Heyhey,
so with this part I faced some troubles which results in: having to sew big parts by hand. I really dont like sewing by hand, but if I want a nice dress, I dont have a choice 😉
first pin the folded fabric covering the pocket-hole and sew them with less then the normal seam allowance
pin the  shoulder-seams sew them and also do use overedging
sew the back-seam on the facing
pin the facing to the front and back, sew it, cut in if needed, and iron the seam allowance into the facing
pin the side-seams and try it on, to see if the fit is right, so you can still change it if needed
pin the pocket parts to the skirt part, sew it
cut in at the corner of the skirt part
and pin the top and bottom seam
fold the pocket together and sew also with a serger all around, also sew the fold to the one side
finished look;)
get the zipper open and pin it to the centre-front
close the zipper to see the look, and I saw I did not like the color
so I got another zipper
this looks better to me
so sew it close to the zipper
so when you close it again it looks like this… always test closing and opening after you put in a zipper;) so you wont notice to late it does not work
now pin the the other facing-parts (sewn together at the back) right side facing each other to it
try to sew in the same stitches you did for the zipper
cut the corners and cut in at the curves
fold it over inside
I tried to sew it with a sewing machine, but it looked pretty uneven inside, and if you want the zipper a little open it would show, so I undid all seams
so iron it and iron the seam allowance folded inside and sew by hand (I did not do that yet, due to lack of time, but it will look the best this way.)
pin the front-waistband to the front, careful with the zipper, I broke a needle, sew it and cut the end of the zipper and serge it
then pin the skirt parts to the front and back, sew them and serge them
pin yourself into the dress by pinning the side-seam to see the fitting 😉
Any questions left? Or did I explain something not well enough? Please leave a comment, I even try while travelling to answer fast.
keep sewing and smiling
THIS IS AWESOME!
thank you!
I love it! The fabric is gorgeus.
thank you! its one of those fabrics I just fell in love with…