Lonsdale Sew-Along #15: Hemming
Hurrah! 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...
View ArticleGuest Post! A Shirring Tutorial for the Lonsdale Dress
Happy Monday, 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...
View ArticleLonsdale Sew-Along #9: Understitching the Bodice
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...
View ArticleLonsdale Sew-Along #10: Attaching the Waistband
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...
View ArticleLonsdale Sew-Along #11: Sewing the Pockets
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...
View ArticleLonsdale Sew-Along #12: 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,...
View ArticleLonsdale Sew-Along #13: 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....
View ArticleLonsdale Sew-Along #14: 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! If you need to catch up, here are links to the earlier Sew-Along...
View ArticleLonsdale Sew-Along #7: Sewing the Bodice Layers Together
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...
View ArticleLonsdale Sew-Along #8: Optional! Adding Stay Tape
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...
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