Notes: ¼-inch seam allowance is used unless otherwise noted Overcast raw edges to finish if desired CF=center front CB=center back RST=right sides together WST=wrong sides together Flatline=basting two fabrics together and treating as one piece Fine 50 or 80 weight sewing thread and fine needles are used for hand stitching Materials Needed: 6. 1 ½ yards of green print organdy 7. 6-inches cotton batiste for bodice lining 8. 1 yard of off-white china silk 2 ½ yds 8mm beading lace 2 ½ yds 4mm silk satin ribbon 11-inches of 1-inch wide velvet ribbon for neck edge 26-inches of 1-inch wide velvet ribbon for back bow 9. Overcast the lower edge of the bodice. Turn up the lower edge of bodice ¼-inch and baste. Sew a contrasting colored thread down the CF of the bodice through the lining. This will help in placement of skirt and frills. Cut an 11-inch piece of velvet ribbon. Fold in half and stitch a dart at the CF. See illustration for dart in velvet ribbon Place the dart at the bodice CF and bind the neck edge of the bodice with the velvet ribbon tacking on both front and back of the neck edge. Turn under the ribbon at the ends and tack. Bodice: 1. 2. 3. Cut out the bodice pieces from organdy, silk lining and cotton lining. Flat line the organdy and silk lining together. Sew the darts, shoulder and side seams of organdy together. Press seams open and the darts to the CF. 10. Baste the armhole edges together and neaten the fabric edges if needed. 11. Cut a 1-inch bias of organdy and apply to the armholes RST. Turn the bias to the wrong side, over the armhole edge and slipstitch to the wrong side. This will bind the edges of the sleeve and make a clean finish for the armholes. 4. 5. Repeat for the cotton lining pressing the darts toward the CB. Place organdy and lining RST and sew up the back, around the neck and down the opposite back. Clip the curves and turn to the right side. Press well. DOll NEWS * uFDc.Org 29http://UFDC.org