PLEASE NOTE - Dress a Girl Dresses should not have buttons. The ones made in this video went to a group that would take dresses with buttons.
#ProjectDressAGirl, hosted by Mari of Mari Sews, is a charity event for the month of September where we are sewing dresses for impoverished girls around the world. The dresses will be distributed by the organization Dress a Girl Around the World. If you choose to participate and sew a dress or dresses, be sure to post photos of your completed dresses to Instagram and use the #projectdressagirl and tag @MariSewsforCurves so that she can include your dress in both the count and the compilation video!
The Martha Pullen dress can be made from quilting cotton, has no exposed seams, and is a quick and easy sew. This pattern was the very first pattern I sewed with zero experience - it is beginner friendly! The method used to finish the seams is great to know. I use this method on other patterns because this one is so neat and so easy to do. I also demonstrate some techniques that will solve the problem of the lining drooping past the hemline, sewing a nice smooth curve, and how to sew on buttons using your sewing machine! Time stamps are included in case you want to jump to a technique or step.
What I am wearing - Yanta Overalls pattern by Helen's Closet can be found here: [ Ссылка ]
Union St Tee by Hey June Handmade pattern can be found here: [ Ссылка ]
Mari's blog has a lot of information on #ProjectDressAGirl. You can find her blog here - [ Ссылка ].
You can find Mari on Instagram at @MariSewsForCurves, tag her and include the #projectdressagirl if you sew a dress for dress a girl around the world. Mari has a goal of 100, but I predict we will top 500!
Dress a Girl Around the World can be found Here - [ Ссылка ]
The book Martha Pullen Applique 1991 is where I got the pattern for the A Line Jumper.
I sewed these dresses on my Husqvarna Viking Designer Diamond Royale Sewing Machine
Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
5:18 - How to keep your hem lining from drooping lower than your hemline
6:16 - Closeup of the finished hemline
6:48 - Demonstrating how to have smooth and accurate curves
10:30 Tips for trimming your seam allowance so that the seam lies flat
15:05 - Ironing out puckers and creases for a neat finish
17:50 - Design features I like about the Martha Pullen A-line Jumper
19:36 - Step one in neatly finishing the open side seam
21:37 - How to pin the side and where to leave the opening for turning
23:50 - Turning the dress right side out
26:00 - Sew the 4 inch opening closed
28:28 - How I designed my patch pocket
30:20 - Marking the buttonhole placement
32:22 - Sewing the buttonhole using automatic buttonhole foot
33:33 - Easy machine sewing on buttons using a zigzag stitch
