I hope that yesterday's post in the Rushcutter sew-along inspired you! I know it sure did inspire me. Now that you (hopefully) know what fabric you would like to use, let's talk supplies.
Below is a list of ideal supplies, but before I go on, I must say that I am an advocate of using whatever you've got at home (within reason, of course) for your sewing projects. So if you've got a zip that's a little too long or a little too short, then use it! Buttons a little bigger or small than required? Use them! If you don't have an invisible zip around, then consider using a standard zip. As well as this, consider cutting your fabric flat, rather than on the fold, you'll be able to squeeze your pieces on way less fabric (I will talk about that more when we get to cutting fabric).
For View A, you will need:
- Fabric: 2.9m x 150cm wide (3 yards x 60in) OR 4.2m x 115cm wide (4 5/8 x 45in)
- 40cm (16in) invisible zip
- Coordinating thread
- 35mm bias tape (store bought or made at home) - I will do a tutorial about making your own binding, so stay tuned, if you think you'd like to go down that route
For View B, you will need:
- Fabric: 2.2m x 150cm wide (2 1/2 yards x 60in) OR 3.3m x 115cm wide (3 5/8 yards x 45in)
- 3 x 10mm (3/8in) buttons
- Coordinating thread
- 35mm bias tape (store bought or made at home)
- A small piece of iron-on interfacing (not required for all fabrics, but if your fabric is quite delicate or flimsy, this is a good way to stabilise your buttons and buttonholes)
When you have chosen the fabric you will be using, you will need to wash it, dry it and press it. Use the same method you plan to use when laundering your actual dress, to avoid it shrinking after the first wash!
And that's all for today. Tomorrow we'll be talking about sizing!
