The plan

Sew the front bands right side together , iron the band with the seam underneath. Stitch in the ditch and finish your front bands

Stay stitch top and bottom and then sew the bottoms of the bands together

I need a lining so I cut it out to the pattern of my thin fabric – first the armholes -match them exactly with plenty of pins, then flip it over and understitch

Tack rest of lining to the cloth – get the gathering stitches and tack to the lining and prepare to add yoke in

Yoke is in, add some gotapatti lace

Now add lining to back- finish the arms holes and just tack down the others beyond the hemline

Join the 2 together at the shoulders and sides -leave seam allowances at the bottom- the skirt lining will be more of a slip

Now make the collar- first I form the collar, iron the bands underneath

Now pin it up and baste in place

See the collar in and then top stitch the edges

Add a lower frill – use gather stitches and baste – it take a while

Sew the last frill in- join the pieces, add 2 gathering stitches above and below the seam line

Add lower frill, add lace to edges – now figure out how long to keep the skirt lining – 18 inches seems good

Ok this turned out cute