Pretty Dresses Instructions:
Permission to use pattern from Black Mountain Quilts
You will receive the following in the mail:
a.
Instructions
b.
1 strip of brown fabric for the dress form
c.
Patterns for the dress form and the dress
d.
4 strips of patterned fabric for the border
around your block
You will need the following:
a.
Kona white
b.
¼” ribbon for waist band
c.
Fabric for dress
d.
Glue stick
e.
Thread to match the brown dress form and the
dress
Cut one 8 ½” X 10 ½” rectangle from Kona white.
Cut 1 dress form from the brown fabric.I find it very useful to tape down the pattern
instead of using pins for this.
Cut 1 dress from your choice of dress fabric. You will need about 6 1/2” X 7” of fabric for
the dress.
Cut a strip of ¼” ribbon for the waistband. Cut
it long enough to wrap around the back on both ends/sides.
(I recommend a bit more than the picture shows. It will be more secure & easier to "wrap".)
7
. Fold your white fabric vertically in half to
place the dress form in the middle of the rectangle, about 1 ¼” inches from
bottom and top. Equidistant: top to bottom and side to side. *If your dress
form is visible through your dress fabric, then cut away the dress form behind
the dress.
Using small amounts of the glue stick, glue the
dress form into place.
Using a blanket stitch (hopefully you have one
on your machine), or a small zigzag, or even by hand, with matching thread, sew
the edges of the dress form top and bottom that will show when the dress is
placed. I just sewed a line down the pole to secure it.
Glue the ribbon onto the waistband back.
Glue the dress on the dress form. Make sure the
dress covers the edges of the top of the dress form.
The dress form should peek
out like a neckline.
Using the blanket stitch, with matching thread,
stitch around the dress, securing the ribbon as you go around.
By hand, secure the waistband ribbon down with blind stitches.
This is just like playing with paper dolls!
Sew
the border strips that you received in your package onto the dress block. They go together kind of like a “log
cabin” wrapping around the block.
a.
Sew all strips on using ¼” seams
b.
Sew the 1 ½” X 8 ½” strip to the bottom of the
block, pressing toward the strip, away from the block
c.
Sew the 1 ½” X 11 ½” strip to the right side of
the block, press
d.
Sew the 1 ½” X 9 ½” strip to the top of the
block, press
e.
Sew the 1 ½” X 12 ½” strip to the left side of
the block, press.
Whoa!
Makes my eyes go funny to look at it. Sorry, it’s blurry!
Do
not trim. I’ll do that.
THANK
YOU! I HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS. Mardie
