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The First Cut is the Deepest: Mastering the Monarch Cut List
Happy Day 5, Designers!
Today is the day we stop looking at the fabric and start transforming it. In your Brand Pattern Package, the Cut List is your master checklist—it ensures you don’t miss a single facing, sash, or placket piece
The Monarch Maxi has several long, vertical lines (like that stunning full button placket), so precision today means a perfect fit later.
📋 The Monarch Cut List Essentials:
The Bodice: Front (Left & Right for the placket) and Back pieces.
The Skirt: Large pleated panels—pay close attention to your grainlines here so the butterfly print "flies" correctly!
The Butterfly Collar: These are your detail pieces. Cut these with extra care.
The Velvet Sash: One long continuous piece (or joined) for that cinched waistline.
The Placket Facings: Essential for supporting those buttons from collar to hem.
💡 Leah B. Pro Tip: Grainline is King
Because the Monarch has such a sweeping skirt, cutting "off-grain" will cause the hem to twist or sag unevenly over time. Use your ruler to measure from the selvage to your pattern's grainline arrow at both the top and bottom of the piece before you pin!
📸 Today’s Challenge: The Layout
Show us your "Cutting Table" (even if it's just the living room floor!). Post a photo of your pattern pieces weighted or pinned down before you make the first cut.
Let’s see those beautiful prints spread out! 👇
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The First Cut is the Deepest: Mastering the Monarch Cut List
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