This is a dress that I have been dreaming about since last summer. I sketched it out just to get my obsessive thoughts to leave me alone. I used McCalls M8104 to achieve the look and I could not be more pleased.
Janome Supplies Required
Instructions
The changes I made to the dress pattern:
– Adding 3 inches of length to the hem
– Doubled the number of buttons called for by the pattern
– Took in the sides about an inch (on each side) to accentuate my waist a bit more
Guys…. This project made me super nervous because it was the first time, I had ever used my sewing machine to apply a button. I was determined because sewing nearly 20 buttons on a dress did not excite me. I have a tutorial for using that function coming soon! I used the standard Janome buttonhole foot and button sewing foot to create the dress and I was shocked at how easy it was and so happy that I saved so much time!
I’m ready to sew my next project with more confidence in my newfound skill!
Click here to watch the video of me sewing the Green Goddess Dress!
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