Did I hear you shout party dress?

Panelled Dress!
Patterning!

To start I drew around the dress block!

These are my back panels.

These are my front panels.

To create the four panels above, is as follows; 

Back

I drew design lines from the top of the dart into the shoulder, and then again from the bottom of the dart down into the side.

I elongated the neck line at the back to make it very pointed.

I then traced off my panels seperately and added a 1.5cm seam allowance.

Front

For the front I did the same as the back and drew design lines from the top of the dart into the shoulder and again from the bottom to the side.

I also elongated the neck on the front but not as low so it isn't too revealing.

Arm hole facing. 

Neck Facing.

To create the pattern pieces for my neck facing I had to use masking tape the piece the two front panels together at the shoulders. As mine is very straight I had to work out how far down to mark it. When I'd done this I drew a line, that was equal all the way round to ensure it was properly patterned.

For the arm hole facing I did the same but taped the two side pieces together at the shoulder and drew a line, equally around the curve as I did on the neck facing. (As you can see above. Sorry if this is confusing, I got confused when doing it. Ha. Ha.) 

Keep a look out for my dress manufacture!

I hope my steps are understandable! 

Let me know what you think!!

XOXO