Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Style 138

 

This lovely dress was inspired by the outfit Grace Kelly wore in 1955 when she met her future husband Prince Rainier of Monaco.      

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Dress
 
 
 Bodice Darts
 
 
 Shoulder Seams
 
 
 Ease stitch tops of sleeves.
 
 
Sleeves stitched into the armholes.


 Lining


 Sleeve hems


 Neckline


 Underarm seams


 Skirt stitched to the skirt lining


 Skirt gathered and stitched to the bodice
 
 
 Back seam
 
 
 Press back seam open
 
 
 Skirt lining pinned to the back opening
 
 
 Bodice lining stitched to the waist
 
 
 Lining stitched to back opening
 
 
 Dress doll and pull down on the skirt to find the skirt hem, press.
 
 
 Belt
 
 
 Turn belt right side out and press.  Hand stitch the opening closed.
 
 
 Press tucks into the belt.
 
 

 Tack the center of the belt to the back right dart.
 
 
 Snaps
 
 
 More snaps
 
 




add photo of belt knot
 



 Painting the buckle
 
 
 
 
 
 Press the knot
 
 
 
Hat
 
 
 Fray check one end of the ribbon.
 
 
 Lay the twist tie on the ribbon.
 
 
 Fold up the ends and stitch along the edges.  Mark the center of the ribbon.
 
 
 The flowers, pins, and beads
 
 
 Start at the center and work your way to the end.
 
 
 The end flower doesn't have a bead in the center.
 
 
 Insert ball ended pins into the center of the end flowers
 
 
 





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