This stylish frock that buttons down the back promises to satisfy your growing girl. Sizes (3-6)-(7-12)


This is a fun idea and adaptation of the pattern:

1. How to change front and back yoke for a lower neckline and a more narrow yoke:  Draw a tissue paper copy of front yoke and back yoke. Be sure and mark the dots for skirt placement from patterns.  On tissue patterns of front and back yokes, mark inside the neckline of the pattern 3/4”.  Draw a curved line at marked points.  This will be the new cutting line for the neckline of the front and back yokes.

2. How to change front and back skirt for two companion fabrics:  Draw a tissue paper copy of front and back skirt pieces.  At Center Front on Fold, measure down center front between the top seam line and the hem line. Then divide this number by 3.  Measure up center front line from hem line this amount and mark. Then measure up same amount from hem line and mark at 1” intervals to side seam.  On skirt back tissue copy measure up same amount and all across skirt back at 1” intervals and mark.  Connect dots.

3. Cutting tissue pattern and adding seams: Cut tissue paper copies of front and back skirts on lines.  At bottom of top skirt pieces write ”add 1/4” seam allowance”.  At top of bottom skirt pieces write “add 1/4” seam allowance.

4. Cutting pattern from fabric:  Cut new front and back yokes from pique.  Cut new front and back yokes from lining fabric.  Cut top front and back skirts from one print fabric.  Cut bottom front and back skirts from companion fabric.  Cut front and back skirt lining from lining fabric using the original skirt pattern pieces.

5. Making yoke:  With right sides together stitch shoulder seams of front and back yokes.  Press seams open.  With right sides together stitch shoulder seams of front and back yoke linings.  Press seams open.  Stitch rickrack to right side of yoke on seam line of  at neckline of yoke and on seam line at bottom of yoke.  With right sides together stitch yoke to yoke lining up one back edge, around neckline and down other back edge.  Trim seam.  Turn to right side and press.

6. Attaching companion fabrics of skirt:  With right sides together stitch front skirt top to front skirt bottom.  Press seam up.  Top stitch seam 3/16” from seam line.  With right sides together stitch back skirt top to back skirt bottom.  Press seam up.  Top stitch seam 3/16” from seam line.

7 Side seams:   With right sides together stitch side seams of skirt front and skirt backs, matching the seam of the companion fabrics.  Press seams open.  With right sides together stitch side seams of skirt front and back linings.  Press seams open.

8. Finishing dress:  Finish dress according to instructions includes with Jacqueline pattern.

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