method of construction
Skirt:
.Cut out all pattern pieces needed given the pattern pieces with all notches and markings such as wrong sides and where pleats will stop are included
.Fold and iron the marked pleats making sure its neat and matches up make sure the folds are on the right side and not the wrong side
.Once ironed get a matching thread as close to the colour as possible
.then sew only a few mm away from the edge of the pin tuck and back tack for a more secure seam
(Should look like image below)
.once finished sewing iron the fabric on each side and repeat for all of the sides
.once done match up the pattern pieces together making sure all notches match
.once finished make sure not all sides are sewed up leave the two end pieces ‘un-sewed’ to make room for a zip
.after that overlock over all seams made including the un-sewn edges and the bottom of the skirt
.once overlocked on the right side of the garment where the seams are fold over and pleat the seam to look like the other pin tuck pleats
(See image below)
.once done grab a invisible zipper and the zipper foot for that
.put right sides together so the zip is facing the right side of the garment.
.then sew as close to the zip as you can all the way down .repeat for the other side
.then once that’s sewn. Change zipper foot to a one toed zipper foot sewing the seams together and finishing as far as you can get to the zip .
Skirt waist band- to make the skirt waistband we originally made it too big so we had to alter.
To alter it we measured the mannequin then adjust the waist band. We changed it to a 70x6 rectangle. Cutting 1 with a cm seam allowance and one interfacing without a seam allowance and press together
.overlock one side of the rectangle and fold it in half wrong sides together
.on the left hand of the skirt leave 3cm allowance and 1cm allowance on the right side at the edge of the skirt before sewing, making sure the overlocked side is not sewn to the skirt .
Method of construction
Skirt:
.Cut out all pattern pieces needed given the pattern pieces with all notches and markings such as wrong sides and where pleats will stop are included
.Fold and iron the marked pleats making sure its neat and matches up make sure the folds are on the right side and not the wrong side
.Once ironed get a matching thread as close to the colour as possible
.then sew only a few mm away from the edge of the pin tuck and back tack for a more secure seam
(Should look like image below)
.once finished sewing iron the fabric on each side and repeat for all of the sides
.once done match up the pattern pieces together making sure all notches match
.once finished make sure not all sides are sewed up leave the two end pieces ‘un-sewed’ to make room for a zip
.after that overlock over all seams made including the un-sewn edges and the bottom of the skirt
.once overlocked on the right side of the garment where the seams are fold over and pleat the seam to look like the other pin tuck pleats
(See image below)
.once done grab a invisible zipper and the zipper foot for that
.put right sides together so the zip is facing the right side of the garment.
.then sew as close to the zip as you can all the way down .repeat for the other side
.then once that’s sewn. Change zipper foot to a one toed zipper foot sewing the seams together and finishing as far as you can get to the zip .
Skirt waist band- to make the skirt waistband we originally made it too big so we had to alter.
To alter it we measured the mannequin then adjust the waist band. We changed it to a 70x6 rectangle. Cutting 1 with a cm seam allowance and one interfacing without a seam allowance and press together
.overlock one side of the rectangle and fold it in half wrong sides together
.on the left hand of the skirt leave 3cm allowance and 1cm allowance on the right side at the edge of the skirt before sewing, making sure the overlocked side is not sewn to the skirt ..once sewn fold over and press tuck the top of the skirt into the waistband and top stitch it hiding it into the waistband.
TOP; once all of the pattern pieces are cut out with the added 1cm seam allowance cut out all pieces in interfacing too and iron the interfacing to the wrong sides of the fabric with the rougher side of the interfacing faced down to the wrong side .sew together patterns 1 and both 4 pieces either side of pattern 1 and sew with 1 cm allowance back tacking to ensure a secure stitch .after connected connect each of the 5 pieces and pin them either side of both 4 pieces, making sure notches match and sewing at 1cm .press each seam flat to create open seams. .then pin and sew pieces 2 and both 3 pieces either side of piece 2 ,right sides together and sew .then connect 6 pieces to each 3 pieces sew at 1 cm, then repeat with matching both 7 pieces to both 6 pieces sew and press to create open seams. .line up both top and bottom pieces making sure notches match and sew at 1 cm. and press flat to create an open seam (do this twice to create a lining .)
attach zip with one zipper foot with a open zip leaving 3 cm at the top of the zip and 1cm at the bottom. cut out 2 panels (8,9) leaving 1cm seam allowance in both and cut 2 interfacing without seam allowance. iron the interfacing to the wrong sides of the fabric with the rougher side of the interfacing faced down to the wrong side . sew the pattern together (both 8 ) right sides together leaving to top it open once done cut the corners and but it through so right sides are facing outwards do this for both pattern pieces. iron them flat cut out netting using the pattern and insert it for extra structure
put right sides together and pin in place making sure notches match sew all way round and unpick the lining at one seam and feed the rest of the garment so all right sides are facing outwards and sew along the edge of the open seam to close it up .
bow; cut one of the bow pattern out fold the longer sides together and sew at 1 cm . and bag it through to make right sides face outwards place the two open pieces together and sew at the seam as far as u can cut out the long bow string pieces, and sew them leaving a gap in the middle side to bag it through, and sew it back together leaving a few mm away from the edge .then fold over leaving a little opening to slide the bow into making one side a little longer than the other and sew along to create a loop . slide the bow into the bow strings, then cut out 2 of the waist band used for the skirt and so the same thing as the bow strings sew at 1 cm and bag it out sew a few mms away to close it up. take 2 hook and eyes and sew them at each ends to close make it a belt, insert the band through the bow and clip the belt on.
















