Sew skirt and join bodice

Let's aim to finish the skirt today! We are almost there. Promise.
Have you sewn the summer dress bodice yet? If not please do.

For the FREE PATTERN download with full step by step instructions refer Mela Summer dress free pattern.

1. Take the "2 front" and back and "3 front" and back pieces.
I refer a lot of 1 front and 2 back etc. Refer this link to know which piece I'm talking about

2. Sew right sides together and finish the raw edges using a serger or if like me you don't have one use a zig zag stitch

3. To the "3 front" and "3 back" tube that we created, choose one of the longer ends as border and start to sew the binding to the wrong side as shown. If the binding is not enough, leave a 5cm tail before back stitching. Take the new binding and pinch together, mark the lines.

4. Sew the ends together

5. Press flat the opening and continue to sew.

6. Now its time to attach the  tier 2 to the tier3. Mark the center and quarter points. Gather the tier 3 and right sides together attach tier 2 and 3. For full tutorial please refer How to create perfect gathers

7. This is how it looks. Now again gather tier 2

8. Now its time to attach tier 2 to tier 1.

9. This is how to attach it right sides together.

10. A closer view

11. There it is!!

12. Now its time for the shoulder straps.Fold over the smaller raw edge wrong sides together

13. Fold the longer sides inwards.

14. Fold again to seal the raw edges.

15. Sew over. Do the same for the shoulder straps accordingly to lengths provided.

16. For the loops cut two 7 cm each.

17. Pin as shown

18. Pin it a third away from the side seam, not on elastic but below it.

19. Use small zig zag stitches.

20. Sew the straps on the points marked in the epattern

21. Sew the loops

22. This is how it looks. I tie a knot so the straps don't come out of loop.

23. Done!

24. Iron it

25. This is how the inside looks.

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