Low Waist Baloon Frock With Waist Coat With Gather Sleeve

this frock is made from two of my dupattas.

main materials and lining materials for frock and coat

matching thread for stitching

zipper

scissors

measurig tape

cut the same on both the lining and main material

cut the same on both the lining and main material

no need of lining material for sleeves

prepare a 2.5'' inch wide lengthy strip by joining many small pieces together.

fold it in half and make small gatherings and it will look like frills.

join the sholders of lining and main material seperately

stitch the frill on the front of main material in such a way that it covers the entire front opening including the collar.

then finish the unfinished inside of the front and collar by using the lining piece as a phasing material.

fold and finish the bottom (waist).

stitch the two darts.

fold and stitch the bottom of the sleeves to finish the raw edges.

make the small gathers.

put stitches on three to four places on the gathers in lengthwise so that gathers will stay properly.

attach the sleeves to the body of the coat.

join the sides of the sleeves and coat.

frock has two parts.

one is the bodice part and another is the skirt part.

draw the pattern on both the main and the lining materials.

cut them with the seem for stitching.

cut some cross pieces for finishing the neck and armholes.

join the sholders of the back and the front with the lining materials.

finish the neck with the cross piece (phasing piece can also be used).

stitch the zipper at the back opening.

if we want more shape we can stitch darts at the waist on the back side.

join the sides of the bodice.

it is a rectangular piece.

width of the skirt material is according to our desire.atleast it should be three times of the seat.

lining material's width also equal to the main material's width.

the length of the main material is

total length of the frock - seat length of the frock+5''

the length of the lining material is

length of the main material - 10''

join the side edges of the pieces seperately.

stitch the bottom of the both materials together with light gatherings on the inner side.

turn them and join the upper side with gatherings .so that the upper side matches with the bottom part of the bodice.

join the skirt piece with the bodice piece.

cut long strip from the remaining material of the coat material.

make it into a thin strip by folding its lengthwise edges.

then stitch this strip on the frock at the joint of the bodice and skirt.