OK, when you purchased your fabric it was folded in half length-wise with the "back" of the fabric on the outside. And remember I told you NOT to unfold it. To make the project easier you may even consider ironing the fold so it is even more creased and easier to see. That fold and keeping the long edge of the fabric alined is really important.



On a flat, hard surface lay out about 2-3 yards of your fabric. On the left side will be the center fold and the right side will be the edges. The fabric is folded inside out, so the back surface is showing and ready for us to mark on with our fabric marker. We do NOT want to make our mark on the "face" of the fabric. The face is the side of the fabric that is intended to be the outside.



Lay your body pattern on the fabric. I am using a dark brown which does not take pictures well so I am using Paper for illustration. See Picture #1



Picture #2 - Put your body pattern on the fabric with the center edge flush with Fold edge. Trace with your Fabric marker



Picture #3 - I made two(2) mistake on the Picture - (1)To Minimize waste material, the body pattern should be upside down. That is the neck hole should be near the bottom of the picture.



(2)Put the Center line of body pattern on the right edge but NOT flush. Back off from the edge 1-2 inches. Trace the pattern.



Picture #4 - Cut out the Fabric. Do NOT cut on the line. Cut 1 inch outside the line.