PATTERN

Pinafore dress & pants

BY MIJEONG JEONG

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Option 1. Dress Option 2. Pants

Photo tutorial (https://hellodearkids7.blogspot.com/2021/01/sewing-tutorial-18-r47-sewing-pattern.html)
Front waist band X2 Option 1. Dress
Back waist band X1
Front Cutting the fabrics

Strap frill X2
X1
Straps X4
Pin the patterns to the fabric and cut along
Front the solid lines. Check that you have all pieces.
facing
X1 FrontX1, Front facingX1,
Skirt X2 Front waist bandX2, Back waist bandX1,
StrapX4, Strap frillX2, SkirtX2

Frill(wrong side) (2)

back

front
0.5cm(3/16”) Frill(wrong side)
(3) Strap (right side)

back Strap (wrong side) front

(1) Frill(right side)
1cm(3/8”) (4)
(1) Serge the edge line of frill. Fold 0.5cm(3/16”) concealing the cut edge and press. Sew the hem as shown.
(2) Sew a parallel row of long(gathering) stitches around the frill. (Stitch length long, tension low/loose)
Gathering the frill. (3) Pin the frill to the strap with right sides together as shown.
(4) The face of both strap pieces should be touching. Sandwich a frill between two straps.Then Sew the straps and frills
together with right sides together as picture shown. Leave unstitched 1cm(3/8”) from back as shown.

Strap
Front (right side) Front
facing facing
Strap (wrong side) (right side)
(right side)
(5) (6) (7)
(5)Press seams to to the other side of frill. (6)Match the front and front facing together. Face the right sides.
Sew the top sewing line as shown. Turn right side out. and Press the top seam line. Sew the baste stitch of the sides.
(7) Face the right side of strap and front. Match the front bottom edge and strap front edge as shown.
Then sew the side line of front as shown.
(9)
back Strap (wrong side)
Front
(right side)

7cm(2 3/4”) (8)

Strap (right side)
(8)Then fold in half with the right side and sew
down the short side of back and 7cm(2 3/4”) of
strap as shown.
(9) Turn it right side out. Fold and press strap
1cm(3/8”) in horizontally to the wrong side. Edgestich along length of strap as shown. Repeat with the the other strap .
 (10) 1cm/(3/8”)

Strap (righ

partS
opening Front band-inside(wrong side) opening

)edis thgir(
Back band
t side)

(wrong side) Front band -outside(wrong side) Half

Front
(right side) Front
(right side)
Front band-outside(wrong side)
(11)

(10) Sandwich the top front between (11) Match the front band and back band. Face the right sides.
front bands. Sew along the bottom. Stitch as shown, keeping opening unstitched. Press seams open.
Press seams open.
(12) Sew a parallel row of long(gathering) stitches
0.7cm(1/4”) around the front skirt.
To gather the front skirt simply hold the fabric still in
one hand and pull one of the loose threads
with the other.
Front skirt Do this on both sides until your front skirt is the same
width as the front waist band.
(12)

(15)
(13) Front band -outside(wrong side)

RSukffirle
t(ws(rroig
Front band -inside(wrong side)
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)) 1cm/
(3/8”)
(13) Face the right sides of skirt together.Pin on and stitch Skirt
along the side lines. Serge or zigzag red line at the edge (right side
)
as shown. Press seams towards front.

(14)

Skirt
(wrong side) (15) Sew the waistband-outside to the skirt as shown.
Face the right sides. And fold and press seam
1cm(3/8”) of waistband-inside in horizontally to the wrong side.
(14) On the wrong side of skirt, fold twice concealing the
cut edge and press. Sew the hem as shown. (17)

(16)
Strap (righ

Strap (rig
ht side)
t side)

Front(wrong side)

Front
(right side) (16) Fold the waistband down lengthwise along the pressed fold. Top stitch
along the bottom of the waistband (about 1/8 inch from the seam between the
waistband and the skirt), making sure you're catching the inside of the waistband.

(17) Using a safety pin, thread your elastic through the Back casing. Before the
end of the elastic is about to be pulled completely into the casing, sew up the
waistband along the same line as the skirt’s side seam catching about a 1/2”
Skirt(right
side)
of the elastic. Continue pulling the elastic through until it’s about 1/2 “ past the
other side seam. Close the openings with hand stitching.
 Front waist band X2 Option 2. Pants
Back waist band X1 Cutting the fabrics
Front

Straps X2
X1 Pin the patterns to the fabric and cut along
the solid lines. Check that you have all pieces.
Front Back
pants pants Front FrontX1, Front facingX1 ,
X2
facing Front waist bandX2, Back waist bandX1,
X2 X1 StrapX2, Front pantsX2, Back pantsX2

strap(wrong side)
Front Strap Front
facing (right side) facing
(wrong side) (right side)
1cm(3/8”)

(1) (2) (3)

(1) Match the front and front facing together. Face the right sides.Sew the top sewing line as shown.
Turn right side out. and Press the top seam line. Sew the baste stitch of the sides.
(2) Face the right side of strap and front .
Match the front bottom edge and strap front edge as shown. Then sew the side line of front as shown.
(3) Fold and press strap 1cm(3/8”) in horizontallyto the wrong side.
Then fold and pin in half line with the right side and sew down the short side as shown.

(4)
(4) Fold and press strap 1cm(3/8”) in
Front horizontally to the wrong side.
(right side) Edgestich along length of strap as shown.
Repeat with the the other strap .

Strap (right side)

1cm(3/8)”
(5)
Strap (righ

partS

opening Front band -inside(wrong side) opening

)edis thgir(

Back band
t side)

(wrong side) Front band -outside(wrong side) Half

Front
(right side)
Front
(right side)
Front band-outside(wrong side)
(6)

(5) Sandwich the top front between (6) Match the front band and back band. Face the right sides.
front bands. Sew along the bottom. Stitch as shown, keeping opening unstitched. Press seams open.
Press seams open.

1.5cm(5/8)”
(7): Making the pockets
Pocket Pocket Pocket 1. Serge or zig-zag the top-edges of pocket.
(wrong side) (wrong side) (wrong side) 2. Press 1.5cm(5/8)” and stitch the top edge of pocket first.
3. Iron the edges in toward the wrong side of the fabric
on each pocket.
1. 2. 3.
 6~12M: 5cm/2”
12~24M:5cm/2”
2T: 5.5cm/2.2”
Front 3T: 5.5cm/2.2”
(wrong side) 4: 5.5cm/2.2”
5: 6cm/2.4”
6: 6cm/2.4”
Pocket 7-8: 6.5cm/2.6”
Pants (right
Back side)
(wrong side) (wrong side)

Front Pants Back Pants

(right side) (right side)

(8): Stitching the front and back
Pin and stitch the front and back side line together
as shown. Right sides of fabric together.
Serger or zig-zag stitch together.
Press seams toward the front.
(9): Stitching the pocket to pants
The pocket is now ready to topstitch onto your
right side of pockets.
Align it based on the markings on your pattern.

1. 2.

Pants Pants
(wrong side) (wrong side)

Front
(right side)

(10): Stitching crotch line
1. Pin and stitch the front and back inseam line
together as shown. Right sides of fabric together.
2. Pin the curves of two pants pieces together with right
sides together and sew one big U that’s the curve.
This is the curve that’s from the crotch to the top of the waist.
Then Serger or zig-zag stitch together.
(11) Now pleat the pants. Use pins to secure them
then iron press them to keep the shape!
Keep repeating this pleating process from the both
sides to the center.
For ease of work. Sew a sparsely spread out stitch
along the top of the pleated cloth to
hold the pleats together.

Strap (rig
Strap (righ

Front band -outside(wrong side)

Front
(13) (right side)
Front band -inside(wrong side)
ht side)
t side)

1cm/
(3/8”)
Pants
(right side)

Pants
(12) (right side)

(12) Sew the waistband-outside to the pants as shown.

Face the right sides. And fold and press seam
1cm(3/8”) of waistband-inside in horizontally
to the wrong side.
(13) Fold the waistband down lengthwise along
the pressed fold.Top stitch along the bottom of the
waistband (about 1/8 inch from the seam between
the waistband and the pants), making sure you're
catching the inside of the waistband.
 (14): Inserting elastic band
Using a safety pin, thread your elastic through the Back
casing. Before the end of the elastic is about to be pulled
completely into the casing, sew up the waistband along
the same line as the pants side seam catching about a
1/2”of the elastic. Continue pulling the elastic through
Front(wrong side) until it’s about 1/2 “ past the other side seam.
Close the openings with hand stitching.

(15): Finnishing the hem line

Fold twice concealing the cut edge
and press. Sew the hem as shown.
Strap (right side)

1. 2. 3. 4. (16): Stitching the holding strap (optional)

1. For holding strap, Press fold line.

Zigzag or serger only one side as shown.
2. Fold the entire strap,
3. Topstitch around the edges.
4. Fold 0.4”(1cm) inside & press
5. 5. Add a holding strap about
half way up one of the straps to use
to hold the other strap in place.

Common Steps (Dress & Pants)

Finishing the straps

Make button holes at the top front.

Hand stitch buttons at the straps.
strap(right side)

4cm 4cm
(1.6”) (1.6”) FIN
Back(wrong side)