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Lonsdale Sew-Along #12: Sewing the Skirt

Lonsdale Sew-Along #12: Sewing the Skirt

By on August 9, 2011 in Sew-Alongs

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 [...]

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Lonsdale Sew-Along #11: Sewing the Pockets

Lonsdale Sew-Along #11: Sewing the Pockets

By on August 8, 2011 in Sew-Alongs

Pocket time! These pockets will look really familiar if you made the Crescent Skirt, or if you followed the Crescent Sew-Along. The construction is the same although the pocket shape is slightly different. (Click here to read the pocket sewing steps from the Crescent Sew-Along!) Today we’ll construct the whole pocket, and repeat for the [...]

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Lonsdale Sew-Along #10: Attaching the Waistband

Lonsdale Sew-Along #10: Attaching the Waistband

By on August 7, 2011 in Sew-Alongs

Happy Sunday! We’re sewing up a storm this weekend. Lots of Sew-Along posts! How’s the pace for everyone? Are you keeping up, or slowing down? Today we’ll take the bodice we finished yesterday, and sew the waistbands to the bodice. To give you an idea of what’s next, we’ll then make up the skirt, attach [...]

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Lonsdale Sew-Along #9: Understitching the Bodice

Lonsdale Sew-Along #9: Understitching the Bodice

By on August 6, 2011 in Sew-Alongs

Happy Saturday, everyone! I’m not working today, but I scheduled a post so that we could keep to the original Sew-Along schedule. And so you can wear your finished dresses sooner! Today we’ll understitch the bodice, and turn it right-side out. We’ll baste the lower edges together and get the bodice ready for attaching the [...]

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Lonsdale Sew-Along #8: Optional! Adding Stay Tape

Lonsdale Sew-Along #8: Optional! Adding Stay Tape

By on August 5, 2011 in Sew-Alongs

Today’s post is completely optional! If you don’t want to add stay tape to your dress, then you can skip this step. If you do, I’ll show you how to add it to the Lonsdale Dress! What are the benefits of stay tape? For one, it keeps the edge from stretching out over time. Especially [...]

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Lonsdale Sew-Along #7: Sewing the Bodice Layers Together

Lonsdale Sew-Along #7: Sewing the Bodice Layers Together

By on August 4, 2011 in Sew-Alongs

How’s everyone doing? Sew-alongers, and everyone else? If you’re sewing along, how are things going for you? If you’re not sewing along, how is your summer so far? Today we’ll do another bite-size sewing step – sewing the bodice layers together. Need to catch up? Here are links to earlier sew-along posts: Lonsdale Sew-Along #1: [...]

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