MAKING INFANTS' CLOTHES
and slip-stitch the free edge of the fold over the raw edges at the bottom of the sleeve.
Making a Coat Pattern: This pattern is shown in diagrams in Figs. 41 and 42. Use the foundation dress pattern as a block pattern and allow an inch extension at the center front as the line AB. Also reshape the neck as it ought to be a little larger. Mark a point a quarter of an inch from the top at the center front and draw a new curve which runs into the side of the neck as the dotted line in Fig. 41.
In the same manner lower the armhole one quarter of an inch. Add a half inch beyond the armhole as indicated by the dotted lines. Also take off one-half of an inch from the width at the bottom and draw a new underarm line following the dotted lines.
Make the same corrections on the back pattern at the armhole and underarm seam as in Fig. 42 so that the two sides may exactly correspond. While these changes in such small measures may hardly seem necessary the actual garment is so tiny and the wearer such a wee thing that even a small fraction of an inch too much or too little may spoil the dainty fit.
In making a new pattern of this kind, lay the foundation pattern on a larger piece of
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