DixieDIY.com - The Portia Top

DixieDIY.com - The Portia Top Pattern Size XS S M L XL Bust Measuremnet (inches) 32 34 36 38 40 Finished Garment Bust 36 38 40 42 44 Measurement (inches) Be sure to print this pattern without scaling. Suitable for light weight woven fabrics like voile, batiste, lawn, crepe, some silks. Also suitable for light weight moderate stretch knit fabrics like jersey. a a You will need approximately 2 yards wide fabric. Remember to prewash and iron your fabric before cutting. This pattern includes 5/8in seam allowances. Remember to finish seams as you sew. For knit fabrics use a serger or a zig zag stitch on seams, for collar binding you can use a normal straight stitch. 1. On each of the Front Side pieces, gather between notches. 2. Right sides facing each other, match up one set Front and Back Side pieces together at shoulders. Stitch. Finish seams. Repeat for the other set. 3. Right sides still facing, match up the side edges of each set of pieces. Stitch. Clip inner curves. Finish seams. 4. To attach the Side Lower piece, open out a Front and Back Side pieces at the side seam. With right sides facing, match up the lower edge of the Front and Back piece to the Side Lower piece. Stitch. Finish Seams. Repeat with the other set. You have two halves (or sets) of your shirt. You must now attach the Middle Front and Back sections to your sides. 5. With right sides facing, match the edge of the Middle Front piece to the front of one of your sets. Stitch. Finish seams. Repeat with the other side of the shirt. 6. Do the same with the back of the shirt. Right sides facing, match the edge of the Middle Back Piece to the back of one of your sets. Stitch. Finish seams. Repeat with the other side of the shirt. The body of the shirt is complete. All that s left are the finishing details! 7. Right sides facing, pair up two Cuff pieces for both arm holes, matching raw edges. Stich the short ends of each cuff. Turn right side out and fold in half lengthwise. Match the raw edges of the folded cuff to the edge of the wrong side of the armhole opening. Stitch around the armhole. Finish seam. 8. Turn the cuff back outside of the armhole so the cuff rests on the right side of the shirt fabric. Tack down the cuff at the shirt's shoulder and side seams. 9. Right sides facing, fold the neck binding in half and stitch short edges together. Matching the neck binding seam to the center back of the shirt, pin the binding around the neck opening, right sides facing and matching raw edges. Stitch 5/8" away from raw edge. Wrap the binding over raw edge. Fold the edge of the binding under, fully encasing the neck opening. On the right side, stitch in the ditch, stitching through the folded binding on the other side. 1 10. Finally, hem the bottom of the shirt. To make a narrow hem, stitch along the bottom of the shirt 1/4in from the edge. Trim to 1/8in. Fold the edge under, then fold under again. Stitch. 1

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folded binding on the other side. 1 10. Finally, hem the bottom of the shirt. To make a narrow hem, stitch along the bottom of the shirt 1/4in from the edge. Trim to 1/8in. Fold the edge under, then fold under again. Stitch. 1 d d Middle Back Cut 1 on Fold XL L M S XS 5 5 Neck B Cut 1 o

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DixieDIY.com - The Portia Top Pattern Size XS S M L XL Bust Measuremnet (inches) 32 34 36 38 40 Finished Garment Bust 36 38 40 42 44 Measurement (inches) Be sure to print this pattern without scaling. a a b b c c Suitable for light weight woven fabrics like voile, batiste, lawn, crepe, some silks. Also suitable for light weight moderate stretch knit fabrics like jersey. You will need approximately 2 yards wide fabric. Remember to prewash and iron your fabric before cutting. 9 9 j j XS S M L XL 13 13

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DixieDIY.com - The Portia Top Pattern Size XS S M L XL Bust Measuremnet (inches) 32 34 36 38 40 Finished Garment Bust 36 38 40 42 44 Measurement (inches) Be sure to print this pattern without scaling. a a b b c c Suitable for light weight woven fabrics like voile, batiste, lawn, crepe, some silks. Also suitable for light weight moderate stretch knit fabrics like jersey. You will need approximately 2 yards wide fabric. Remember to prewash and iron your fabric before cutting. This pattern includes 5/8in seam allowances. Remember to finish seams as you sew. For knit fabrics use a serger or a zig zag stitch on seams, for collar binding you can use a normal straight stitch. 1. On each of the Front Side pieces, gather between notches. 2. Right sides facing each other, match up one set Front and Back Side pieces together at shoulders. Stitch. Finish seams. Repeat for the other set. 3. Right sides still facing, match up the side edges of each set of pieces. Stitch. Clip inner curves. Finish seams. 4. To attach the Side Lower piece, open out a Front and Back Side pieces at the side seam. With right sides facing, match up the lower edge of the Front and Back piece to the Side Lower piece. Stitch. Finish Seams. Repeat with the other set. You have two halves (or sets) of your shirt. You must now attach the Middle Front and Back sections to your sides. 5. With right sides facing, match the edge of the Middle Front Piece to the front of one of your sets. Stitch. Finish seams. Repeat with the other side of the shirt. 6. Do the same with the back of the shirt. Right sides facing, match the edge of the Middle Back Piece to the back of one of your sets. Stitch. Finish seams. Repeat with the other side of the shirt. The body of the shirt is complete. All that is left are the finishing details! 7. Right sides facing, pair up two Cuff pieces for both arm holes, matching raw edges. Stich the short ends of each cuff. Turn right side out and fold in half lengthwise. Match the raw edges of the folded cuff to the edge of the wrong side of the armhole opening. Stitch around the armhole. Finish seam. 8. Turn the cuff back outside of the armhole so the cuff rests on the right side of the shirt fabric. Tack down the cuff at the shirt's shoulder and side seams. 9. Right sides facing, fold the neck binding in half and stitch short edges together. Matching the neck binding seam to the center back of the shirt, pin the binding around the neck opening, right sides together and Back Side matching raw edges. Stitch 5/8" away from raw edge. Wrap the binding over raw edge. Fold the edge of the Cut 2 binding under, fully encasing the neck opening. On the right side, stitch in the ditch, stitching through the the folded binding on the other side. 10. Finally, hem the 1 bottom of the shirt. To make a narrow hem, stitch along the bottom of the shirt 1/4in from the edge. Trim to 1/8in. Fold the edge under then fold under again. Stitch. 1 5 5 9 9 13 13 Middle Back Cut 1 on Fold Test Square 4 in x 4 in Center Fold d g j m d g j m 2 2 6 6 10 10 14 14 e h k n Front Size Cut 2 e h k n 3 3 7 7 Lower Side Cut 2 11 11 15 15 f i l o f i l o Cuff Cut 4 4 4 8 8 12 12 16 16 Middle Front Cut 1 on Fold 13 13 Center Fold m m Neck Binding Cut 1 on fold Center Fold Test Square 4 in x 4 in

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