Today we will begin assembling our skirts and pockets for the Lemon Drop Dress Pattern for Girls, but let’s take a moment to focus on the back placket first. This is step 5, “Create the Placket” on page 8 of the pattern. Since take some practice, take is slowly if it’s new to you and…
Welcome to Lemon Drop Dress Sew Along Day 2! You’ll need the Lemon Drop Dress Pattern for Girls and the free Universal Flutter Sleeve pattern. Today we’ll construct the bodice and add the optional flutters to the straps. It’s really easy to add this sweet touch and shoulder coverage, let’s go! Day 1’s post instructs…
Sewn by Delilah’s Delights The Lemon Drop Tunic and Dress really is the perfect pattern for wearing alone in warmer weather, or layering for cooler weather. It covers sizes 12 months to 9/10 years and includes tunic and dress lengths, with ruffles or a simple hem, and features a lovely curved bodice and gathered…
In continuing with our seam finishing tutorials and making our clothing gorgeous on the inside too, I thought I would share with you another simple and lovely seam finish, the French seam. If you would like to see our previous post on seam finishes, you can find them here at Quick Seam Finishes. French seams…
If you’re anything like me, then you want your handmade clothing to look as pretty on the inside as it does on the outside. Finishing your seams doesn’t need to take a long time, but it’s definitely worth that extra effort to keep them from unraveling! Today I’m going to share with you a few…
Kitty Cat Pocket Pattern and Tutorial First, download the free cat pocket pattern piece: TDD Kitty Pocket. Then print at 100% or to your personal preference – the finished pocket printed at 100% is 4.5″ wide and 4″ long. As directed on the pocket pattern piece, cut two kitty shapes per pocket. Embellish the kitty…
Welcome to Tie Dye Diva’s stop on the Enchanted collection blog tour, how to sew a foldover patch pocket! We’re sponsored by Riley Blake Designs and thankful to Dodi Poulsen of Two Sisters at Squirrel Hollow for again asking us to sew up one of her new collections – her designs are always perfect for children’s…
I love sewing reversible dresses and other reversible garments! You get two looks for the ‘price’ of one, plus a tidy, all-seams-enclosed finish that means no hemming and no seam finishing. Our popular Perfect A-Line Dress pattern for Girls and Perfect A-Line Dress pattern for Baby are great examples of a fully reversible dress that…
Sewing a hem facing is an alternative to turning a hem on a garment. It adds a special touch and is useful for lengthening an existing dress or top, or when you are sewing a garment and have alllllmost enough fabric but are a little short. It also makes hemming A-line tops and dresses simple…
Today we have an easy placket tutorial for you. We’ve done a few continuous lap placket tutorials here for the skirt portion of a dress or back of a top. I love them! Some people don’t. So here’s a way to do a very simple alternative to the placket. It’s not my preferred method because…
