Announcing the Shirt Dress Sewalong on It’s Sew Easy TV

Patterns

Check your pattern stash 🙂  Any button down shirt or shirtdress will work 🙂    Here are a few ideas:

• NEW Look #6449
• NEW Look #6470
• SIMPLICITY #8084
• MCcALL’S 7470
• Angela Wolf Pattern Collection: THE LINDA SHIRT & SHIRTDRESS (coming out January 2018)

Fabric

A cotton or cotton blend is the most common fabric used for a shirt dress, but the dress can take on a completely different look with different weight fabrics. Consider a rayon, linen, silk charmeuse, silk chiffon, or crepe.

TIPS:

• If you choose a fabric with a print be sure to buy more fabric than the pattern recommends so you can line up the design while cutting out
• Pre-shrink the fabric by washing and drying the fabric before cutting

 Supplies

• Interfacing
  • I use a fusi-knit fusible tricot interfacing – a woven or sew in interfacing will also work
  • Test the interfacing on a scrap of fabric to make sure it doesn’t show through
• Buttons
• Thread
  • Universal polyester thread
  • Silk or cotton thread adds a nice finish for the topstitching)
• Pressing Tools
  • Tailors Clapper
  • Pressing Ham
  • Sleeve Board
• Basic Sewing Supplies
  • Seam Ripper, Measuring Tape, Tailors Chalk, Pins,

Sewalong Schedule

Here is the blog schedule for the season long sew-along with links to the tutorials and live Q&A on my blog (each link will open on the date listed).  Season 14 of It’s Sew Easy had begun airing on PBS and Create TV; you will be able to watch each episode there first (depending on when your specific station begins airing the show).

Part 1: Announcing the Shirt Dress Sewalong with Angela Wolf on It’s Sew Easy

Episode 1401: Choosing and prepping fabrics, patterns, and sizing

Part 2: Sewing the Front Placket

Episode 1402: Sewing the front placket

Part 3: Attaching the Collar

Episode 1404: Attaching the collar

Part 4: Sewing the Placket on the Sleeve

Part 5: Sewing the Sleeves and Side Seam

Part 6: Sewing the Cuffs

Part 7: Sewing the Buttons and Buttonholes

Part 8: Finishing the Hem

Join us!  A new video will launch every Saturday on YouTube. Sign up here and never miss a blog post and join the fun on facebook, instagram, twitter, and pinterest . We will share photos on the social side using hashtags #angleawolf #itsseweasy

Can’t wait to see what you sew up!  Leave your comments & questions below …

Cheers,

Behind the Scenes LIVE with Angela Wolf

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