Today's tutorial is for a corset dress with panels: there are vertical cuts both in skirt and in bodice.
The pattern starts from a contoured block, so if you enrolled to our Basic Block Course the starting point for this pattern is the 2nd lesson of the course.
Trace a copy of back and front separate first, then do all alterations explained in the following steps.
You can sew the dress in basically any medium weight fabric - we suggest to add interlining to the bodice for extra support to the bones - and lining to the whole dress to keep everything neat in the inside.
You can learn our method for drafting perfectly made to measure basic blocks (contoured ones, and the ones with wearing ease) and for fitting them in our basic blocks course/module 1. You will learn in depth also how to manipulate darts, add volumes and a lot of pattern transformations that will take your pattern making skills to a higher level.
A full explanation on corsets and much more is covered in our basic blocks course/module 2.
First, draw the slash line on back waistline and slanted downward in front: start from front waistline on side seam and end in center front 10 to 12cm below the waist.
Draw the skirt length to mid calf or long and taper it by reducing 2cm from side seams at hem, blending to the hips.
Then draw the panel cuts on skirt by drawing lines coming down from dart apex and being parallel to center front and back.
Draw the neckline:
Cut through all lines.
You get:
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