Fabric Choices

When making dresses please think about your fabric print choices.  Please no skulls or American Patriotic fabrics.  Also, think about the words if there are words on the fabric… mommy's little girl is cute but will not work for a dress headed to an orphanage.  I also stay away for prints with foods on them.

Sewing Tip… Fabric!

1. When choosing fabric for the dresses please use 100% cotton… it is sturdy, washable and breathable
2. No Micro-fiber Pillowcases
3.  We have a HAND test… put your hand under one layer of the fabric and if you can see the outline of your hand the fabric is too light and cannot be used.

The pictures I have included show an extreme example of being able to see your hand so you will be able to see it in the picture.

This picture of the pretty fabric laying on the table actually gives you a big clue that the fabric will not work because you can see the patterns of the under layer showing through the top layer of fabric.

  I would use this "too light fabric" to make bias tape or to add a ruffle on the bottom of my dress.

Happy Sewing!!

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God's Best Dress… Guideline #1

We want to make God's best dress for the girls.  These girl's may not have the tool necessary to fix a dress so we need to make their dress STURDY!!

Guideline #1

There MUST be NO raw edges on the dress… pockets (pockets may have a pinked edge), hemlines (hemlines must be either serged and then turned up or turn the hem 1/4" and then turn up again) and seams MUST all have finished edges… not just a straight stitch but you must go further!!

1. French Seam

To make a french seam you first place WRONG sides of fabric together and stitch a narrow seam.  Then flip your fabric with right sides together and stitch a seam (enclosing the first seam)

2. Serge or overlock the seam edge.

3.  Straight stitch your seam and then go back and do a zig zag stitch between the straight stitch and edge of fabric.

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