Introduction: How to Make a Party Dress
Sewing can be daunting, but this dress (if you follow along) is actually easy to put together. The top part is a fitted t-shirt and is a no-sew project using E-6000 Fabri-Fuse. Fabri-Fuse is a washable and dry cleanable fabric glue that is flexible when it dries, so it's perfect to use on knits.
Step 1: You'll Need:
2 yards of lace or embellished fabric
2 yards lining
1 yard elastic
1 fitted black t-shirt
E-6000 Fabri-Fuse
Sewing machine
Black thread
Scissors and straight pins
Step 2:
Cut two panels of lining that are 20" wide by 2 yards long
Pin and stitch them together using 1/2" seam allowance so that you have a 20" wide by 4 yard long panel
Step 3:
Hem one edge of the panel by turning and turning 1/4"
Step 4:
Cut two 21" by 2 yard long panels of fabric using the edge of the fabric as the edge of each panel
(You will have a strip left over in the middle to use later)
Pin and stitch them together so that you have a 21" by 4 yard long panel of fabric
Use 1/2" seam allowance
Step 5:
Pin the lining to the wrong side of the lace and stitch the raw edges together with 1/4" seam allowance
Along that same stitch line you are going to bunch the fabric under the presser foot and gather the 4 yard panel together
Step 6:
Cut elastic so that it fits comfortably around your waist
Mark the elastic in 4 equal parts
Pin the elastic evenly along the gathered fabric
Sew the elastic to the gathered fabric by stretching the elastic as you sew using 1/2" seam allowance
Step 7:
With right sides together, pin all 4 layers together and stitch down the side seam from the elastic to the hem.
Step 8:
Cut out pieces from your lace and the decorative edge of your lace (if you have some left over)
Insert cardboard in the t-shirt
Figure out your lace placement and apply the lace and edging with E-6000 Fabri-Fuse
Let it dry overnight and you're done!
