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Step 3Sewing the Bodice
1. If it helps you, pin your pieces together before you sew it. I sewed the dress together with a 1/4" seam allowance with a straight stitch, the only stitch my mom's sewing machine could do.
2. After sewing the pieces together, cut notches into any parts with curves so when you turn the seam side in, the fabric will lay smooth.
3. Then I used a serger to overlock the edges of the fabric. Hemming your seams makes the fabric lay better when you wear it and also extends the life of your clothing. I read online after I finished the costume that you don't have to hem seams that have lining, but it made me feel secure doing it anyway.
4. Iron your seams so they're all lying flat. I made my seams on the bodice go towards the center white part and the back.
5. I made a strip of black bias tape out of the black fabric and pinned it onto the princess seams of the bodice. I hand sewed this down so I could keep the curve of the chest part.
6. Sew your lining on the back of the bodice. Lining helps your costume lay better and also protects your costume from wear and tear, as well as reducing moisture.
7. Make two strips of white bias tape, sew them together and over lock it. Then sew them to the top of the bodice and iron it flat.
8. For the petals on the skirt, I sewed the pink fabrics and interfacing together first.
9. Then I cut out a 4 inch wide strip of black fabric, folded the two long edges to the center to make a 2 inch strip, then folded that in half to make a one inch strip, kind of like making bias tape. Iron the strips flat.
10. Then I wrapped the petals in the black fabric and sewed it down. For two of the petals, I made them half petals and wrapped one side of it with two strips of white bias tape that I made from the same fabric as the white in the bodice.
11. Sew the petals onto the bottom of the bodice.
2. After sewing the pieces together, cut notches into any parts with curves so when you turn the seam side in, the fabric will lay smooth.
3. Then I used a serger to overlock the edges of the fabric. Hemming your seams makes the fabric lay better when you wear it and also extends the life of your clothing. I read online after I finished the costume that you don't have to hem seams that have lining, but it made me feel secure doing it anyway.
4. Iron your seams so they're all lying flat. I made my seams on the bodice go towards the center white part and the back.
5. I made a strip of black bias tape out of the black fabric and pinned it onto the princess seams of the bodice. I hand sewed this down so I could keep the curve of the chest part.
6. Sew your lining on the back of the bodice. Lining helps your costume lay better and also protects your costume from wear and tear, as well as reducing moisture.
7. Make two strips of white bias tape, sew them together and over lock it. Then sew them to the top of the bodice and iron it flat.
8. For the petals on the skirt, I sewed the pink fabrics and interfacing together first.
9. Then I cut out a 4 inch wide strip of black fabric, folded the two long edges to the center to make a 2 inch strip, then folded that in half to make a one inch strip, kind of like making bias tape. Iron the strips flat.
10. Then I wrapped the petals in the black fabric and sewed it down. For two of the petals, I made them half petals and wrapped one side of it with two strips of white bias tape that I made from the same fabric as the white in the bodice.
11. Sew the petals onto the bottom of the bodice.
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