Dress Pattern Directions

Sew Much More Dress Directions Sewing Station RED: (Using ¼ inch seams) 1. Line up edges (right sides together) of matching fabric. 2. Straight stitch 1 side seam, backstitch at beginning and end. 3. Trim threads. 4. Repeat steps 1-3 with the other 2 pieces of matching fabric. 5. Fold the 2 sets back together. 6. Place in your outgoing basket. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ironing Station RED: 1. Lay 1st set seam up. 2. Iron the seam open. 3. Repeat for 2nd set. 4. Lay both sets on top of each other (right sides together) with both seams facing out. 5. Straight pin both sets together at the TOP with 1 pin. 6. Place dress in ORANGE out basket. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pinning Station ORANGE: 1. Lay both sets on top of each other (right sides together) with seams facing out. 2. Match the center seams together EXACTLY and pin at top and bottom. 3. Edges should be lined up perfectly. 4. Pin across the top and bottom. Top = 9 Bottom = 3 5. All sharp edges should be facing out. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sewing Station ORANGE: (Using ¼ inch seams) 1. Sew a straight stitch armpit to armpit across the top. 2. Backstitch at beginning and end. 3. Remove pins across the top as you sew and put them in your container. They will be collected and reused. 4. Clip threads. 5. Place in your outgoing basket. 6. Pins in the bottom should remain.   Sewing Station YELLOW: (Using ¼ inch seams) 1. Sew a straight stitch across the bottom. 2. Backstitch at beginning and end. 3. Remove pins across the bottom as you sew and put them in your container. They will be collected and reused. 4. Clip threads. 5. Place in your outgoing basket. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Clipping Station YELLOW: 1. Clip the seams from armpit to armpit. 2. Cutting at an angle, snip fabric edges about a thumbnail width between each cut. 3. Be careful to NOT cut into the thread. If thread gets cut, clothespin where it was cut and place in the OOPS bin. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sewing Station GREEN: (Using ¼ inch seams) 1. Pull dress through dress to dress (pin if needed). See figure 1. 2. Sew a straight stitch in a circle leaving a 5” hole in the middle of the lining. See figure 2. 3. Backstitch at beginning and end. 4. Clip threads. 5. Place in your outgoing basket. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Flipping Station GREEN: 1. “Flip” the dress inside out by pulling through the small hole. 2. Push the ties through using a pencil end until there are 4 straps. 3. Please make sure to keep the small hole on the outside, so the ironers will see it easily.   Ironing Station GREEN: 1. There is a 5” opening in the side of the dress. (If you can’t find it, the opening may be on the inside fabric). 2. Roll in the sides of the opening ¼ inch and iron flat making a crisp edge. 3. Then iron the dress completely. 4. Make sure the opening is on the outside, so the sewers will see it easily. 5. Place in the outgoing BLUE bin. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sewing Station BLUE: (Using ¼ inch seams) 1. There is a 5” opening in the side of the dress. 2. Pinch together the opening, making sure NOT to catch any of the inside fabric. 3. With a straight stitch, sew this 5” opening closed. 4. Backstitch at beginning and end. 5. Clip your threads. 6. Place in your outgoing bin. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sorting/Counting Station BLUE: 1. Use the charts to sort dresses and place in piles according to size. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 2. After sorting each dress, record a tally in the appropriate box so we can keep a running total. 3. Untie any straps at the top of the dresses. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tagging Station PURPLE: 1. Clip any remaining threads. 2. Fold each dress in half vertically. 3. Starting at the straps, fold over then roll up. 4. Rubber band each dress individually. 5. Safety pin the Bible verse to each individual dress.