Cherry Blossom Dress Sewalong Stage 6: Sewing Shoulder Seams and Side Seams Welcome to stage 6 of the Cherry Blossom Dress Sewalong! By the end of today, you'll have something that actually looks like a dress that you might be able to wear! At this stage, it's vitally important that you check the fit, so make sure you try the dress on, and don't trim the seams until you're sure. Before You Start You'll need the dress pieces you made in ... Read the Post...
Cherry Blossom Dress Sewalong Stage 5: Sewing the Skirt Front and Back and Attaching Them to the Bodice
Cherry Blossom Dress Sewalong Stage 5: Sewing the Skirt Front and Back and Attaching Them to the Bodice Today we're going to be making the skirt front and back and attaching these to the bodice sections. https://youtu.be/EQqJ_o6mzqI Before You Start You'll need: Dress pieces you've cut out Pins Scissors Sewing machine. Sewing the Skirt Pieces Take 2 of your quarter circle skirt pieces and pin them together along one of the straight ... Read the Post...
Cherry Blossom Dress Sewalong Stage 4: Sewing the Darts in the Bodice
Cherry Blossom Dress Sewalong Stage 4: Sewing the Darts in the Bodice This step's a nice quick one! Today we're going to be adding darts to the bodice. There are 4 darts in total, 2 at the sides and 2 at the bottom. If you haven't sewn darts before, aΒ dart is a small, triangular shaped tuck usually found in tops, bodices and the tops of skirts. Their purpose is to give the garment some shape. It enables you to turn a flat piece of ... Read the Post...
Cherry Blossom Dress Sewalong Stage 3: Working Out the Skirt Measurements and Cutting Out
Cherry Blossom Dress Sewalong Stage 3: Working Out the Skirt Measurements and Cutting Out Welcome to the 3rd installment of the Cherry Blossom Dress Sewalong! Hopefully you've managed to get your bodice pieces drafted and cut out. Today we'll be cutting out the skirt. The skirt of the Cherry Blossom Dress is a circle, made up of 4 quarter circles. We won't be making pattern pieces for this as there's no need. Instead, we'll be working ... Read the Post...
