Let's draft the pattern for this interesting raglan dress with built-in mandarin collar and front cutout.
To draft the pattern, start from a basic block with darts and minimum 8cm wearing ease at bust circumference.
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.
First, trace a copy of front and back.
Draw the slash line for manipulating the sleeve into a raglan/saddle one. On front, draw the slash lines for cutout.
Flare the dress from sides by 5 to 6cm.
Trace a copy of basic sleeve, shorten it and cut it in the middle.
Align each part of the sleeve to the armhole matching notches.
Redraw the shoulder/sleeve line slightly rounded cutting away part of the sleeve cap.
Cut through the front bodice slash line and remove the part for front cutout.
Save the upper section for sleeve manipulation.
On lower part, draw 2 slash lines for panels slightly slanted towards side seam, then redraw waist dart spreading the original amount in 2 smaller darts.
Manipulate shoulder dart also.
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