I tried sewing a maxi dress in 1 hour--here's what happened
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- In the middle of my sewing for my honeymoon marathon, a one hour dress challenge fit in perfectly! Come hang out with me as I try to sew New Look 6347 in one hour!
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I also feel like it’s misleading for pattern companies to not include layout and cutting time in these time estimates. Beginning sewists have no idea what they’re in for.
There is an asterisk that says “sewing time only” but it really should have been a 2 hour time estimate for this dress!
Yeah, those patterns that say X hours to sew never have the extra necessary steps accounted for. And I love it when they say "easy" but the bodice is lined and there are 12 pieces to it (thanks New Look).
🤣🤣🤣 so true. Did you really have a New Look pattern that was that complicated?!?
Don't forget to make notes on your instruction sheet about the changes you would make
Good tip Linda! I did 😉
Yes please a sew-along! The dress looks great on you, and I love the print! I wonder if it would be appropriate for a knit (minus the nightmare bias tape)?
Glad you are up for a sew along Patricia! Maybe if you really sized it down it would work with knit.
Fun play dress for running around Texas, although Im betting the loose neck will become irritating as you adjust it repeatedly. Mostly, Im impressed by the growing variety of threads behind you.
Wait until you see how I cowgirl it up😉
The dress looks fabulous! A sew along would be great! Thank you for sharing this journey …….. (the word Easy is misleading to a novice like me!😂😂😂 ) have a great week!
I think a sew along would be fun and then I could share tips on how to make it better than the instructions 🤣. I hope you have a fabulous week too!
I read that the timed sewing is exactly only sewing time. Everything else is NOT part of the time. I had a very hard time making a 2 hour dress until I found that out!
I know,right?!? Thought with this pattern 2 hours to sew would have been more realistic.
Beautiful dress on you and love the fabric. I wonder if the pattern can be altered to change the boatneck neckline into a simple circular neckline? The simplicity of the pattern really showcases the beautiful fabric.
A quilter, I’m beginning to entertain making my own bias binding for necklines and armholes.
Most sewing times claimed are misleading and what if you have a mistake and need to get ye old seam ripper out? Sewing can be tedious. Rushing insures more mistakes and frustration. I sew in steps so I enjoy process.
I don’t think the pattern would be difficult to alter and I might try it out. It’s a very pretty dress.
I need to learn to make my own bias tape binding. I always forget until I need it for a project and then I don’t have time 🤣
@@SewSewLounge I think the trick is to make your binding first before you even cut out the dress.
I sometimes hate bias binding finishes, the pattern instruction dumb it down so much that it's bound to fail. There are much better binding techniques if you study your sewing books. But I would draft a quick facing for your neckline and use that instead.
This was just the wrong size and the instructions didn’t make sense. The armholes looked much better with the 1/2” bias tape.
I would likely take an hour just on the preparation: pressing, cutting out, choosing a needle, threading the machine... Personally, I prefer to sew slowly and do it well. If I rush, I'll make mistakes and end up taking longer unpicking and redoing stuff...
Lovely fabric and you look great!! Thanks for demonstrating this and talking about the neckline problems with the wider bias tape.
Thank you ❤️ that wide bias tape was a nightmare!!
If a seasoned sewist like yourself who cannot seem to sew the dress in an hour as claimed on the packaging, then how would a beginner like me ever do it?! Nevertheless, I am new to your channel and would appreciate and would love to see videos on literal step by step guide on how you put garments together withOUT editing parts OUT of your video. I want to see EVERYTHING....how you lay your pattern on top of your fabric, how you sew at the machine....EVERYTHING please!
I hate sewing under pressure. Too much stress for me. You did an excellent job.
Thank you for your kind words!
It's a cute dress. And I like the boat neck, actually! Maybe consider adding a lingerie band, to keep the edge on top of the bra strap?
Personall, unless I wanted the contrast from a bias band, I would probably finish a sleeveless dress like that with a facing. Once you know what you're doing, that's such a quick and neat finish. Less fidly than bias binding, imo. And who does a hand finished hem on a simple summer dress? How odd, that the instructions suggested that!
I’m happy with the way it turned out. Maybe I’ll rework the neckline in the future. But yeah, why would you ever suggest a hand sewn hem in a 1 hour dress?!? Totally impossible if you follow the instructions.
Toni, you did much better than me. I made this dress and it took a few days and it had a huge neckline. It was a real headache. I have a video on it. Yours looks beautiful.
Grace, did you have problems with the enormous bias tape too?!? What were they thinking! I’ll have to check out your video 😉
@@SewSewLounge Yes, it was ridiculous. My video was not dedicated to the pattern itself. It was a Dollar Tree haul video and I model and talk about the dress at the 17 minute mark. I mention that the neckline was not fun to sew. I don't recommend the pattern. 🥰
Im so glad when others say the pattern isn't always correct because I always feel so stupid when i follow the instructions and it comes out terrible. 😢 Btw...i love that fabric and you really did an awesome job
It really aggravates me when the pattern companies can’t be bothered to get the instructions right for that same reason. I know how to sew and I can spot the problems. I share them and how to do it right in my videos. It’s not you or your skills. Keep sewing!!
Sew along please ! I love your videos !
Thanks Debbie! Will do 😉
I don’t think they count seam finishing in the time because there are so many different ways to finish them that can take wildly different amounts of time
The only finish that might work in an hour is the pinking the edges method which is my least favorite.
@@SewSewLounge hahaha but you forget there is also the "not finishing the seams at all" method, which is one of my favorites lol
Love that fabric! And the pattern (while the instructions may be weird) made a darling dress that looks amazing on you! Love these timed challenges, and your delightful result! I feel like I need this pattern…
Aww thank you! I’m excited to wear it.
If you have 2 needles in the serger, you don't need to sew with the sewing machine first. Set the serger for 5/8" (or what width inst. say) and go! Facings are simple to cut, rather than use the bias tape. Just recut the neck or arm hole at about 2-2.5" deep. Not only that, but bias tape does not look as nice as a regular facing. If you choose to remove the bias tape, be sure and steam the neckline before doing anything else, as well as making sure the stay stitching is still good. The dress turned out cute and looks good on you. The armholes look to be about a seam allowance too wide.
What great tips! Thanks for sharing 🙂
It looks great!!
Thanks Ann❤️
love it on you
You're the best, thank you!
Hi Toni! I'm watching to see if you can do this dress in 1 hour. I heard normally You do press starts down but on larger size busts, I heard is more shaping when you press them up. Have you ever heard anything like that?
I’m not sure Zelda, I’ve never heard of that.
If I were doing a 1 hr challenge, I would not have pressed my seams open. That takes time. If I were doing it for a clas , then I would.
But I want to wear this dress and unpressed seams that roll around are aggravating. And having used this type of fabric before I also knew I needed to do seam finishes. BOTH things I NEVER did on my projects in college 🤣
You look fantastic is all you sew, this one's not a favorite. But you still look great!!!! The neckline is so so.
Yeah I wish the neckline turned out better. I still have fabric left so I might take it apart and just make a facing. After I wear it on the honeymoon 😉
Love the material and really suits you. Also i try to do as little hand sewing as possible due to trigger finger .😊
Thanks for your support! I only hand sew hems when there is no other option for the fabric.
What is a chino fabric? Light cotton? What other fabrics are good for this dress?
It’s actually ECHINO, which is a Japanese fabric company. My fiancée asked me the same thing when I told him the brand. The fabric is linen; 60% flax 40% cotton.
I love your choices in fabrics and use of color ❤.
Thank you! 😊
The dress is lovely Toni!
Thanks Marilyn ❤️
Pretty dress !
Thank you! 😊
Really cute!
Thanks Cheboo ❤️
Thanks!
Thank you for being so generous!