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Whatever pattern you are sewing, I suggest you take the printed cutting and sewing instructions to a nearby sewing supplies store and ask one of the sales associates for help in figuring out what to do.
Cannot see the pattern you are describing, but there is a very good reason why you need to double the fabric.
Because that piece needs to be doubled. If you cut out only one piece, you would only have half of what is needed. If you cut 2 separate pieces, that means you would have to sew a seam down the middle (plus, once you've sewn a seam, that particular piece will be too small since you reduced the size by taking two seams-width out of it).
By way of example, look at the back of your blouse. It is one solid piece from underarm to the other underarm. One side is the mirror image of the other side, with the centerline down the middle of your back. The pattern companies save paper by giving you only half the pattern, and you accomplish making a full piece by placing the pattern's center line on the fold of the fabric. When you've cut out the fabric and open it up, you have one "complete" piece.
Just guessing here. Put the front & back pieces together with the rights sides facing each other. Stitch the shoulder seams, then stitch the side seams.
You may need to bite the bullet and purchase another of the same pattern or try contacting the pattern company. Perhaps, finding a similar pattern with instructions by the same company would be sufficient if you have sewing experience.
You may have to bite the bullet and buy a duplicate of the pattern. The size won't matter since you need only the instructions. You can search the internet and possibly find the pattern at a discount price--perhaps even used would be okay if it includes the instruction pages.
Have you assembled a waistband before? Is it the contour part that's confusing you? Please give me some more details under comments. I check back daily and should then be able t6o help guide you through. I've been sewing for over 30 years, so I'm sure I can help you. I've got a pattern with a contoured waistband and can use that to put pictures in to give you a hand. If you can put pictures back in the comments (I don't know if that works), that would be a big help.
We'll get you thru this and you'll have a pair you'll be proud to wear!
You can easily trim a hem down a bit before actually hemming it up. Many patterns allow for a lot longer hem than you will ever use, but that also allows for people both for adult and childrens patterns that may need the extra length. Often if you know the length you will need before you cut the pattern you can make the adjustments before you cut the pattern. As to putting a button hole in a hem, I have done so, especially on an adults outfit where the hem will never likely need to be let down. Sometimes on a childs pattern, putting the button hole in a hem means you can not let the hem down, and as I learned with my youngest two kids, who went through growth spirts twice a year and could easily grow 3 inches in less than 3 weeks during this time, I did not want to limit my options so I never put a button home or any trim through a hem line that might limit my ability to lengthen a newly made outfit.
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