As promised, here we are with the second day of Sharon's photo tutorial for the School Photo Dress. Yesterday, she walked us through starting the dress and adding the kangaroo pocket. Today, we're going to wrap things up and complete this project! Big thanks to Sharon for sharing her expertise. --- I’m super excited to get started on finishing these dresses today. If you’re following along, you know how rewarding it feels when everything comes together. We’re going to tackle the invisible zipper, collar, lining, and sleeves. Let’s begin by joining the back panels. To ensure a polished look, I always finish the seams on the center back panel where the zipper will go before I start. It makes such a difference! Next, cut a strip of interfacing about 1 inch wide for each side of the back panel. Make sure the pieces are long enough to extend from the top of the back panel to the dot you transferred earlier. Fuse the interfacing to the wrong side of the fabric. With your fabric pen or pencil, mark a ½-inch seam allowance from the top (neck edge) down to the hem on the right side of both back center panels. Then, make a horizontal mark 7/8 inch down from the neck edge. According to the instructions, you should close the zipper and mark the wrong side of the zipper tape at the top of the zipper slider. These marks help align the zipper perfectly so the two ends match at the neckline. Pin the zipper in place and sew it according to the instructions. Now, pin the lower half of the center back panel with right sides together and stitch from the dot to the hem. Press the seam open. Next, pin the back side panel to the back center panel pieces, stitch them together, and finish your seam. As I serge my seams, I press them toward the outside (away from the zipper). Pin the front to the back dress at the shoulders with right sides together. Finish the seams and press. Again, since I serge my seams, I press them toward the back of the dress. Moving on to the lining! Start by serging the inside seam of the back lining where the zipper will go. Pin both pieces together with right sides facing each other at the center back seam. Stitch from the dot you transferred down to the hem. Press the seam open, and press the upper unsewn seam allowance to the wrong side by ½ inch. This creates a clean finish over the zipper tape. Next, stitch the back lining to the front lining at the shoulders with right sides together. Finish the seam allowances and press them open. The collar instructions are the same for both views of the dress, except for the gathering step in View B. Fold the collar of your choice in half with right sides together and stitch the short ends. Trim, turn, and press. For the gathered collar, run two rows of gathering stitches along the long unsewn edge before proceeding with the regular collar steps. To attach the collar to the dress, match the notches from the collar to the dress neckline on the right side of the dress. For View B, gather the collar until it fits neatly onto the dress, pin it in place, and baste it. To attach the lining to the dress, place the lining with the right side facing the right side of the dress, with the collar sandwiched in between. The lining will be slightly shorter than the collar, leaving about ⅛ inch of the collar exposed. Once pinned in place, stitch it in place. For a tidy finish on the back of the dress, the top of the dress folds over the lining. You can see this on the left side of the photo below. On the right, you can see how it looks before folding. After folding over, pin the edges in place, stitch, then trim the seam allowance of the collar, turn it, and press. Now it’s time to sew up the side seams! Pull the lining out of the top of the dress with the wrong sides facing outward. Pin the right side of the dress together and stitch. Do the same for the lining. Pull the lining back into the dress and turn it right side out. At this point, your dress is looking fantastic! My little girl loves trying it on at this stage. To keep the lining in place while sewing the sleeves, pin the lining to the outer dress at the arm scythe and baste them together. Prepare the sleeves by stitching a gathering stitch at the top of both sleeves. For View B, add a gathering stitch between the dots at the lower edge that were transferred from the pattern. Fold the sleeves in half with right sides together, pin them, and stitch the underarm. Finish the seams and press. For View B, stitch the short ends of the sleeve binding together with right sides facing. I prefer to press the ½-inch seam allowance before stitching the sides together because it’s easier for me this way. After stitching, press the seam allowance open. Pin the raw edge of the sleeve binding to the sleeve, pulling up on the ends of the gathering threads to center the sleeve and make the sleeve and binding the same length. Stitch, then trim the seam allowance before pressing the seam toward the binding. Turn the sleeve right side out and fold the sleeve binding around the seam allowances, pinning it into place. Before stitching mine, I turn it inside out again and stitch from the inside because it’s easier for smaller sizes. Pin the sleeves into place at the armholes with right sides together, stitch, and finish the seam allowances. Are you getting excited yet? This is my favorite part of sewing anything! All that’s left now is to hem the lining and then hem the dress itself. You can hand-stitch the dress hem if you prefer, but I often use a machine depending on the fabric and the look I want. The final step is attaching the dress lining to the back of the dress to cover the zipper tape. Pin it in place first, then hand-stitch it. And that’s it! We’ve completed the School Photo Dress. Thank you, Liesl, for letting me share this with everyone. I hope you enjoy making this as much as I did. This is one of the most satisfying dresses for me to sew. It’s such a joy to see it come together. I hope you’re inspired to give it a try! --- If you're following along, let me know how it's going! I'd love to hear any tips or tricks you might have picked up along the way.

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