50's Swing Dress Part 1

After making Leisl's Dancing Dress, I was in a wild sewing craze, so I jumped into the sewing room, and came out with a 50's swing dress. Here are some pictures of the construction:

1. Cut out a rectangle. The length should be the length from side to side across you chest.
The width should be from were you want the neckline to be down to a few inches below your waistline.

2. Pin it on the dress form wrong side out!



3. Make darts to fit the front

more to come!

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