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Ooooh! Thank you!! That makes a lot more sense 🙂

In step 2 the “cut placket piece” is not the 1″ strip you’ve just removed, but a separate pattern piece that you’ve cut from your fabric. Main, or possibly, a contrast fabric.
That should set you back on track.
Enjoy the sewing.

Thanks for your prompt response, Liesl! It’s a good thing I asked this question as my pattern would hav been way off otherwise!

My preferred lightweight lining is cotton voile or lawn, and I line dry almost everything I sew. Before hanging it up the dry give it a good, sharp snap and it won’t need a lot of ironing after it’s dry.

The seam allowances are already included in the pattern pieces. As explained in the book, for many of the alterations you’ll need to draw in the stitching lines, which are 1/2″ inside the cutting lines.

Thanks! I’m wanting to line a skirt and a sundress. My daughter is a seamstress in Nashville and said no to cotton muslin but yes to cotton batiste. I have a lot to learn about methods of weaving/creating fabrics. To me, cotton is cotton is cotton… 🙂 Thanks for your comments!

@dorilloyd if I’m lining something then odds are it’s a special occasion dress that will need some ironing anyway. So ironing the lining is not a deal breaker. I have made many Fairy Tale dresses with cotton voile/Batiste lining and the bodice can all be ironed as one and just the lining and main skirts ironed separately. It’s not that much extra…[Read more]

To those of you who use cotton/muslin for lining–when it is washed, doesn’t it need extreme ironing? I can’t imagine that this would be a good option for that reason. Thoughts?

Please see the tutorial “How to Turn a Long Sleeve Shirt into Short Sleeves” by Shelley. This may help you figure out how to modify the sleeve pattern or the sleeve portion of the dress pattern.

Just wondering if any adjustments have been made to the pattern to address the sleeve hem problem some people (above)had?
Thanks!