the fabric flat. And top stitch the neckline.
Step 10Almost done now, we only need to do one
more thing after tops stitching the neckline
and that’s to secure the inside of the dress
by sewing for about 5 cm (2”) right below
the armpit on top of the side seam. Do this
on both sides.
And now we’re ready! Woohoo!
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‘zeSti label tutorial
Fold label fabric double. Sew both sides. Cut of corners and
turn inside out! Voila, ready to use!
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