I have ordered the pattern. I found you a bit late. Now i have to see if I have enough chalet fabric! Must also get a bit of the elastic. I sure do like the wash away tape you showed. I want to make the sleeves 3/4 length as well....any hints on that?
Hi Sandra, I'm glad you found us! I just took a look at the sleeve pattern piece and I think you could easily lengthen the sleeve to make it 3/4. The sleeve tapers in somewhat, so you would need to decide if you want to continue the taper or straighten it out a bit. If you straighten it out, it will leave you with a bit fuller sleeve. If you taper it, you might want to decide to taper at less of a slope depending on how full you want it to be. I hope that helps!
That is a good question. Do you have any photos of the dress on you? Email them to julie@fabricmartfabrics.com and I can take a look. It could be that you needed a larger size. But I won't know till I see it.
Thank you very much for this detailed sew along tutorial ❤, I am a beginner and I love how every step is recorded
I'm so glad you find it helpful! Hope you will be sewing along with us!
Yay! I've been waiting for part 2
I have ordered the pattern. I found you a bit late. Now i have to see if I have enough chalet fabric! Must also get a bit of the elastic. I sure do like the wash away tape you showed. I want to make the sleeves 3/4 length as well....any hints on that?
Hi Sandra,
I'm glad you found us! I just took a look at the sleeve pattern piece and I think you could easily lengthen the sleeve to make it 3/4. The sleeve tapers in somewhat, so you would need to decide if you want to continue the taper or straighten it out a bit. If you straighten it out, it will leave you with a bit fuller sleeve. If you taper it, you might want to decide to taper at less of a slope depending on how full you want it to be. I hope that helps!
I made the dress and the underarm seams are very tight. Any suggestion?
That is a good question. Do you have any photos of the dress on you? Email them to julie@fabricmartfabrics.com and I can take a look. It could be that you needed a larger size. But I won't know till I see it.