Really enjoyed making this dress and the way it came out! For anyone else who will try to make this - a few tips to add to this tutorial while they're fresh in my mind: - I've never made a dress from a tutorial on this channel before and didn't fully realise how small the channel creator was - try and adjust her measurements upwards for yourself if needed! Also when making a half-circle skirt pattern you want to add a few extra inches to the waist measurement that then gives you the looseness to cinch in, plus extra if you want it to be a bit more ruffled at the waist line - I had 2m of fabric, which should be just over two yards (the amount specified in the video). I only JUST managed to make it work by making the ruffle 2/3 of recommended height, not giving myself as much 'breathing room' in bodice pieces, and splitting the back bodice panel into two halves I then had an extra step to stitch together. draw out your pattern on paper first so that you can work out how to position pieces on your fabric to get them all to fit in the area available before you cut - the instructions are out of order on the video! To make it easy i recommend sewing darts into front bodice, then trim and attach to back bodice, then add straps then bias tape (as creator recommends, but i hadn't fully clocked on my initial skim through so didn't remember when i came to actually make it) - if you don't have bias tape you can use strips cut from leftovers of the fabric you use to make your own pretty easily (i swear by method used by Jess Dang in her 'button down midi dress' tutorial around the 20 min mark) - the ribbon ties aren't necessary if you don't want them - just sew the full strap piece onto the back panel, then pin them onto the front as long as you want them and sew on the same there. dress still works to put on like a vest top - linen is so cute and i love using it for this but goddam does it wrinkle - the bottom ruffle piece is much easier to hem before it is attached to the skirt as you can lay it flat easily before it's all ruffled up - the button cinch for the waist is a genius move and I want it to become a universal replacement for zippers! - for those who don't have an overlocker, french seams work well to finish edges of the bodice pieces securely, zigzag stitch works for the ruffley bits - my flatmate pointed out that the top part of this dress would be a really cute crop top if you just hemmed the bottom of the bodice instead of attaching skirt and I 10/10 agree
Thank you so much for sharing your experience from making this dress! I think it would be helpful to identify the body measurements and how they relate to the measurements of the pattern pieces you cut out.
Instead of showing just the measurements of the pieces, you should show the measurements relative to your measurements so we can adjust them to our size, for example this piece is a half of my bust/ waist size, etc
Thanks for all the info on the button hole foot, I’ve been sewing for 40 years and I’ve been avoiding doing buttons… Now because of TH-cam maybe I can learn how to do it… Lol… And your dog is so darn cute!
Legitimately I have just decided I wanted to make a beginner friendly but adjustable dress because oh boy am I tired of zips, and lo-and-behold your tutorial pops up! I think I'll be having a go at it with some cotton fabric in my secondhand sheet stash and I will definitely let you know how it goes!
Thank you so much for the shoutout Ally! The dress came out stunning (I love that green and trim) and I'm glad my jewelry could pair so well with it. Looking forward to seeing more videos from you! 🥰🥰 ~Mabel
I just finished my dress😍 i made it with a green checked cotton fabric and it screams picnic🧺 can't wait to wear it when it gets warmer, thank you so much for the tutorial!!!!!
It's adorable! It's so sweet and simple but has these lovely little touches of cuteness. The ribbon strap closure is so inspired. What a good way to add whimsy to a look.
There are her heigh and her measurements in the description (5'9", waist 25", bust 32", hips 34") so with cross-multiplication you can adapt it to your body :)
I'm planning on making one of my own, but the only thing is I want to wear this to school, and I'm worried that the bows will come undone or someone untied them. I guess I could double knot it, but then I'd never get it out if I needed to adjust it 🤔
idk if you’re still ruminating on this, but trust that bows actually don’t come untied as easily as you think. if it’s a big worry, have someone else tie them for you in case you think you won’t be able to tie them tight enough
You should make a tutorial on how to make a cape! Like a nice fancy one. I'm gonna be getting married soon and I was really wanting to make a cape to wear for my wedding!
How would I go forward if the person I make a dress for is a bit bigger than your measurements? Add a few cm in the different parts or what am I gonna do? I’m new to sowing so i have no experience, sorry😅
Ok the dress is adorable but more importantly how have I not thought of putting stickers on my sewing machine??? Am I stupid???? I'm going to go put stickers on it right now
I hope this isnt a stupid question, but ive never made any clothes before. For the skirt piece, should i be measuring a circle with a 35 in radius and then cutting 11 inches out of the corner before unfolding it?
not a stupid question! so basically, yes you’re cutting everything before unfolding it. however, that 11” is actually the radius of a smaller half circle cut out of the 35” total radius. so make sure you measure out a tiny half circle and NOT a diagonal. very important
Really enjoyed making this dress and the way it came out!
For anyone else who will try to make this - a few tips to add to this tutorial while they're fresh in my mind:
- I've never made a dress from a tutorial on this channel before and didn't fully realise how small the channel creator was - try and adjust her measurements upwards for yourself if needed! Also when making a half-circle skirt pattern you want to add a few extra inches to the waist measurement that then gives you the looseness to cinch in, plus extra if you want it to be a bit more ruffled at the waist line
- I had 2m of fabric, which should be just over two yards (the amount specified in the video). I only JUST managed to make it work by making the ruffle 2/3 of recommended height, not giving myself as much 'breathing room' in bodice pieces, and splitting the back bodice panel into two halves I then had an extra step to stitch together. draw out your pattern on paper first so that you can work out how to position pieces on your fabric to get them all to fit in the area available before you cut
- the instructions are out of order on the video! To make it easy i recommend sewing darts into front bodice, then trim and attach to back bodice, then add straps then bias tape (as creator recommends, but i hadn't fully clocked on my initial skim through so didn't remember when i came to actually make it)
- if you don't have bias tape you can use strips cut from leftovers of the fabric you use to make your own pretty easily (i swear by method used by Jess Dang in her 'button down midi dress' tutorial around the 20 min mark)
- the ribbon ties aren't necessary if you don't want them - just sew the full strap piece onto the back panel, then pin them onto the front as long as you want them and sew on the same there. dress still works to put on like a vest top
- linen is so cute and i love using it for this but goddam does it wrinkle
- the bottom ruffle piece is much easier to hem before it is attached to the skirt as you can lay it flat easily before it's all ruffled up
- the button cinch for the waist is a genius move and I want it to become a universal replacement for zippers!
- for those who don't have an overlocker, french seams work well to finish edges of the bodice pieces securely, zigzag stitch works for the ruffley bits
- my flatmate pointed out that the top part of this dress would be a really cute crop top if you just hemmed the bottom of the bodice instead of attaching skirt and I 10/10 agree
Thank you so much for sharing your experience from making this dress! I think it would be helpful to identify the body measurements and how they relate to the measurements of the pattern pieces you cut out.
Instead of showing just the measurements of the pieces, you should show the measurements relative to your measurements so we can adjust them to our size, for example this piece is a half of my bust/ waist size, etc
She has her measurements typed below the Video. So you can kinda deduce a little bit what the measurements of your pieces will be.
Thanks for all the info on the button hole foot, I’ve been sewing for 40 years and I’ve been avoiding doing buttons… Now because of TH-cam maybe I can learn how to do it… Lol… And your dog is so darn cute!
Legitimately I have just decided I wanted to make a beginner friendly but adjustable dress because oh boy am I tired of zips, and lo-and-behold your tutorial pops up! I think I'll be having a go at it with some cotton fabric in my secondhand sheet stash and I will definitely let you know how it goes!
Omg how perfect!!✨
Thank you so much for the shoutout Ally! The dress came out stunning (I love that green and trim) and I'm glad my jewelry could pair so well with it. Looking forward to seeing more videos from you! 🥰🥰 ~Mabel
You are so welcome! The jewelry was PERFECT for this dress!!✨
The jewelry is beautiful 😍
I just finished my dress😍 i made it with a green checked cotton fabric and it screams picnic🧺 can't wait to wear it when it gets warmer, thank you so much for the tutorial!!!!!
Love love love the ribbon bow on the back straps!
It's adorable! It's so sweet and simple but has these lovely little touches of cuteness. The ribbon strap closure is so inspired. What a good way to add whimsy to a look.
That dress is so cute!
okay NOW THIS is the cutest dress I've ever seen and I will be making it in every color xD
Couldn’t find the pattern for this one on your website, is it available somewhere else?! :)
I just made the dress in red and it’s one of the only clothes I feel pretty in I love it so much
YAYAYAY!!! Thank you so much! I missed your summer dresses videos!
Gorgeous! Love the colour. Very pretty!
Can you pls make a updated tut on how to draw fashion scotches including how to pose them?
I love the ribbon detail!! I want to make this and add the ribbons onto the front of the straps too! I can't get enough of bows 😍
Very very pretty ! thanks for sharing !!!
Thank you so much for sharing your process, I'm a beginner sewist and you made this look achievable ❤
This is lovely! Going to attempt it as a top first to see if I can do it!
ahh the dress is so dreamy :) did u also make the skirt you're wearing at the beginning of the video?? 💐
Oooo so pretty!!!
can't wait to watch it! looks lovely :D
This is adorable! Now I need one for myself, I’m also not a fan of zippers so this is perfect, especially since I have too many unused buttons.
Ver y nice. I think I would prefer ribbon ties in front to make for easier adjusting when putting on, but this is beautiful on you
Very cute as always😊
ur so talented omg
I love Basil 🥹
how many yards of that linen fabric did you use for this pattern? it looks lovely!
Hey! So I have a question, if I wanted to make this dress is another size, how could I do this?
I love the tutorial, really would like to try, just wondering if you could please put down all things you'll need to make it 😅.
Do you have a pattern for it?
how would I go about sizing this dress up to fit me? (I'm a size 12-14 in dresses in the USA)
Kind of the same question....how do the measurements relate to your body?
There are her heigh and her measurements in the description (5'9", waist 25", bust 32", hips 34") so with cross-multiplication you can adapt it to your body :)
@@maudjoyal6014Darn. I thought I would never need to use cross multiplication outside of math class
I'm planning on making one of my own, but the only thing is I want to wear this to school, and I'm worried that the bows will come undone or someone untied them. I guess I could double knot it, but then I'd never get it out if I needed to adjust it 🤔
idk if you’re still ruminating on this, but trust that bows actually don’t come untied as easily as you think. if it’s a big worry, have someone else tie them for you in case you think you won’t be able to tie them tight enough
I really love it. Could you tell what kind of fabric do u use?
You should make a tutorial on how to make a cape! Like a nice fancy one. I'm gonna be getting married soon and I was really wanting to make a cape to wear for my wedding!
@_PaperStxrs what is telegram?
Did you design this piece yourself? It was so original ♥️
Very pretty 😀
How would I go forward if the person I make a dress for is a bit bigger than your measurements? Add a few cm in the different parts or what am I gonna do? I’m new to sowing so i have no experience, sorry😅
Lol basil just got the zoomies
Can I try this tutorial with any kind of fabric?
this dress ina bright yellow or dark green would be so cute
it is so beautiful 😍 i wish i could sew 😥😥😥
Ironically I’ve made something very similar to this dress! Lol 😂
Beautiful
Could you very please do a video on the square neckline short poofy ruffled skirt dresses I’m seeing everywhere for like €200 I’m begging you
Ok the dress is adorable but more importantly how have I not thought of putting stickers on my sewing machine??? Am I stupid???? I'm going to go put stickers on it right now
could this work w satin?
yes! it might be a little harder to work with but any nonstretch should work with this!
I hope this isnt a stupid question, but ive never made any clothes before. For the skirt piece, should i be measuring a circle with a 35 in radius and then cutting 11 inches out of the corner before unfolding it?
Did you ever figure it out? I am confused too
not a stupid question! so basically, yes you’re cutting everything before unfolding it. however, that 11” is actually the radius of a smaller half circle cut out of the 35” total radius. so make sure you measure out a tiny half circle and NOT a diagonal. very important