Burda Extra: A Simple DIY Midi Dress

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A light summer dress with a midi length will suit any type of figure. Short one-piece sleeves slightly cover the shoulders, a drawstring with a cord emphasizes the waist line.

For this model fromBurda Extra 4/2020 Soft thin fabrics like crepe, and, for example, linen fabrics, are suitable:

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Midi Dress

Magazine: Burda. Extra 4/2020 Pattern: 21 Sizes: 34 - 44, 44 - 52, 54 Midi dress with a V-neck and short one-piece sleeves that ... A midi dress with a V-neck and short one-piece sleeves that ...

You will need:

- fabric 1.40-1.45-1.45-2.80-2.80-2.80 m wide 140 cm;

- 1.65−2.05−2.10−2.20−2.45−2.55 m 140 cm wide;

- adhesive cushioning material (for example, interlining H 180);

- satin oblique edging 1.50-1.55-1.65-1.70-0.80-1.80 m of the cord;

- tapes 1 cm wide, round or flat cord 1.55-1.60-1.70-0.80-1.90-0.95 m

Cut

Reshape the details of the pattern and cut.

Draw a drawstring (1 piece) 34–36–38–40–40.5–41 cm long, 3.5 cm wide and draw it directly on the fabric and cut it out.

Lay out the parts on the fabric in accordance with the layout plan.

Pin the parts to the material.

Patterns do not include allowances for seam processing, therefore it is necessary to add allowances for seams of the following width across all sections of parts: 1 cm to the shoulder and side sections of the front and back, as well as along the perimeter of the drawstring, 3 cm - allowance for hemming the bottom of the product.

Cut out the details (with seam allowances) from the fabric, adding seam allowances where indicated.

Cut sections of the neck and bottom sections of the whole-cut sleeves without allowances.

To put all control signs, making short notches on sections of parts in appropriate places.

To put the lines specified on details and if necessary inscriptions and letter designations. To draw lines of seams (contours of patterns) using a special tailor's pencil on the wrong side of each part.

Duplicate the lower corner of the front neck 1 with a gasket.

Sewing

After grinding the parts, the seam allowances are sewn on the overlock or in a zigzag stitch.

Step 1. Drawstring

Draw the lines for adjusting the drawstring using the copy stitches on the front 1.

Step 2

Treat the ends of the drawstring 3 with a narrow seam in the hem.

Iron the longitudinal sections of the drawstring (from the top material) to the wrong side.

Set the drawstring on in front of the indicated lines to the edge.

Step 3. Shoulder Slices

Chop and grind the shoulder sections of the front 1 and back 2.

Step 4

Cut off a piece of oblique inline 69–72–76–79–82–84–84 cm long, plus seam allowances.

Iron the fold on one side of the inlay.

Stitch the ends of the inlay.

Place the inlay with the front side on the wrong side of the product, combining the flattened section of the inlay with a section of the neck of the product and placing the inlay along the midline of the back.

Stitch the take.

Step 5

Bend the trim on the front side, around the neck seam.

Pin and stitch the outer fold of the tape into the edge.

Step 6

Fold the tape in the midline, folding it in front of the front side, and grind the tape at an angle from the inside, forming a V-shaped neck.

Step 7. Bottom of one-piece sleeves

Cut two pieces of oblique inline length of 36−38−40−42−45−45−46 cm plus seam allowances.

Iron the fold on one side of the inlay.

To put the inlay with the front side on the wrong side of the product, combining the ironed section of the inlay with a cut in the bottom of the sleeve, and grind the inlay.