Hi everyone! I have a surprise for you today – a guest post! The cheerful and talented Sunni from A Fashionable Stitch kindly offered to write up a tutorial on how to add shirring to the Lonsdale Dress. Did you see her beautiful turquoise polka-dot version earlier this month? It’s so pretty, and the shirred […]
Archive | August, 2011
Lonsdale Sew-Along #13: Hemming
We’re almost finished our Lonsdale Dresses. All that’s left is a little hemming! Today I’ll show you how to hem the dress. You can hem it any way you like! Sew a blind hem by hand, or sew a machine-stitched hem if you don’t mind the stitch line showing. For my project, I’m applying bright […]
Lonsdale Sew-Along #12: Sewing the Zipper
Are you getting excited about finishing your dress? I sure am! Today we’ll put in the zipper. You get to try on your dresses, yay! Here’s what it might look like at your sewing station: Before we sew in the zipper, we’ll need to finish the edge. I finished mine using seam binding, […]
Seam Finishes: Bound Edges
Before we put in the zipper in our Lonsdale Dresses, we’ll need to finish the edges somehow. If you have a serger, this step is easy! If not, here is a really tidy, clean way to finish off your centre back seam allowances. You can zigzag, you can turn-and-stitch, or you can bind the edges […]
How to Slipstitch
In case slipstitching is new to you, here’s a quick step-by-step demo on how slipstitch! In order to secure the inner waistband to the dress, we’re going to slipstitch it in place. This is a nearly-invisible hand stitch, often used when there’s a folded edge to sew invisibly in place. You’ll see this stitch used […]
Lonsdale Sew-Along #11: Sewing the Skirt to Bodice
Hey, everyone! Today we’ll attach our skirt to the bodice. You’ll be able to see the dress come together! We’ll sew the waistband to the skirt sections, connecting the top and bottom of our dress. After this, you can pin it on your dress form and see how the finished dress will look! Arrange your […]
Seam Finishes: Turned and Stitched
In the previous post, I did a turned-and-stitched seam finish on my Lonsdale Dress. I’ll show you how I did it, breaking it down step-by-step with photos. This is a really tidy seam finish for stable fabrics like cotton. If your fabric presses well and holds a crease, this is a good solution for finishing […]
Lonsdale Sew-Along #10: Sewing the Skirt
One step closer! This dress is really fast to sew. Once you’ve made it once, you’ll be able to whip up another one in no time! Today we’ll sew the skirt. I’m sewing this dress without a serger again, just like I did with the Crescent sew-along. If you have a serger, feel free to […]