Hope_Dress_Instructions.pdf

Hope Wrap Dress Instructions

Description:

Hope is a simple wrap dress pattern for knit fabrics with some stretch. The dress

uses binding around the unfinished edges which continues to form the ties. This

dress is a quick make with only 3 pattern pieces! Make it your own!

Supplies Needed:

Approximately 2 ½ yards knit fabric (45 wide”)

Instructions:

Cut Fabric

Pattern pieces

1- Dress Front (cut 2)

2- Dress Back (cut 1 on fold)

3- Sleeve (cut 2)

4- Binding/Ties (cut 3 strips along the width of the fabric and 2 ½” wide)

Sew

Notes:

1. All seam allowances are 5/8” unless otherwise stated

2. I recommend a stretch twin needle for the hem and sleeve hems

3. I do not recommend woven fabrics for this dress, as there are no darts. The

binding is not cut on the bias, so it requires a stretchy fabric.

Side Seams

1. Stitch the right front piece to the right side seam (right sides together).

2. Transfer the dots on the left front piece around the waistband. These

indicate where you will leave a hole in the seam for a tie to fit through.

3. Stitch the left front piece to the left side seam (right sides together). Stop

and backstitch before and after the dots, leaving the space in between

them open.

4. Topstitch a square around the hole to secure it.

Note: At this point make sure you check the fit and make the necessary

adjustments.

Sleeves

5. Sew the sleeve seam in each sleeve, right sides together. Press the

seam open.

6. Pin the upper portion of each sleeve to the armhole openings in the main

dress, making sure the notches at the top match up, and the seams at the

bottom match up.

Hem & Sleeve Hem

7. Turn up the sleeve hem about 5/8” and top-stitch. I recommend stretching

the fabric slightly as you stitch which will give it a little room for slipping

your hand through. I also recommend using a twin needle to hem for a

nicer look.

8. Turn up the skirt hem about 5/8”. This time, there is no need to stretch the

fabric as you sew.

Binding

Note: It may help to make a tape out of the binding pieces, by turning both

raw edges in, pressing, then folding in ½ and pressing again. Some knits

may not do this nicely, however.

9. Start with the lower portion of the skirt below the waist. Take one of the

binding strips you cut out, and turn one end under. Pin it right sides

together with the main dress, with the turned end lining up with your

finished hem. Sew using a 5/8” seam allowance from the hem to the

angle at the waistline.

10. Take the unattached edge of the binding, flip it over the raw edges of the

previous seam, and turn the raw edge underneath itself (much in the way

you would attach bias binding). Carefully pin this all the way along the

edge. Flip it over so that the outside of the dress is facing up, and

topstitch close to the inner edge of the binding strip (basically, right over

your first seam). The goal is to also catch the binding folded underneath.

It’s a bit tricky, but take your time and do it correctly. The best thing is to

make sure it’s carefully pinned in place before stitching.

11. Cut your binding off at the same angle as the dress at the waist.

12. Repeat steps 9-11 for the other edge. There should be enough fabric

leftover from the same strip you used in step 9.

13. Attach the other 2 binding strips at one end. Line this seam up with the

middle of the neck on the main dress. Pin this binding strip all the way

down the front edges of the dress right sides together. The extra fabric of

the strip will become your ties. Stitch 5/8” from the edge all the way from

one corner to the other (but not past the main dress corners).

14. Repeat #10, pinning and stitching all the way around the neckline.

Ties

Note: There are 2 ways to do the ties- pick your favorite.

1. Fold the end of each tie under and stitch in place.

2. Fold the tie like a bias strip (both ends meet in the middle, then fold in

half), and topstitch the edges meeting up with the stitching on the

neckline.

-OR-

2. Pin the edges of each tie right sides together, stitch in place very close to

the edge, flip it inside out through the opening closest to the dress.

Topstitch along the edge and meet up with the stitching on the neckline.

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