Tried and True Tulip Dress

The Assembly Line's Tulip Dress is a tried and true (TNT) pattern and since this is the third version it came together quite easily and quickly.  

Basically the same changes as the las one.  The hemline that was cut a wee bit too short the first time around had and inch and a half added back on.  The facings were replaced with seam binding finish on the neckline as well as the sleeve hem.  A quarter inch was added to the seams so that I could construct this dress with 5/8" seam allowances.  There was an exception to the addition when cutting the curve of the neckline and the waistline seam.  I still kept a 5/8" seam allowance at the waistline.  And of course the pocket height was raised.  

This cotton sateen fabric has some stretch. It's been in my stash for many, many moons. If the fabric looks familiar it made an appearance once before. Wow, almost ten years ago! It was pre-treated back-in-the-day, so it just needed a good pressing before hitting the cutting table. 

Project Details

Seams:  2.4 stitch length

Seam finish:  Serged.  

Tips:  Take care and your time to make sure to press as you go along. 

This little mistake happened because I decided to skip the pressing part after serging the edge just before sewing in the zipper.   

Fabric:  3 metres

Zipper:  55 cm invisible 

Seam binding:  1 metre

Additional Tools and Supplies:  Cutting table, tailor's chalk, clapper, pins, scissors, thread clippers, sewing machine, regular presser foot, invisible zipper foot, regular zipper foot, seam ripper, wrist pin cushion, serger, threads, screwdriver, lint brush, tailor's ham, sleeve ham, iron, ironing board, measuring tape and measuring gauge.  

Stay Safe and Happy Sewing!