I've been working slowly and patiently on Janney's new linen dress. I want to make sure it has nice finished French Seams so it doesn't unravel on Janney and tickle. I also have a deadline, we're leaving for the wedding in 13 days.
Here is a series of photographs as I work through the dress, I'll add as the dress gets sewn up.
I had to make my own seam binding/ bias tape in order to finish this arm hole. And this french seam is down the side of the bodice. I'll tack down the bias tape by hand when I finish the dress.
I don't like how the bottom of this button band opening looks, but it's not like I can go back and re-do it.. the slit is cut.. that's it.. it's done.
SIGH and one of the challenges of making French Seams is not getting THIS Those are the "hanging chads" of sewing french seams, they're little fibers that frayed off the edges of the fabric, that should have been caught INSIDE the seam.. I had to carefully trim them off, I still know they're there, but the average eye won't know..
Skirt ready to be gathered... WOW that's a lot of fabric for a little girl skirt, I hope it doesn't look like a balloon on her.
The button band up the back of the bodice
The sash, with a closeup of the lace.
Feb. 27, 2009 - Janney looks just like a princess!
Posted by Mum/Nana
The dress looks very nice and the skirt turned out beautifully in spite of what you thought about all the fabric. I guess the fact that it is fairly long makes the fabric drape nicely and gives a really pretty line.
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Those are the "hanging chads" of sewing french seams, they're little fibers that frayed off the edges of the fabric, that should have been caught INSIDE the seam.. I had to carefully trim them off, I still know they're there, but the average eye won't know..
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Posted by Mum/Nana 
Feb. 23, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Love,
Susan