Burda Style For people who sew

Inner front piece
Stitch the darts at the inner front piece according to the text and drawing 1. Neaten the front piece edges at the bottom and the rounded placket edges.

Edge neckline with bias strips
Pin the bias strips on the neckline edge of the inner front piece, right sides facing. Stitch _” (0.7 cm) wide. Press the strip over the seam to the top, then fold over the edge to the inside (a). Turn bias strip and pin it onto the seam so that it overlaps. Stitch onto the right fabric side, thereby catching the bias strip (b).

Stitch front pieces together
Position the dress front piece, folded inside out, on the table. The front edges meet. Position the inner front piece on top, so that its right fabric side faces the wrong side of the lower piece. The edges meet. The neckline ends at the cross line. Pin the pieces together along the outer edges and the seam lines ©.

Turn the front piece. Topstitch the bottom edge of the front piece and the facing narrowly along the seam line, thereby catching the inner edges (d).

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