I’ve got a new dress to show you! And surprise! Its none other than the Oliver + S Roller Skate dress making another appearance. This time, its reversible! Prepare for pictures of my little ham, and at the bottom, I’ll include a little tutorial for hemming a reversible tunic/dress. The Roller Skate Dress pattern is...
I made Layla the Oliver + S Fairy Tale Dress for Easter this year. What a fun sew it was! I used an organic cotton print from Amy Butler for the main fabric and the hot pink trim is Cotton Couture in Raspberry. Its totally over the top! Right? Truly everything about this dress is...
Layla has a new Roller Skate Tunic. I made this one reversible with two Flea Market Fancy fabrics that I scored during Sew, Mama, Sew‘s $6 sale. I cannot say enough about this pattern. It is the epitome of a simple, quick sew. A bonus about the tunic version is that I can make each...
This week has been wonderful. It started out a whirlwind, much like the past two months for me. Then I had this realization that I can be content. I should be content. God has given me the blessing of being able to sew, and rather than rushing through everything as though I’m racing myself, I need...
I finished my first Michelle My Belle Dress from Liberty Love. I love it sooo much! The pattern is so well written, that it came together without any issue. Well almost- I had a little trouble with the invisible zipper, but I found some help from an Oliver + S pattern on that part. Same...
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Your explanation was perfect – thanks so much for sharing this tutorial! I love this pattern, and your daughter just looks too cute in it:) I think I prefer the blue on her, but you really can’t go wrong with either side!
I was wondering if you had any tips on how to transfer the marking for the casing. The suggested method of poking with a pin along the line and transferring a dot seems time-comsuming and I”m wondering if another way has been discovered!
I put the fabric over the pattern piece against my window and trace the lines onto the pieces with a disappearing pen. That way the line is perfect and all I have to do is mark. I think that takes far less time than pinning, and its more accurate.
When I made my markings I just eyeballed it. I marked at the beginning and end and “drew in” an approximate line. It turned out fine – the elastic is very forgiving. But I think Meredith’s way is better!
Thanks so much for your suggestions! Will have to give them a try:)
Oh interesting so you kept your hems separate. That makes sense. I think my first impulse would have been to hem them together. I’ve made a couple with collars, I’m ready for this version! It is a great pattern, but the collar adds quite a bit of time- at least for me!
No, no. They are hemmed together. The only way I could get away with not finishing the seams is that the dress is fully enclosed.
I’m sorry I didn’t explain that better in my post!
Oh der- no I was looking at the picture wrong. This why I have to be careful about sewing at night. ha!
Your daughter is so adorable! Where did you buy these fabrics?
Any idea who makes that feather fabric. I love it!
I think the designer is Martha Negley, but I’m not positive.