After you've cut the newspaper patterns for the pants and shirt, pin the patterns to the fabric you are going to use and cut the fabric around the pattern. Make sure the fabric is doubled over. Remember - you are going to have to have two pieces of identical fabric of each pattern in order to stitch the pants and the shirt. The dotted lines on the paper are there to show where to stitch the fabric (do NOT stitch the paper to the fabric). Sew the fabrics together inside out, with the bright colors facing each other and the dull colors on the outside. After you have stitched the seams, reverse your finished garment, so that the bright side of the fabric is now on the outside. |