Chloe.the Perfect Party Dress!

Size Chart: Size 6-12m 12-18m Height 28 32.5 Weight 19-22 23-27 Waist 18 19-20 Fabric Requirements: Floor Length Chloe: Size
Bodice & Sash w/ Ties Nylon Chiffon Skirt 54 wide Lining (if desired)

2-3T 35-38 28-35 20.5-21

4T 39-41 35-41 21.5

5 42-44 41-46 22

6 45-49 46-51 22.5-23

7,8 48-51 51-59 23.5

9,10 52-55 61-68 24-24.5

6-12m
1 yd. 4 yd. 1 yd.

12-18m 1 yd.
4 yd. 1 yd.

2-3T 1 yd.
4 yd. 1 yd.

4T 1 yd.
10 yd. 1 yd.

5 1 1/4 yd.
10 yd. 1 yd.

6 1 1/4 yd.
10 yd. 1 yd.

7,8 1 yd.
11 yd. 1 yd.

9,10 1 yd.
11 yd. 1 yd.

Tea Length Chloe: Size

Bodice & Sash w/ Ties Nylon Chiffon Skirt 54 wide Tulle Skirt 54 wide Netting Skirt 54 wide Lining (if desired)

6-12m
1 yd. 2 yd. 2 yd. 2 yd. 1 yd.

12-18m 1 yd.
2 yd. 2 yd. 2 yd. 1 yd.

2-3T 1 yd.
2 yd. 2 yd. 2 yd. 1 yd.

4T 1 yd.
2 yd. 2 yd. 2 yd. 1 yd.

5 1 yd.
2 yd. 2 yd. 2 yd. 1 yd.

6 1 yd.
2 yd. 2 yd. 2 yd. 1 yd.

7,8 1 yd.
2 yd. 2 yd. 2 yd. 1 yd.

9,10 1 yd.
2 yd. 2 yd. 2 yd. 1 yd.

Fabric recommendations: Bodice: Silk, Duponi Silk, Silk Blends, Satin, Cotton, Linens, Cotton Blends Skirt: Floor Length Chloe: Nylon Chiffon (We do not recommend poly-chiffon as it will fray.) Tea Length Chloe: Nylon Chiffon, Tulle and Netting. NOTE: You will need to use three layers for the Tea Length Chloe, we prefer a nylon chiffon layer on bottom, netting in the middle and tulle on top. This allows comfort against the skin and a full skirt on top. Lining (if desired): Poly-blend lining. Notions: Buttons (size and amount dependent upon personal preference) Thread and Heavy Duty or Upholstery Thread

Tips for Sewing...

All seam allowances are 1/2 unless otherwise stated. Gathering: Adjust your sewing machine to a long stitch. Sew a straight line 1/4 from the top of the side to be gathered. Only
backstitch at the end. Pull the bottom thread (the bobbin thread). The fabric will gather and can be adjusted to desired length.

Topstitching: A straight stitch sewn along the right side of a garment seam, edge, or trim. Once a seam has been sewn and
surged or finished with a zigzag stitch, iron inside seam up and top stitch close to the seam edge. The topstitch will help to secure the finished inside seam and add extra durability.

Ironing: Ironing is a very important part of sewing. Be sure to iron when instructed. Pre-shrink machine-washable fabrics: Wash, dry, and iron fabrics prior to beginning your project.
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Pattern Pieces
Print out all pattern pieces. Arrange pattern pieces as shown in picture below, tape together and then cut to size.

Cutting Instructions
Cut all pattern pieces according to the diagrams below.

Sewing Instructions
Creating the Bodice: 1. Place one of the bodice back pieces over the bodice front with the right sides touching. Pin together along the shoulder seam. Repeat with the remaining back bodice piece and the opposite bodice front shoulder seam. Sew together along the shoulder seams.

2. Open the bodice up and iron flat. 3. Repeat steps 1-2 for the bodice lining front and back pieces.

4. Place the lining over the bodice with the right sides touching. Line up the shoulder seams and pin together along the arm-holes. Then pin together along the back middle seam and neck-hole.

5. Begin sewing a continuous stitch starting at the bottom of one side of the back middle, continuing around the neck-hole and back down the opposite side of the back middle seam. It will be necessary to lift your machine foot and turn the fabric to sew around the curves and corners. Now, sew together around both armholes.

6. Trim off of the seam allowance. Clip the corners of the seam allowance of the top back middle seams. Cut small triangles out of the seam allowance on the arm-hole curves. This will help the bodice to lay flat after turning.

7. Turn the bodice right-side out. Pull the back bodice and lining through the shoulder seams. Iron flat.

8. Sew the side seams: a. Open up the fabric and lining layers. Bring the front fabric and lining and back fabric and lining together with the right sides touching. Line up the arm-hole seams and pin.

b. Starting from the center pin, line up the raw edges and pin.

c. Sew together along the pinned raw edges. Trim off of the seam allowance. Fold the bodice down so that it is right side out.

d. Repeat steps a c for the opposite side seams.

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9. Turn the bodice over to the back. Overlap the right edge of the back middle seam on top of the left back middle seam by 3/4". Secure with pins at the top, middle and bottom. Sew along the bottom raw edge to secure the overlap.

10. Determine the button placement. The quantity and size of the buttons you choose is up your discretion. For this tutorial, we chose to use four buttons. The first was placed down from the top finished edge, the following three are 2 apart. The button-holes were started 1 from finished back edge.

11. Sew the buttonholes using the button-hole feature on your sewing machine. Sew buttons onto the opposite side and set the bodice aside.

Creating the Floor Length Skirt (For the Tea Length Skirt start at step #25):
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12. Cut the nylon chiffon according the chart below: Skirt - Cut 2 for all sizes 3T 4 5 6 4 yd. x 5 yd. x 5 yd. x 5 yd. x 19 22 24.5 26.5 Ruffles Cut 4 for all sizes 3T 4 5 6 4 yd. x 5 yd. x 5 yd. x 5 yd. x 2 2 2 2

Size: Cut 2

6-12 4yd. x 14 6-12 4 yd. x 2

12-18 4 yd. x 15 12-18 4 yd. x 2

2T 4 yd. x 17.5 2T 4 yd. x 2

7 5 yd. x 30 7 5 yd. x 2

8 5 yd. x 31.5 8 5 yd. x 2

9 5 yd. x 32 9 5.5 yd. x 2

10 5 yd. x 33 10 5.5 yd. x 2

Size: Cut 4

Cutting Tips 6-12M 3T: *Skirt -fold the chiffon in half width-wise. Fold the chiffon in again; it will now be a manageable width. Line up the top edges. Measure down the length of skirt you are creating and cut. From the newly cut edge, measure down the length of the skirt again and cut. You now have cut both skirt layers. *Ruffles -Starting at the newly cut edge, measure down 2 and cut. Repeat measuring and cutting 3 more times. You have now cut 4 ruffles.
4T -10 years: Cut the 10-11 yards of chiffon in half width-wise. You now have two 5-5.5 yard pieces. * Skirt starting with one of the pieces, fold the chiffon in half width-wise. Fold the chiffon in again; it will now be a manageable width. Line up the top edges. Measure down the length of skirt you are creating and cut. Set aside. Now repeat with the remaining chiffon piece. You now have cut both skirt layers. * Ruffles -Starting at the newly cut edge, measure down 2 and cut. Repeat measuring and cutting 3 more times. You have now cut 4 ruffles.

13. Ruffles: Place two ruffle rectangles together. Sew the ruffles together at one short end to create one long ruffle. Repeat for the two remaining ruffle rectangles. 14. Sew a gathering stitch all the way across the top raw edge of one long ruffle rectangle. The gathering stitch should be down from the top raw edge. Repeat for the remaining long ruffle rectangle.

15. Gather the ruffle up to half of the original length. Repeat for the remaining ruffle.
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16. Sew the gathered ruffle to the bottom raw edge of one of the skirt layers. a.) Place the ruffle directly on top of the bottom edge of the skirt layer. The ruffle will overlap the edge by approximately - 1. b.) Sew the ruffle to the skirt by sewing directly over the gathering line. Sew slowly; you may find it necessary to readjust some of the gathers as you sew.

c.) Repeat with the remaining ruffle and skirt layer.

17. Forming the Skirt: Fold one skirt layer in half width-wise with right sides touching and sew together. You will now have formed a large circle. Repeat with the remaining skirt layer.

Note: Nylon Chiffon does not fray, so no hemming of the skirt or ruffles will be required.

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Note: Switch your thread to upholstery or heavy duty thread to gather and sew the skirt to the bodice. This will help prevent thread breakage while working with so much fabric. This thread will not be visible on your finished dress. 18. Layer the skirts one inside the other with both layers facing right side out. Line up the back seams and pin. Sew a gathering stitch around the top raw edge of both layers. Sew slowly and continue to line up both raw edges of the skirt layers all the way around. Gather up the skirt until it is the same width around as the bodice.

Lining: (if no lining is desired, skip down to step #22) 19. Cut lining fabric according to the chart below:
Size Cut 1 6-12 1 yd. x 12 12-18 1 yd. x 13 2T 1 yd. x 15 3T 1 yd. x 17 Lining- Cut 1 4 5 1 yd. x 1 yd. x 20 22 6 1 yd. x 24 7 1 yd. x 28 8 1 yd. x 29 9 1 yd. x 30 10 1 yd. x 31

20. Fold in width-wise with the right sides touching and sew together. You have now formed a large circle. Hem the raw bottom edge. To hem, turn the fabric 1/4 up and iron. Then, turn up another 1/2, and iron. Sew the hem. 21. Sew a gathering stitch along the top raw edge. Gather the lining until it is the same width around as the bodice and set aside.
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22. Place the bodice over the gathered skirt with the right sides touching. Line up the skirt back seam with the middle of the bodice back and pin.

23. Sew the skirt to the bodice. Sew with the chiffon skirt face-up as this will prevent it from catching on the machine feed. It will also allow any necessary gathering adjustments to be made.

24. Lining (if you are not using a lining skip down to step #25): Pin the lining over the chiffon skirt with the wrong side facing out. Line up top raw edges and the back seams. Sew together. 25. For a professional look, finish seam with a serger or trim off 1/2 of the seam allowance and finish with a zigzag stitch. Turn right side out. Continue with step #37.

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Creating the Skirt for the Tea Length Chloe (For the Full Length Chloe, start at step 12): 26. Cut the nylon chiffon, tulle and netting according to the chart below:
Tea Length Chloe - Cut two of each (Tulle, Netting and Nylon Chiffon) 3T 4 5 6 7 8 2 yd. x 14 2 yd. x 15 2 yd. x 17 2 yd. x 18 2 yd. x 20 2 yd. x 21

size Cut 1

6-12 2 yd. X 10

12-18 2 yd. x 11

2T 2 yd. x 13

9 2 yd. x 21

10 2 yd. x 22

Cutting Tips All sizes Chiffon, Tulle & Netting: Fold the in half width-wise. Measure down the length of skirt you are creating and cut. From the newly cut edge, measure down the length of the skirt again and cut. You now cut have two skirt pieces from each fabric, for a total of six pieces.

27. Starting with the chiffon layer, place one chiffon piece over the top of the other piece with the right sides touching. Sew the pieces together at both of the short side seams. You will now have formed a large circle. Repeat for the tulle and netting layers. 28. Place all three layers one inside the other, matching up the side seams and pin. The skirt should be layered with the tulle on top, followed by the netting and the nylon chiffon on the bottom.

Note: Nylon Chiffon, tulle and netting do not fray, so no hemming of the skirts will be required.

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Note: Switch your thread to upholstery or heavy duty thread to gather and sew the skirt to the bodice. This will help prevent thread breakage while working with so much fabric. This thread will not be visible on your finished dress. 29. Sew a gathering stitch around the raw top edge. Sew slowly and continue to line up the raw edges of the three skirt layers all the way around. Gather up the skirt until it is the same width around as the bodice (fig.18).

Lining: (if no lining is desired, skip down to step # 32) 30. Cut lining fabric according to the chart below:
Size Cut 1 6-12 1 yd. x 8.5 12-18 1 yd. x 9.5 2T 1 yd. x 11 3T 1 yd. x 12 Lining - Cut 1 4 5 1 yd. x 1 yd. x 13 15 6 1 yd. x 16 7 1 yd. x 18 8 1 yd. x 19 9 1 yd. x 19 10 1 yd. x 20

31. Fold the lining in half width-wise with the right sides touching and sew together. You have now formed a large circle. Hem the bottom raw edge. To hem, turn the fabric 1/4 up and iron. Then, turn up another 1/2, and iron. Sew the hem. 32. Sew a gathering stitch along the top raw edge. Gather the lining until it is the same width around as the bodice and set aside. 33. Place the bodice over the gathered skirt with the right sides touching. Line up the skirt and bodice side seams and pin.

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34. Sew the skirt to the bodice. Sew with the chiffon skirt face-up as this will prevent it from catching on the machine feed. It will also allow any necessary gathering adjustments to be made.

35. Lining (if you are not using a lining skip down to step #36): Pin the lining over the skirt with the wrong side facing out. Line up top raw edges and the back seams. Sew together. 36. For a professional look, finish seam with a serger or trim off 1/2 of the seam allowance and finish with a zigzag stitch. Turn right side out.

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Creating the Sash: 37. Place the sash front pieces together with the right sides touching and pin. (fig.21) Sew together across the top raw edge. The bottom edge will be sewn together, except you will need to leave a 2-3 opening in the middle. NOTE: You will not sew the side seams together.

38. Trim off 1/2 of the seam allowance, except for the 2- 3 opening. (fig.22) Set aside.

39. Place two of the side ties together with the right sides touching and pin. Sew the side ties together along one short raw edge and both long raw edges. This will leave one short edge open for turning. Trim off 1/2 of the seam allowance and clip corners. 40. Repeat step 39 for the remaining two side tie pieces. Turn both of the sewn side ties right side out and iron flat.

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41. Insert the raw end of one side tie into the 2-3 opening at the bottom of the sash front. Push the side tie all the way through to one of the open raw side seams of the sash front. Match up the raw edges and center. Pin to hold in place. Repeat with the remaining side tie and the opposite open side seam. (fig.24)

42. Sew both of the side seams closed, with the side ties sandwiched in the middle. Cut off 1/2 of the seam allowance and clip the corners. Turn the sash right side out. This can be done by pulling on both of the side ties until they are completely out of the sash.

43. Turn the seam allowance of the 2-3 opening in and iron flat.

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44. Attaching the sash: a. Find the center of the sash bottom and mark with a sewing pin. b. Line up the sash center bottom with the bodice center and pin along the waist seam. The sash will be pinned all the way across the waist and up the side seams.

c. Sew the sash to the bodice along the side and bottom edges. This step has also closed the 2-3 opening that was in the bottom of the sash. 45. You have now made the Chloe Dress!

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