Portfolio In Linen & How to do the pockets

Have you seen the new Lisette Patterns?

The Portfolio dress is my favourite.


A unique feature of this dress is the front pocket.

Stay stitch the necklines and gather the top front edge

Interface one side of the front yoke and draw up the gathering threads on the front to match.

Sandwich the gathered front between the two yokes and stitch.

Trim the seam and press seams up to the yoke.

I like to top stitch the front to yoke seam.
Following the pattern,stay stitch the three raw edges.

Stay stitch between notch and dot(I cut a notch at the dot)

Pin the pockets in place matching notches.

Following the pattern,trim the seam UP to the dot(notch).
This is where you snipped on the front only(see step 6)

Clipped front to dot(step 6)

Press seam to pocket facing and understitch.

Stitch this seam to pocket facing

The pocket facing(step 8)

The clipped edge close up

I choose to top stitch the pocket edge here

Top stitch up to the clipped edge

Step 9(Which is very well explained to you in the pattern,so I will not repeat the instructions)

Step 9

Step 9

Step 9,The seam allowance

Step 9,The pinned seam

Step 9,The pinned seam

Step 9,The pinned seam

Finish the seam.

The finished seams

I like to press the seams inwards and top stitch down to meet the pocket topstitching.

The 'matched up' top stitching.

And there are your pockets!

I apologise for all the photos,it was a step that made me think.....you may find it quite straight forward!

X N

I have edited out the 'fluffy bits',this post was only ever intended for a few friends to read. If it is helpful to you that is my pleasure.

Regards Nicole.

Guess what Ladies?

The Portfolio has been re-released here.