Here is a photo of the dress we are working on in this lesson
Unfold the cut-out bodice and lay flat. Clean finish the
sleeves by turning under 1/4 inch and press. Stitch on
trim or lace to finish the edge.
Now we will finish the neck edge by sewing a facing onto it. To make the facing, just cut out another bodice (use a lining material or the same fabric as the dress, I used a nice batiste for the facing here). Lay the facing on the bodice as shown, right sides together. Stitch as shown in the above picture the dotted lines indicate the stitching line. I cut off the sleeve portion of the facing to eliminate bulk in the sleeves and zig zag stitched the edge for a clean finish.
Trim and clip the neck edge as shown. Turn the facing to the inside and press.

Your facing should look like this after clipping and pressing.
Here is a look at the right side of the bodice so far. With the sleeve edges and neckline finished we are ready to sew the side seams. Stitch side seams as shown. Clip curves and press seam open. Now we will make the skirt portion of the dress.
To make the full skirt fold up hem to desired length. I use stitch witchery to fuse the hem. This is also a good time to sew on any trim to the hem on the outside of the skirt. Before you start gathering, fold the skirt in half and make a little crease so you know where the center front is. To gather skirt, stitch 2 rows of basting stitches and gently pull the bobbin threads to form gathers. Start on one side and pull the gathers to the center front, then pull from the other side to the center front.
Pin the skirt to the bodice right sides together. Match the center front of the skirt to the center front of the bodice and place your first pin there then continue pinning to each side. Stitch the skirt to the bodice with the gathered skirt on top of the bodice. Trim the seam and press .
Stitch the center back seam a little more than half way up from the hem.
 Slipstitch the facing down as shown. Sew in snaps and you are done.
I added some pink buttons and a sash to complete Ann's dress.