Dress in Progress

Hi, it's Liana. Recently I've been working on a formal dress for 4-H.  I have been learning many new skills in the process of making the dress. I used a serger to finish the edges of the pieces. It was my first time using the serger. It has a big razor blade on it close to the needle which chops off any fabric that comes its way. You need to make sure that you don't let too much fabric get chopped off or else  your fabric piece will be too small. I've had quite a time using the slippery fabric so the teachers suggested doing tension stitching. It helped a lot with the puckering in the fabric. The pattern is a Butterick pattern.This year is my first year making a Butterick pattern. The company Butterick has lots of formal wear patterns. There are even wedding dress patterns. In the future I hope to design my own patterns.  At 4-H there are some girls designing prom dresses! It's amazing to see what they can design. When I get older I would like to teach sewing to my children.