Style 158

This dress was inspired by the unfinished 1962 film “Something’s Got to Give” starring Marilyn Monroe.

Dress

 Make sure to follow the instructions on the pattern when cutting out the dress front and right skirt drape.

Dress front and lining darts

Back darts

Back lining darts

Stitch the left side seam.

Press the seam open.

Stitch the right skirt drape to the lining stopping at the marking.  Trim the seam allowance.

Turn the right skirt drape right side out and press.

Stitch the dress front and left back to the lining at the bottom.

Trim the seam allowance, clip the curves and press the seam open.  Turn the dress right side out and press the hem flat.

Stitch the right back pieces to the right skirt drape to the markings.  Press the seams open.

Stitch the bottom of the right back and skirt drape to the marking.  Trim the seam allowance and press it open.

Turn the right back right side out and press flat.

Pin the right skirt drape to the right side of the dress at the markings.  Baste the drape at the side seam between the markings only.  Make sure to keep the lining free of the seam.

Stitch the right back to the dress.

Repeat for the lining.

Turn the dress inside out and stitch the lining to the top of the dress.  Under-stitch the lining.

Hand stitch the lining to the back opening.  Sew snaps to the back opening.  Sew ribbon straps to the dress to fit the doll.

Put the dress on the doll and make a couple of tucks on the right skirt drape.  Pin the drape to the other side of the dress.

Sew the knot.

Tie a knot.

Tack the knot on top of the drape tucks.

Style 157

This outfit was inspired by the 1957 film "Funny Face".

For more information and photos click here.

Dress

Bodice darts

Bodice lining darts

 Shoulder seams

Lining shoulder seams

Neckline

Trim neckline seam allowance, under-stitch lining.

Press neckline

Stitch armholes between markings.

Clip the seam allowance at the marking, press.

Under arm seams

Stitch lining to peplum.

Trim seam allowance, under-stitch the lining.

Stitch the peplum backs, trim the corners.

Turn peplum right-side put, press, and baste the opening closed.

Press down the top couple of inches of the skirt and skirt lining center back seam allowances.

Pin the lining to the skirt, gather stitch the top of the skirt.

Stitch the peplum and the skirt to the bodice.

Let the doll wear the dress for a day or so.

Mark the hem from the table top up the skirt.

 Mark where the pins are.

With right sides together, stitch the skirt to the lining at the markings.

 Trim the seam allowance.

Under-stitch the lining.

Stitch the back seam between the markings.

Hand stitch the bodice lining to the dress.

Snaps

Mark the center of the peplum.

Hand gather the peplum.

Bow and knot

Fold the bow and stitch the ends.

Trim the corners.

Turn the bow right side out and press, press up one end of the knot.

Gather the middle of the bow.

Stitch the knot around the bow.

Tack the bow to the center of the peplum.

Hat

Hat form is made out of a food container with a lid.

and a racket ball

Mark a circle in the middle of the lid.

Cut out the circle.

Stuff the container with wash clothes.

 Place the ball in the container.

 Fit lid on top of the container.

 You now have a hat form.

Cover the lid and ball with double sided tape.

 Gather up one side of the hat straw by pulling on the cord on one side.

Pin the hat straw to the lid.

Glue the rows of the straw.

Hat brim

Hat top

Glue or sew the top of the hat to the brim.

Glue flowers to the top of the hat.

Glue flowers to the bottom of the hat.

Petticoat

 Fold the yoke in half and pin, gather the tulle skirt.

 Stitch the skirt to the yoke.

 Top stitch the seam.

Stitch the back seam.

Gloves

Mark the stitching lines on tissue paper.

Pin down top of gloves and pin pattern onto the fabric.

Stitch

Use strips of copy paper to keep the sewing machine to eat up the gloves.

Remove tissue paper and trim close to the stitching.  Clip the thumbs.

Turn the gloves right side out.