Grab your finished bodice piece and with your front skirt piece (the one cut on a fold) find the middle of the skirt piece and line it up with the middle of the front bodice piece. |
Next line the pieces up again and do the same thing, fold and mark with a pin. Then sew. |
Next place right sides together lining up the pin tucks and sew the bodice and skirt pieces together along the front and back. |
Then turn the flap around to the inside or wrong side of the top and line the fabric up so it comes to the edge of the zipper. Then starting at the same place at the bottom top stitch up to the top. |
Repeat to the other side and you have a zipper all most all the way in. Just the bottom should not be sewn in yet… |
Start by placing right sides together of the back pieces, then starting right under the zipper sew the two back pieces together. |
Next (and I am sorry the picture shows the after of this step and not before) Place the right sides together of the top and sew along the sleeve to the armpit and turn to go down the side. |
Next hem the sleeves, you do this by turning the fabric under and then under again to cover the raw edge. Then sew along the edge to hold the hem in place. Also hem the bottom in the same way. |
Next I took the doily of my Grandma’s and cut apart a few sections and then I hand sewed them down to the front neck line. |
I took some white cotton and folded it then I cut a half circle. |
I pinned it in place along the neckline |
And sewed it down. Done, neckline raised up… |
For the pink top I made a freezer paper stencil of two love birds and the word love and added that to the bottom of the top. (hence the name of the top) The shirt is a lot of fun to customize. |
There you have it! I hope you were able to sew along with me! It has been a fun new adventure, I have a sew along for boys next! (likely the first week of March) Please show off your lovely creations in our Flickr group We would LOVE to see them! |
Sharon
I love this! very pretty! I am hopeing to make this next week, thanks for sharing!!
Dominique @ Craft Couture
I'm hoping to get this done tonight :). So pretty!
brickstory
After I finish this weeks project I am totally tackeling this… I LOVE it! They are both so cute but that white one is ultra sweet!
casserole
I love this little top! The pintucks are such a beautiful detail!<br /><br />I linked to your tutorial on Craft Gossip Sewing:<br />http://sewing.craftgossip.com/free-pattern-love-birds-top-for-toddler-girls/2011/02/10/<br /><br />–Anne
The Extra Ordinary Bree
I didn't realize pintucks were so simple! I've been too scared to try this now I'm going to have to give it a go!
Rachel
Ok, I took 2 days off to finish this one because when I got to day 3… the zippers threw me off! Does anyone know the length of the zippers? Should the zippers match the shirt/dress or be white? I made mine orange (2 actually because I love to dress my girls the same).
Shwin W
Rachel, The length of the zipper is going to depend on the size or length of the garment. I used a 7 inch zipper for both of my tops, the pink one has a regular zipper in the back and the white one I used an invisible zipper. It just depends on how much zipper you want to show, I find they look about the same really. I matched my zippers to the fabric, but contrasting zippers can also be a fun
Rachel
I got one of my Lovebird shirts done and posted it to flicker (the darts look a little crooked ).