It's finally here!
I'm so very excited to officially announce my first sew-along in collaboration with Eléonore of Deer and Doe. She will take care of the French readership on her blog, I will write in English.
As I had hinted previously, we are going to work on the most popular pattern of her collection, the Sureau dress.
As I had hinted previously, we are going to work on the most popular pattern of her collection, the Sureau dress.
The sew-along will start on November 5th, so that those of you who still haven't got the pattern will have all the time to receive it. The pattern has just gotten back in stock, and you can grab one for yourself here.
This is the schedule:
- Monday : How sizes work and a little French glossary
- Tuesday : Choosing the fabric and buying the supplies for the dress and the muslin
- Wednesday : Tracing the pattern + using more than one size, or in-between size
- Friday : Sewing the muslin
2nd week (12/11): Adjusting the pattern
- Monday : SBA and gaping back
- Tuesday : FBA
- Wednesday : Adjusting the shoulder line
- Friday : Lenghtening or shortening the bodice and the skirt
3rd week (19/11): Construction
- Monday : How to make perfect gathers for the bust and the skirt
- Wednesday : How to set sleeves
- Friday : How to sew the zipper
4th week (26/11): Variations
- Monday : Adding a collar
- Wednesday : Omitting the sleeves
- Friday : How to add a lining on the skirt / on the entire dress
- BONUS: How to add horizontal pleats
Both Eléonore and I are quite the perfectionist types, so we are hoping to cover everything that you need! We will give further support on the Flickr group of the sew-along, where you can show your fabric choices, muslins and, of course, final dresses. The group is bilingual, so don't be scared if you see some French here and there (on the contrary, enjoy how international we're being :D ).
I am so excited, I can't wait to start! Admittedly, I'm a bit scared because this is my first sew-along, but collaborating with Eléonore has been a dream until now, so I'm very very positive! :)
So, who's in?
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