Girl's chemise

Fabric amounts for Chemise:
Size 2-4 body (cut two) 30" by 30". Sleeve (cut two) 18" by 18"
Size 6-8  body (cut two) 31 1/2" by 31 1/2"  Sleeve (cut two) 19 1/2" by 19 1/2"
Size 10-12 body (cut two)  33" by 33"   Sleeves 21" by 21"

Medium to Light weight material.
Cutting instructions, lay the two body squares, right sides together on cutting table, fold over and match bottom and top corners, make sure the fabric is smooth and wrinkle free.
Do the same with the sleeve squares and place on cutting table away from the body pieces.
For size 2-4 measure over 6"  (6-8 6 1/2", 10-12 7") from edge of top corner toward folded center, place a mark.
Measure down the raw edges toward hem, the same measurement.  Using a straight edge draw a line between the two points.
Do the same for the sleeves.

Cut those triangles off of the fabric.

Sewing:
With right sides facing and raw edges even pin sleeves to front and back.  (there will be pictures here after clothiers)  You are just pinning the lines left form the triangle cuts, sew, I suggest sewing them twice as this is a high stress area.

Then remove pins.  it is easier at this time to press a 1" casing around the neck, turning it to the inside (wrong side)  and sew it leaving an opening in which ever place you want the front to be.  Sew it.
If you use a zig-zag stitch you will not need to press under the raw edge and your sanity will last longer.

Then fold the garment, right sides together so it looks like the assembly diagram, pin and then sew.

Press, pin and sew a rolled hem.  After the garment is assembled place on child and pin the hem, baste the deep hem to make it easier to remove and lengthen as the child grows.

Thread a ribbon or tie through the neck casing.  Use a length of like sized elastic securely sewn in the middle of the ribbon.  (ribbon-elastic-ribbon)   for safety's sake.  As the child grows sew additional lengths of ribbon on the ends and let out neck.

This will be a floor length chemise that will morph in to a blouse as the child grows.  I have used the largest size for "ren fair" blouses for adults with skirts.  My granddaughter loved her chemise so much that she wore her size two chemise as a blouse until second grade with mundane clothes.
See the girls over dress entry for something to wear this with.   I will also be posting a skirt pattern soon.