Sewing 101: The dress!

Hello, dear makers!

I'm really happy to announce that I finished the dress! It was a long and difficult ride, but I made it thanks to my awesome sewing teacher, Amantha! Today, I will explain everything I did all these past days; from making the lining to the finishing touches!

After practicing with the muslin fabric, I quickly started the lining of my top and skirt. It looked way better than the mock up I did before, which made Amantha and I very happy (then, she knew she wasn't wasting her time teaching me how to sew)! After having the lining done, I started sewing with the voile fabric!

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Oh! Also, there are some things I would like to mention. Sewing is an art but applying a zipper goes beyond that! It's very difficult (at least for me). I have to admit, I broke a needle! I got super scared when that happened but Amantha explained to me that when you are beginner those things happen all the time. As you can see in the pictures, both garments have zippers.Untitled-1

The skirt has an invisible zipper and the top has a separating zipper. I used a separating zipper for the top because it made it easier to put on. Also, sewing darts is very difficult too! I had to sew 6 darts ( 4 on the top and two on the back of the skirt) so the outfit would fit me perfectly. It took me such a long time but it was worth it! You know, the best garments are all about the perfect fit. Now, that I know how to sew I can say I'm a maker! (I've wanted to say that since I started working at AGF!)  _MG_7896

Well my friends, this was quite an experience for me! I had fun and learned something new and honestly I never imagined myself sewing but I loved it! I really hope to make more garments in the future and possibly learn to quilt too! As I said before, being surrounded by beautiful quilts and fabrics just makes my world go round!

Now, that I sewed something for the first time. I'm a little curious to know:

What was your first sewing project? 

 

Lots of love,

Caro!

 

 

16 responses to “Sewing 101: The dress!”

  1. Laura Avatar
    Laura

    This is stunning!! Congratulations, you did such a great job. No one would ever guess this was your first!

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  2. S. Carolina Avatar

    Laura, thank you so much!

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  3. Diane Beavers Avatar
    Diane Beavers

    Caro, you did great! You persevered and it fits beautifully.
    My first sew was an A-Line dress, w/zipper. Coached by my wonderful Mother.
    Keep the art alive!

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  4. S. Carolina Avatar

    Diane, thank you! That’s great. I would love to make many things after this experience!

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  5. Karen M Avatar
    Karen M

    WOW! that is beautiful, love how it looks

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  6. Barbara Macey Avatar
    Barbara Macey

    Caro,
    I imagine your best friends are going to become “mute” when they learn that YOU cheated this lovely dress. You must celebrate your talent–shout it to the World—YOU are now on the road to designing for yourself. That is such a satisfying art–YOU go GIRL!
    KUDOS!

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  7. Diane Avatar
    Diane

    Beautiful and a perfect fit! Great job. You inspire me to keep trying.

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  8. Cocopatch Avatar

    congrats! your dress is stunning! my first sewing project was a pencil puch! with a zipper..;grrrr

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  9. Ana Sullivan Avatar

    This is great! Congratulations! My first “real” machine sewing project was a shirt for my little brother. I felt so accomplished. See it here: http://www.thelostapron.com/2013/05/my-first-sewing-machine.html

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  10. Rosemary Bolton Avatar
    Rosemary Bolton

    Your dress turned out beautiful
    My first sewing project was when I was about 9 years old. I made a skirt with my mom, on her sewing machine. I loved sewing then

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  11. S. Carolina Avatar

    Hello! Thank you very much!!

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  12. S. Carolina Avatar

    Barbara!Thank you so much and yes, my friends went crazy about the dress. I’m very excited because everything turned out to be perfect and beautiful!

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  13. S. Carolina Avatar

    Diane, Thank you for your kind words!

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  14. S. Carolina Avatar

    Thank you so much! I was thinking about sewing a pencil pouch for my next project!

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  15. S. Carolina Avatar

    Ana, Thank you very much! I’ll definitely check your post!

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  16. S. Carolina Avatar

    Rosemary, thank you. That’s awesome I wish I knew how to sew when I was younger! There are so many things I still need to learn.

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