First, I overlocked all edges that would be exposed in the shirt, then I made the lace:
Then gathered the lace:
And backed the centre back panel:
And sewed the back pieces the the centre:
on both sides
and folded it out:
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| inside |
Then I sewed on the peplum:
and pressed:
then sewed the yoke pieces together:
and pressed:
and added the ruffle:
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| tacked placement line for ruffle |
Then attached the yoke:
and attached the yoke to the gathered back piece:
and folded and pressed everything out:
Then I made the cuff and attached the ruffle:
and attached the gathered sleeve to the cuff:
and pinned the decorative ribbon on along the edge of the lace:
Then I started working on the inside yoke lining:
and sewed up center front first:
Then flipped and pressed it:
and folded it around, pinned in place and top-stitched from the inside.
sewing the yoke:
to make the ribbon the right size, I had to fold, pin and press it on the ironing board
Then I pinned the ribbon on:
and top stitched it in place with blue thread and a cream bobbin so it doesn't show as much on the inside.
Then I prepared the collar:
Next, I pinned the lace collar through both layers of the neckline:
Then sewed it in place and trimmed the excess:
Then attached the muslin:
And trimmed and pressed the seam allowance down
then top-stitched the seam allowance down:
and added buttonholes to the cuffs:
but did a practice run before:
Then marked the button location after the holes were all sewn and cut open:
finished cuff:
then did buttonholes down the front:
and marked the button placement:
Then I photographed it on a size 12 mannequin in the fashion studios because the mannequins in costume where currently unavailable...
unfortunately, the shirt was a size 10 and wouldn't button up on the fashion mannequin... but you can get the idea:
