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Front: cut one on the fold
Back: cut one pair
Sleeve: cut two pairs
Pocket: cut two pairs
Back neck facing: cut one pair in fabric and one pair in interfacing
Front neck facing: cut one on the fold in fabric and one on the fold in interfacing
1.5cm seam allowances used throughout, except around the base of the sleeves where 1cm is needed.
Note: The top is cut in two layers – the outer pink section is 6cm shorter than the grey under layer
• Front outer piece: cut two rectangles, 35cm x 70cm; cut one grey rectangle, 9cm x 70cm
• Front: Cut one on the fold in each colour
• Back: Cut one on the fold in each colour
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout, except on the neckline where 1cm is used.
Front: cut one on the fold from cotton
Front facing: cut one on the fold from cotton
Back: cut one pair from cotton
Back facing: cut one pair from cotton
Ruffle: cut two on the fold from broderie anglaise
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout.
Front: cut one on the fold
Back: cut one on the fold
Pocket: cut one
Neck binding: cut one 3.5cm x 84cm strip on the bias
Armhole binding: cut two 3.5cm x 54cm strips on the bias
Rouleau loop: cut one 4.5cm x 10cm strip on the bias
1.5cm seam allowance used, except for neck and armholes where a 1cm seam allowance is used.
MAIN FABRIC
Front bodice: cut one on the fold
Back bodice: cut one on the fold
Front skirt: cut one on the fold
Back skirt: cut one on the fold
Sleeve: cut one pair
CONTRAST FABRIC
Collar facing: cut two on the fold
Pocket: cut one pair
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout.
COTTON
Upper front: cut one pair
Upper back: cut one on the fold
Sleeve: cut one pair
Collar: cut one pair
Centre tab: cut one 4cm x 8cm rectangle
CREPE
Lower front: cut one on the fold
Lower back: cut one on the fold
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout.
Front: cut one
Back: cut one
Frill: cut two
Neck binding: cut a bias strip, 5cm x 90cm
Armhole binding: cut a bias strip, 5cm x 45cm
Shoulder strap: cut a strip, 5cm x 45cm
1.5cm seam allowances are used throughout except for the neckline where 1cm is used.
Note: begin by taking your hip measurement
Front/back: cut four (quarter of hip plus 24cm) x 72cm rectangles
Neckband: cut one 5cm x 74cm strip on the bias
Cuff: cut two 10cm x 45cm strips
Belt: cut one 14cm x 152cm strip
Belt loops: cut two 3cm x 10cm strips
1.5cm seam allowance used unless otherwise stated.
Front: cut two 58cm x (waist ÷ 2 + 42.5cm) pieces from fabric
Back: cut one 58cm x (waist ÷ 4 + 40cm) piece each from fabric
Tie: cut two 30cm x 1m strips from fabric
1.5cm seam allowance used unless otherwise stated.
Note: start by taking your bust, waist and hip measurements. The largest of these will be measurement A Front/back panel: cut two (divide measurement A in four, add 4.75cm = width) x (desired length* plus
3.5cm) on the fold
Sleeve: cut two (armhole width** plus 1.5cm) x 16cm^ on the fold
Ruffle: cut two (armhole width plus 12cm) x 19cm on the fold
*Side of neck to hem length
** See step 3
^ Sleeve length
1.5cm seam allowance used unless otherwise stated.
