Children's dress with pants and crown
Sizes 80 – 104 (10 months to 4 years old)
Materials
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65 cm polka-dotted pale pink fabric (Benartex) – fabric 1
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15 cm polka-dotted turquoise fabric (Benartex) – fabric 2
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5 cm, and 2 times 110 x 2.5 cm for 2 bias strips, polka-dotted pink fabric – fabric 3
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1.5 m piping/welt cord
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1 short inseam zipper in pale pink
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1 satin ribbon in pale pink
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2 buttons to cover in fabric
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BERNINA 710
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Bulky overlock foot no. 12C
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Open embroidery foot no. 20C
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Zipper foot no. 35
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Edgestitch foot no. 10C
Recommended fabric
Cotton fabrics in various colours and prints
Cutting out
Fabric 1
1 1 x top front to fabric fold
2 1 x skirt front to fabric fold
4 1 x front facing to fabric fold
6 1 x back to fabric fold
8 1 x back facing to fabric fold
Fabric 2
3 1 x front hem facing to fabric fold
7 1 x back hem facing to fabric fold
Fabric 3
5 1 x front decorative strip to fabric fold
9 1 x back decorative strip to fabric fold
Pants
Sizes 80 – 104 (10 months to 4 years old)
Materials:
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40 cm polka-dotted pale pink fabric (Benartex) – fabric 1
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10 cm polka-dotted turquoise fabric (Benartex) – fabric 2
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2 bias strips 45 x 5.5 cm, 2 bias strips 45 x 2.5 cm in polka-dotted pink fabric
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1 m piping/welt cord
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1.5 m pants' elastic
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2 satin ribbons in pale pink
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BERNINA 710
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Bulky overlock foot no. 12C
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Edgestitch foot no. 10C
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Gathering Foot no. 16
Recommended fabric
Cotton fabrics in various colours and prints
Cutting out
Patterns do not include seam allowances. Add 1 cm seam allowance and 3 cm waistband allowance.
The piping bias strips include seam allowances.
Fabric 1
1 2 x front, mirror-inverted
2 2 x back, mirror-inverted
Fabric 2
2 x strip A, 4 x 110 cm each
Crown
The size can be adjusted to the head circumference as required.
Materials:
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70 x 20 cm turquoise fleur-de-lis print (Benartex) – fabric 1
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70 x 20 cm pale pink fabric (Benartex) – fabric 2
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70 x 20 cm very firm interfacing, e.g. S 133 from Freudenberg
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2 m pale pink satin ribbon, 6 mm wide
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5 pink pompons
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20 x 2 cm hook-and-loop tape
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Edgestitch foot no. 10C
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BERNINA 710
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Embroidery module
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Embroidery stabilizer
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Machine-embroidery thread and fabric remnant in matching shade for the appliqué
Recommended fabric
Cotton fabrics in various colours and prints
Good to know
Embroider the number before cutting out the fabric.
Cutting out
1 x pattern piece 'Children's Crown' plus seam allowances from fabric 1, and 1 x the same pattern piece plus seam allowances mirror-inverted from fabric 2
Fabric 1: The appliqué is on the center jag of the five jags
1x pattern piece 'Children's Crown' from interfacing S 133 (without seam allowances!) The iron-on side will be on the wrong side of fabric 2.
Instructions
With right sides facing, sew the fabric 1 and 2 pieces together, leaving open the bottom edge. Trim and/or notch the seam allowances in the corners. Turn right side out. Press the seams well into shape. Slide the firm interfacing into the crown with the iron-on side on the fabric 2 side. Fold bottom seam allowances in. Iron crown. Edgestitch all around the crown. Cut the hook-and-loop tape into two pieces of 10 cm each. Sew the hook part onto the right side of the crown (see pattern piece) and the loop part onto the wrong side of the other end of the crown. Cut the satin ribbon into five equally long pieces and bind them into bows. Handsew on the bows and pompons. Trim the ends of the bows if wished.