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the lucky
girl dress
collar variation
*seams
are 3/8” unless otherwise stated
*this
tutorial is meant to
be used in conjunction with the
Lucky Girl Dress pdf pattern,
follow all cutting and sewing
instructions from that pattern
unless instructed otherwise
*the
Lucky Girl Dress pattern
much be purchased seperately
from www.LucyBlaireHandmade.com
*please
only use this pattern
for personal use and not for resale
ILLUSTRATION KEY
Main Fabric
right side
wrong side
CUT
all cutting instrutions from the
Lucky Girl Dress pdf pattern are
the same with the addition of...
*1
collar piece from the contrast
fabric sized according to the
chart below
*minus
the hood pieces.
CUT COLLAR PIECES
NOTES BEFORE YOU BEGIN
6T: 2”x 15“
5T: 2” x 14 1/4“
4T: 2” x 13 1/2“
3T: 2” x 12 1/2“
2T: 2” x 11 3/4“
24m: 2” x 11“
18m: 2” x 10 1/4“
12m: 2” x 9 1/4”
STRETCH
Contrast Fabric
right side
SEW
wrong side
Steps 1 and 2 from the original
patterns are the same.
Skip steps 3 through 6.
Steps 7 through 14 are the same
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15 (A). Find the center of the
front and back of the neckline
just as instructed but then match
those center pins up to find the
center of each side. The center
of the side is NOT in the center
of the sleeve, it is actually in
front of the sleeve. Set aside.
15 (D). Pin the raw edges of the
collar to the raw edge of the neck
hole on the right side of the bodice. Match the seam on the collar
up with pin in the center of the
front bodice piece.
If you are NOT doing the “V” detail, match the seam in the collar
15 (B). Pin the 2” sides of the
up with the pin in the center of
trim together, right sides facing, the BACK bodice piece.
and stitch with a 3/8” seam. Unpin and press the seam open. Fold
the trim down (just like with the
cuffs in step #12 of the original pattern), wrong sides facing,
match up the raw edges, and press.
15 (E). Stitch around with the
3/8” seam stretching the collar
as its being sewn so it matches up
with the neck hole (remember the
collar piece is smaller than the
15 (C). Use the seam as a starting neck hole).
point to find the center opposite
the seam, and then the center of
15 (F). Finish the raw edge with
each side dividing the collar up
either a serger or zig zag stitch
into quarters.
and then press the seam down into
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the bodice. Top stitch the seam
flat, 1/8” away from the seam on
the bodice.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
If you are NOT doing the “V” detail, skip the rest of these added
steps and move on to step #18 from
the original pattern.
15 (G). With a seam ripper, carefully open up the seam in the collar to create the “V” detail.
15 (H). Once the seam is open,
hand stitch the opening on either side with a tiny tiny ladder
stitch and press flat.
After learning the ins and outs of
sewing as a seamstress in a custom
drapery workroom, Lucy broke out on
her own and started up her pattern
shop. When not hard at work designing new projects Lucy can be found
in the pages of craft books such
as Lunch Bags! from Stash Books and
Best of Stitch: Beautiful Bedrooms
from Interweave; magazines including Sew News, Stitch, Sew It All,
Simply Handmade, and ReadyMade; multiple appearances on PBS’s Sew It
All TV; and writing for her blog.
With what little time is left Lucy
lives quietly with her husband, Ben,
and daughter, Marian, in their little house with the red tin roof in
Catskill, NY.
Please contact me with any questions at:
Skip steps 16 and 17 from the
original instructions.
Steps 18 through 20 are the same
www.LucyBlaireHandmade.com
And feel free to share photos of your progress
on Instagram (@LucyBlaire) with the tag
#LuckyGirlDress
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