I have found that when applying interfacing it works best to block fuse the interfacing to the fabric then cut it out. Saves time and frustration. No one can sew a dress in an hour in a woven. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Erin, NO ONE can sew this in an hour. ABSOLUTELY NOT! I find that these patterns that say 1 hour or 2 hours are the most time consuming. I think they are mocking us sewists!!! I really do! Too stressful to put yourself through this. I worked on New Look 6347 and it was a nightmare that took 3 days!!! Categorized and Easy 1 hour! What a joke. Never again. Your dress looks great on you. 🥰
I almost want to write Simplicity and ask how the heck they’re deciding that these patterns are one or two hours sews. Sewing time alone was still well over 1 hour. I am pretty happy with the dress though, and I’ll calmly, slowly make the pattern again in the future 🤗😂
Just think how someone new to sewing would feel if they purchased that pattern and thought it would take them about an hour to sew!!! It would make them feel like a failure. So much of sewing is prep time, but it still takes time to pin the seams, sew them together and press them open. Setting in sleeves takes time; understtiching the facing takes time and hemming takes time. Labelling a pattern "easy to sew" would be such a better idea to me. I've found when I have a slippery fabric I just spray starch all the fabric it before hand. Investing that time up front generally pays off in the long run because cutting and sewing are easier. I'm sorry this didn't turn out to be a fun project to sew, but it was helpful for those people who actually believe the pattern manufacturers assertions. I really do like your dress, though. Hopefully your next project will be fun.
@@debcurtis3670 I'm not sure exactly what you mean. I guess I should have qualified my statement by saying that I spray starch my washable fabrics. I have never use spray starch on a fabric that required dry cleaning so I don't know how that would affect the dry cleaning process If you meant would ironing a crinkled fabric ruin it, it would flatten the crinkles. The fabric might crinkle back after laundering, but to maintain the texture of textured fabrics you can just spray it on and let it dry naturally. It takes a while to dry, but I've done that with crinkled cotton before. I have never had spray starch have any permanent effect on my washable fabrics.; they just give the fabric temporary body while you are cutting and sewing and wash out completely.
Hey Nadine! Thank you for the tip to starch the fabric first. I’ll definitely bear that in mind for future projects. I know we’ve chatted before about the discouragement new sewists can face at the hands of the big 4, so I won’t reiterate it too much, but YES. You’re so right. Easy to sew would be a way better label. That being said, I realized when I went back to link the pattern that Simplicity.com has it listed as average!!! What the heck!?!
I suppose the "1 Hour" might refer to the time you spend stomping around and muttering, 😆😆 Your dress has turned out beautifully! 💗 👍 I do watch Lara's channel, and yes! please do this again. I've never tried to completely make something in one hour, but who doesn't decide at the last minute that we need to make something new to wear the next day or two? lol (Guilty of that one! ) So it's definitely valuable to know how long these things actually take. I remember deciding two days before my Halloween band concert what I wanted to wear...... Wonderful video!!
Oh I’m so happy that you liked our videos!! We’re already planning another iteration of the challenge, and I’ll be more mentally prepared for a long sew this time (despite whatever the pattern envelope says….). An hour of muttering is potentially still not enough, but you’re definitely onto something with that line of thinking 🫣Lara said it in her video but actually tracking how long everything took was SO enlightening. I’m sure your band outfit came out beautifully but I can imagine the stress of it!
@@ErinSews I am re learning to sew after a 15 year break. My first dress was a sample/ toile. I currently making the dress again. That's how we learn right. LOL. The second dress will be much better version. I am learning how to fit. Thanks for asking.
Fitting is a challenge, but one of the biggest reasons I want to sew for myself. Sometimes I feel like I'm going down a road of making alterations that lead to more alterations...etc. It's like I'm causing my own problems. Maybe they're all necessary 🤷🏻♀️
That was really fun to watch I have to be honest 🤣 But I’m sorry the process wasn’t a fun one. I had the same type of experience with my most recent collab! The dress does look super cute on you though so there’s that! Xx
At least we had fun with the other people in our collabs, because yeah the processes themselves were not fun for any of us 🫣😂 I’ll make the pattern again, very slowly 😬
What a fun challenge! It would have taken me a week to do all you did! I think your dress came out very pretty! One thing I find helpful when sewing slippery fabrics… is I spray starch on them and press with the iron. That makes the fabric a little more manageable. I just wash the garment when I’m finished. I’m off to watch Lara’s video now! ❤ Diann
Thank you for the tip! I like the drape of the fabric, but hated cutting it, so I'll definitely try starch next time. The challenge was fun, and we already decided we're going to be doing it again. This time I'll be more mentally prepared lol.
I don't think I've ever seen a video where the sewist was ever able to sew something up in an hour! And that's after all the pieces have been cut out. I may have to try it anyway! LOL! 🤣
Lara mentioned it in her video, but it was VERY enlightening to see how long everything actually takes. The 15 min timers I set went off SO quickly, I would have sworn it had only been 5. Time yourself just for fun!
Oh you poor girl! That wasn’t just a difficult sew, it sounds downright traumatic! Thank you soooo much for putting yourself through all that to collaborate with me! I did have fun and you’re a blast to collaborate with! Your dress is super cute and I love the fabric-it’s a lovely choice for you! I agree, this pattern is so flattering. I don’t think it would look bad on anyone. Thank you again for the fun collaboration!!
Lolol. This was funny. You and Lara made beautiful dresses. I am glad the 1 hour wasn't doable, which works for me😅😅😅 That would have been a 6 hour job.
To sew that pattern in one hour is totally unrealistic. Your dress is beautiful. Maybe consider topstitching the facing down 2" from the neckline. Great, honest vid....and that is what I like love❤
Thank you for your compliment of the dress! I’m happy with the result at least. I’ll probably take your idea and do the topstitching. I don’t think it’ll look bad at all, and it will definitely fix the rolling and flipping issues I’m having. I’m glad you enjoyed the video, thank you for watching!
@ErinSews You've done a great job. I have to topstitch the neckline for the Indigo Dress (tilly and the buttons). In match thread, it will look lovely.
Thank you! I definitely won't be trying to rush when I sew this again. Some people have said that it means only time sitting at the machine, which would explain why there's so much hand sewing, but still.....
Hi Erin! Well, maybe you could count the time change last weekend for the hour we lost as taking an hour off your total time 😜 The end result is very nice, which is more important that the time it took (says the person who wasn’t involved in the timed challenge 😆). It is a great everyday dress and I am wanting to make/wear some of those for this summer myself. I have a few of the “1 hour” patterns and am curious how long the sew time would be for me. I’m sure not an hour! I totally cracked up at The Incredible Hulk comment 😂 I love watching both you and Lara and I’m all for more collaborations with you guys 🙂 I’m off to check out Lara’s now!
Yes! I'm taking an hour off my time lol. I need anything I can get to feel better about that total time lol. The dress really is great- a timeless silhouette and very comfortable. Some people have said that the 1 hour applies to the time sitting at your machine ONLY (like not even including pressing) which might be accurate. Seems like a stupid way to classify a pattern though.... I'm glad you liked the collab! We're already planning another 🤗
Hilarious honey. Your poor face…. They would be a selling point and for an intermediate to experienced sewist. I would machine tack down the facings. And always always do both sleeves at the same time. It’s a time saver. The momentum is there so it helps the flow. I’ll pop over to see Laura’s now. You did good. Those sleeves looked fine but if needed add 1cm to the center. Not much more. Nice work 💖💕💖🦩
For some reason I always just want to finish out the first sleeve so I can have the satisfaction of it being done, but you’re right. I should follow the flow. Thanks for the feedback on the sleeves! I feel less like the hulk as I wear it more 😂
They do note that on the envelope, but all that hand sewing is still a lot to expect in an hour I think! I broke down how long everything took me in the “thoughts” chapter of the video. I think for our next collab like this I’ll time how long I’m actually at the machine, just to see if that part alone is under an hour. No pressing or anything. I’m curious!
Workingonthis today and so far its taken 4 hours . I still have to sew the hem. I hate the rolling neck facing. I tacked it t in the back of the neck. The sleeve facing was totally unnecessary... next time, I'm using bias tape throughout.
I’ve decided that 1 hour of sewing time is MACHINE sewing time, hence all of the hand sewing. It takes so long! I do like the pattern though, and I agree that bias tape is the way to go in the future
Hmmmm now you’ve got me thinking. I counted any pressing and unpicking into the “sewing time” but maybe for our next collab we’ll JUST time how long we’re actually sewing on the machine. That being said, the hand sewing definitely should count as “sewing time” and that took me forever 😅
I think the only way you can do an average dress 👗 in an hour say, is to NOT count the prep time or maybe if it's like one of those only 2 pattern pieces patterns...something like that.
I’m thinking they might have only meant actual machine sewing time, and that’s why so much of the finishing was supposed to be done by hand. That’s the ONLY way I think it could be less than an hour
What fabric did you use. I thought it looked like cotton. I guess I mis-understood, I thought you said the pattern was "sew it tonight". Oh, that must have been your mothers pattern. why not use iron in lining?
Yes sorry for the confusion! The “sew it tonight” pattern was my mom’s. It’s too small for me, and not really my style, but it inspired our collab so I wanted to mention it. The fabric is a polyester crepe I think. I’m not 100% on the crepe part, but it’s definitely polyester. Thank you for washing!
I never believe it, when the pattern companies says it takes one hour. You have to press your seams open. The seams have to be finished. Who are the pattern companies trying to play with?😂😂😂😂 The facing needs to be understitched. All of this takes time. Don't beat yourself up. These pattern companies know that you cannot sew a dress in an hour.
I guess it’s just a marketing gimmick, but man it’s annoying! In our next collab I’m thinking we should separately time when we’re actually sewing at the machine. All the hand sewing in this was bonkers though!
I have found that when applying interfacing it works best to block fuse the interfacing to the fabric then cut it out. Saves time and frustration. No one can sew a dress in an hour in a woven. Thank you for sharing your experience.
That’s a great tip! Thank you!
Now I just have to remember to actually do it next time I get ready to cut a pattern 🫣😬
Erin, NO ONE can sew this in an hour. ABSOLUTELY NOT! I find that these patterns that say 1 hour or 2 hours are the most time consuming. I think they are mocking us sewists!!! I really do! Too stressful to put yourself through this. I worked on New Look 6347 and it was a nightmare that took 3 days!!! Categorized and Easy 1 hour! What a joke. Never again. Your dress looks great on you. 🥰
I almost want to write Simplicity and ask how the heck they’re deciding that these patterns are one or two hours sews. Sewing time alone was still well over 1 hour.
I am pretty happy with the dress though, and I’ll calmly, slowly make the pattern again in the future 🤗😂
@@ErinSews I agree with you! Slow calm sewing is the way to go.
Just think how someone new to sewing would feel if they purchased that pattern and thought it would take them about an hour to sew!!! It would make them feel like a failure. So much of sewing is prep time, but it still takes time to pin the seams, sew them together and press them open. Setting in sleeves takes time; understtiching the facing takes time and hemming takes time. Labelling a pattern "easy to sew" would be such a better idea to me. I've found when I have a slippery fabric I just spray starch all the fabric it before hand. Investing that time up front generally pays off in the long run because cutting and sewing are easier. I'm sorry this didn't turn out to be a fun project to sew, but it was helpful for those people who actually believe the pattern manufacturers assertions. I really do like your dress, though. Hopefully your next project will be fun.
When you spray the fabric it doesn’t ruin it?
@@debcurtis3670 I'm not sure exactly what you mean. I guess I should have qualified my statement by saying that I spray starch my washable fabrics. I have never use spray starch on a fabric that required dry cleaning so I don't know how that would affect the dry cleaning process If you meant would ironing a crinkled fabric ruin it, it would flatten the crinkles. The fabric might crinkle back after laundering, but to maintain the texture of textured fabrics you can just spray it on and let it dry naturally. It takes a while to dry, but I've done that with crinkled cotton before. I have never had spray starch have any permanent effect on my washable fabrics.; they just give the fabric temporary body while you are cutting and sewing and wash out completely.
Hey Nadine! Thank you for the tip to starch the fabric first. I’ll definitely bear that in mind for future projects.
I know we’ve chatted before about the discouragement new sewists can face at the hands of the big 4, so I won’t reiterate it too much, but YES. You’re so right. Easy to sew would be a way better label. That being said, I realized when I went back to link the pattern that Simplicity.com has it listed as average!!! What the heck!?!
I suppose the "1 Hour" might refer to the time you spend stomping around and muttering, 😆😆 Your dress has turned out beautifully! 💗 👍 I do watch Lara's channel, and yes! please do this again.
I've never tried to completely make something in one hour, but who doesn't decide at the last minute that we need to make something new to wear the next day or two? lol (Guilty of that one! ) So it's definitely valuable to know how long these things actually take. I remember deciding two days before my Halloween band concert what I wanted to wear...... Wonderful video!!
Oh I’m so happy that you liked our videos!! We’re already planning another iteration of the challenge, and I’ll be more mentally prepared for a long sew this time (despite whatever the pattern envelope says….).
An hour of muttering is potentially still not enough, but you’re definitely onto something with that line of thinking 🫣Lara said it in her video but actually tracking how long everything took was SO enlightening.
I’m sure your band outfit came out beautifully but I can imagine the stress of it!
@@ErinSews 😁😁💗
I loved this video. You kept it real. Thank you. I am currently making the dress now. Same pattern.
I’m glad you enjoyed the video? How are you liking the pattern? I thought it was a good one as long as you’re not trying to rush it 😂
@@ErinSews I am re learning to sew after a 15 year break. My first dress was a sample/ toile. I currently making the dress again. That's how we learn right. LOL. The second dress will be much better version. I am learning how to fit. Thanks for asking.
Fitting is a challenge, but one of the biggest reasons I want to sew for myself. Sometimes I feel like I'm going down a road of making alterations that lead to more alterations...etc. It's like I'm causing my own problems. Maybe they're all necessary 🤷🏻♀️
loved this video
Thank you!
That was really fun to watch I have to be honest 🤣 But I’m sorry the process wasn’t a fun one. I had the same type of experience with my most recent collab! The dress does look super cute on you though so there’s that! Xx
At least we had fun with the other people in our collabs, because yeah the processes themselves were not fun for any of us 🫣😂
I’ll make the pattern again, very slowly 😬
What a fun challenge! It would have taken me a week to do all you did! I think your dress came out very pretty! One thing I find helpful when sewing slippery fabrics… is I spray starch on them and press with the iron. That makes the fabric a little more manageable. I just wash the garment when I’m finished.
I’m off to watch Lara’s video now! ❤ Diann
Thank you for the tip! I like the drape of the fabric, but hated cutting it, so I'll definitely try starch next time.
The challenge was fun, and we already decided we're going to be doing it again. This time I'll be more mentally prepared lol.
I don't think I've ever seen a video where the sewist was ever able to sew something up in an hour! And that's after all the pieces have been cut out. I may have to try it anyway! LOL! 🤣
Lara mentioned it in her video, but it was VERY enlightening to see how long everything actually takes. The 15 min timers I set went off SO quickly, I would have sworn it had only been 5. Time yourself just for fun!
Oh you poor girl! That wasn’t just a difficult sew, it sounds downright traumatic! Thank you soooo much for putting yourself through all that to collaborate with me! I did have fun and you’re a blast to collaborate with! Your dress is super cute and I love the fabric-it’s a lovely choice for you! I agree, this pattern is so flattering. I don’t think it would look bad on anyone. Thank you again for the fun collaboration!!
I was probably just being dramatic, but it was definitely not my favorite sew ever lol. It was so fun and I'm excited about our next one!!
Me, too!@@ErinSews
It was fun trying! Off to Lara’s video….
We did our best 😂😅
Lolol. This was funny. You and Lara made beautiful dresses. I am glad the 1 hour wasn't doable, which works for me😅😅😅 That would have been a 6 hour job.
We love the dresses and I do recommend the pattern, but definitely set aside a lot of time, even for the sewing lol
Your dress turned out beautiful!! That was a fun challenge!!
Thank you! I’m happy with the result but I highly don’t recommend trying to do things fast lol.
To sew that pattern in one hour is totally unrealistic. Your dress is beautiful. Maybe consider topstitching the facing down 2" from the neckline. Great, honest vid....and that is what I like love❤
Thank you for your compliment of the dress! I’m happy with the result at least.
I’ll probably take your idea and do the topstitching. I don’t think it’ll look bad at all, and it will definitely fix the rolling and flipping issues I’m having.
I’m glad you enjoyed the video, thank you for watching!
@ErinSews You've done a great job. I have to topstitch the neckline for the Indigo Dress (tilly and the buttons). In match thread, it will look lovely.
The dress turned out cute. I don't see how anyone could see it in an hour.
Thank you! I definitely won't be trying to rush when I sew this again. Some people have said that it means only time sitting at the machine, which would explain why there's so much hand sewing, but still.....
Hi Erin! Well, maybe you could count the time change last weekend for the hour we lost as taking an hour off your total time 😜
The end result is very nice, which is more important that the time it took (says the person who wasn’t involved in the timed challenge 😆). It is a great everyday dress and I am wanting to make/wear some of those for this summer myself.
I have a few of the “1 hour” patterns and am curious how long the sew time would be for me. I’m sure not an hour!
I totally cracked up at The Incredible Hulk comment 😂
I love watching both you and Lara and I’m all for more collaborations with you guys 🙂
I’m off to check out Lara’s now!
Yes! I'm taking an hour off my time lol. I need anything I can get to feel better about that total time lol.
The dress really is great- a timeless silhouette and very comfortable. Some people have said that the 1 hour applies to the time sitting at your machine ONLY (like not even including pressing) which might be accurate. Seems like a stupid way to classify a pattern though....
I'm glad you liked the collab! We're already planning another 🤗
Hilarious honey. Your poor face…. They would be a selling point and for an intermediate to experienced sewist. I would machine tack down the facings. And always always do both sleeves at the same time. It’s a time saver. The momentum is there so it helps the flow. I’ll pop over to see Laura’s now.
You did good. Those sleeves looked fine but if needed add 1cm to the center. Not much more.
Nice work
💖💕💖🦩
For some reason I always just want to finish out the first sleeve so I can have the satisfaction of it being done, but you’re right. I should follow the flow.
Thanks for the feedback on the sleeves! I feel less like the hulk as I wear it more 😂
They mean sewing time only. Not all the pattern and prep work that also happens.
They do note that on the envelope, but all that hand sewing is still a lot to expect in an hour I think! I broke down how long everything took me in the “thoughts” chapter of the video.
I think for our next collab like this I’ll time how long I’m actually at the machine, just to see if that part alone is under an hour. No pressing or anything. I’m curious!
Workingonthis today and so far its taken 4 hours . I still have to sew the hem. I hate the rolling neck facing. I tacked it t in the back of the neck. The sleeve facing was totally unnecessary... next time, I'm using bias tape throughout.
I’ve decided that 1 hour of sewing time is MACHINE sewing time, hence all of the hand sewing. It takes so long! I do like the pattern though, and I agree that bias tape is the way to go in the future
Actual time sitting at the machine might be an hour. However there is cutting out,pressing and checking the fit.😂
Hmmmm now you’ve got me thinking. I counted any pressing and unpicking into the “sewing time” but maybe for our next collab we’ll JUST time how long we’re actually sewing on the machine.
That being said, the hand sewing definitely should count as “sewing time” and that took me forever 😅
I think the only way you can do an average dress 👗 in an hour say, is to NOT count the prep time or maybe if it's like one of those only 2 pattern pieces patterns...something like that.
I’m thinking they might have only meant actual machine sewing time, and that’s why so much of the finishing was supposed to be done by hand. That’s the ONLY way I think it could be less than an hour
What fabric did you use. I thought it looked like cotton. I guess I mis-understood, I thought you said the pattern was "sew it tonight". Oh, that must have been your mothers pattern. why not use iron in lining?
Yes sorry for the confusion! The “sew it tonight” pattern was my mom’s. It’s too small for me, and not really my style, but it inspired our collab so I wanted to mention it.
The fabric is a polyester crepe I think. I’m not 100% on the crepe part, but it’s definitely polyester.
Thank you for washing!
I never believe it, when the pattern companies says it takes one hour. You have to press your seams open. The seams have to be finished. Who are the pattern companies trying to play with?😂😂😂😂 The facing needs to be understitched. All of this takes time. Don't beat yourself up. These pattern companies know that you cannot sew a dress in an hour.
I guess it’s just a marketing gimmick, but man it’s annoying! In our next collab I’m thinking we should separately time when we’re actually sewing at the machine. All the hand sewing in this was bonkers though!
The pattern lied.
💯 YES.