Do a zigzag stitch right over the elastic while placing the elastic at 3cm from the edge and stretching it.įor the sleeves, we attach the elastic the same way. You may want to place more pins to make sure the elastic is positioned at 3cm from the edge. Match them up on the wrong side of the bodice and 3cm (1 1/4in) from the edge. Next, mark quarters on the elastic for the shoulders and the top edge of the top. Do a zigzag stitch along the edge and again, stretch the elastic as you sew. Once you go all the way around, fold the elastic part to the wrong side, so the elastic is encased. Of course, if this is too tricky to do at the sewing machine, you can place more pins ahead of time. On the wrong side of the bodice piece, match up the 4 points of the elastic with the center front, center back and side seams right against the raw edge.ĭo a zigzag stitch right over the elastic while stretching the elastic so the elastic and bodice hem align. Take the underbust elastic, and mark quarters by folding the elastic and finding 4 equally distributed points.Īt the hem of your bodice piece, fold it in half to find the center front and center back. Stitch all of them at ends by overlapping the ends about 1cm (3/8in). Also cut 2 pieces that are snug around your elbows. I recommend you make this underbust one tight so that the top won’t rise when you put it on. And press all seams here so it’s nice and crisp.Ĭut your elastic into a length that’s nice and snug around your shoulders, and another one that’s snug around your underbust. Then match up the curved sections of the bodice and sleeves right sides together, and do a straight stitch.Īt the top edge and end of the sleeves, do a narrow rolled hem with a 5mm (1/4in) seam allowance. Do a straight stitch at sides with a 1cm (3/8in) seam allowance.įor sleeve panels, fold each one right sides together and do a straight stitch along the side edge with a 1cm (3/8in) seam allowance. Then place the bodice panels right sides together. You can use a zigzag stitch or use a serger or even fray check will do. Now move to your sewing station, and finish the side seams and armholes of the bodice panels and the armholes and side edges of the sleeve panels so they won’t fray. Smooth out all lines, and cut out the sleeve panels. I measured from this point to the bottom edge, and transferred it along the straight lines, and connect to the bottom line. You can leave the rest as it is but I wanted a bit more dramatic sleeves, so at the bottom end of the sleeve, I measured 10cm (4in) at both sides of the panel, and drew straight lines from the points that are 35cm (13 3/4in) from the top edge. If the circumference of your upper arm measures more than 38cm (15in), make this panel wider.Īt the top corners, draw the armhole curves as before using the pattern. Use a fabric marker with disappearing ink here. Next, fold your fabric in half and first draw a rectangle that’s 45cm (17 3/4in) wide and the length is your arm length plus 4cm (1 1/2in). If you made your bodice panel wider, lower the top edge of the pattern by the extra amount.ĭraw this armhole curve at both top corners, and cut along the lines. At one of the top corners, place the armhole pattern, align it against the top edge and side edge and trace it. If you want more coverage, make these panels wider. This makes a bodice that’s about 22cm (8 1/2in) wide when it’s finished.
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