Sewing Pattern — Dress with Handkerchief Hem 5524 Recommendations on fabric: natural or mixed fabric. You will also need: zipper of 25 cm length, piping, fusing. If the pattern has double contour the seam allowances are included. Seam allowances are NOT included by default and need to be added when laying out and cutting details if your pattern has single contour. Seam allowance: 1 cm for all seams. Attention! First of all please print all the paper patterns and lay them out at the width of fabric you plan to use (usually from 90 to 150 cm) to see how much fabric you will need. Don't forget to count pair parts and symmetrical parts. When sewing the garment, pay attention to notches, they must coincide. CUTTING: Fabric: 1. Front part – 1 piece 2. Front flounce – 1 piece 3. Back flounce – 1 piece 4. Right back part – 1 piece 5. Left back part – 1 piece 6. Train – 1 piece 7. Back facing – 2 pieces 8. Front facing – 1 piece Fusing: front/back facing. INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Apply the fusing to wrong side of front/back facing. 2. Stitch front/back waist darts. Press front darts towards front center, press back darts towards back center. 3. Stitch side edges of front/back parts. Neaten side seams and press them backwards. 4. Neaten middle back edge. Stitch middle back seam up to closure notch. Press middle back seam apart, pressing closure slit’s edges. Stitch the zipper in. 5. Stitch side edges of flounces together. Neaten flounce side seams and press them backwards. Neaten the train along outer contour with roll seam stretching the edge. Neaten flounce lower edge with roll seam stretching the edge. Fix the flounce and train along upper edge at 0.5 cm from the edge. Pattern #5524, page 1 of 2 All sewing patterns at www.lekala.co 6. Stitch the flounce to front/back lower edges coinciding side edges. Neaten joining seam and press towards the flounce. 7. Stitch front/back facing side edges and press them apart. 8. Cut shoulder straps. Fold straps along the center and make a stitch at 0.5 cm from bending. Turn straps right side out and press them. Sew straps to front décolleté. 9. Lay front/back facing on the dress right sides together; overstitch edge of front/back armholes/décolleté facing straps. Topstitch overstitching allowance of décolleté and armholes on facing at 0.2 cm from overstitching. Turn facings wrong side out, press front/back armhole and décolleté. Fold back facing’s middle edge and fix it at zipper segment. 10. Put the dress on, adjust straps’ length and sew back ends on the back part. TECHNICAL DRAWING: Pattern #5524, page 2 of 2 All sewing patterns at www.lekala.co