Peddylove: Hello house,
I'm so happy that this thread has come alive again though I'm a quiet participant. I love †ђξ yellow dress too but can a small jacket βε̲̣ worn on ℓ̊t? I'm not very comfortable with sleeveless clothes outside †ђξ house. Thanks

Peddylove: Hello house,
I'm so happy that this thread has come alive again though I'm a quiet participant. I love †ђξ yellow dress too but can a small jacket βε̲̣ worn on ℓ̊t? I'm not very comfortable with sleeveless clothes outside †ђξ house. Thanks

Peddylove: Hello house,
I'm so happy that this thread has come alive again though I'm a quiet participant. I love †ђξ yellow dress too but can a small jacket βε̲̣ worn on ℓ̊t? I'm not very comfortable with sleeveless clothes outside †ђξ house. Thanks

yodiyokun: Hello ladies, its great to see a sew along on nairaland. I am a self taught sewist. A beginner and I have sowed successfully with patterns. However I am very interested in learning how to sew without patterns.

I recently rearranged my sewing room and I'm ready to go. I love the dress picked. I'll take photos of my fabric and post tonight when I get home. I intend to use a cotton sateen fabric with a little stretch. We can use any button no?

Please would you post tutorials on how to measure for the armhole and cut sleeves.

Also are we working on a schedule? When does the sewing start. I'd love to do sew along every month. Can y'all tell I'm excited.

yodiyokun: Fabric 1 - Light cotton fabric. I have this in 2.5 yards so it should be more than enough. However its transparent and I wonder whether we will be lining for the sew along. The original Orla Kiely is unlined made from crisp cotton. What do you think? I am attaching the second fabric option. That's a thicker sateen cotton.

yodiyokun: 2nd fabric.

Breaking the class into bits sounds fine to me. I guess we can always ask questions if something is unclear.

Yes I have problems with the armhole shape (front and back)and the shoulder slant simply because I have never cut any dress from scratch before. Any help you can give is very much appreciated. I fully intend to try out the first sew along too because I love the style.

onnari :
@maksjoy- u indicated interest in tutoring? you can begin ASAP as there are first timers/beginners here.
Ciao!

wizb: I'm so excited about this thread! I keep refreshing this page almost every hour.
@onnari you are a star, I ve been following your blog since you started blogging. I like all the tutorials and I ve learnt a lot. Seems this Orla Kiely dress won't be on your blog but I'm sure you'll still do a good job here.
I'm still learning how to sew and I don't really know how to cut the armhole, neckline and sleeve. Could you please post a tutorial on that? Also I would like to insert the zipper by the side(because I'm breastfeeding), Would that be possible?
Thanks.

Mak'sjoy:

@ Onnari, I'm so sory for d silence, I've bn swamped in work. U kno, sallah season. There's so much 2 do in my shop, everyday, i return home wit headache. (i wish u could advice on dat!). I like d idea of sharing different parts of the dress among tutors. Let me kno which part u want me 2 take, I'll do my best to b available, or else, just let me tag along. I promise 2 b more active in subsequent sew alongs, as long as they don't fall into tailors "season" periods. From the look of things, I'll mak my own after Sallah.

onnari :



I'l make a pre-post for you on the armhole cut/shoulder slant probably by today/tomorrow. So send in ur shoulder,bust,and armhole measurements. If u arnt sure,u can measure out any tops/dresses of urs. N also let me know if ur doing a sleeveless dress or if you doing sleeves.

Mak'sjoy:
@ Onnari, alryty, tanx. Pain killers! Dats d way i go, i tel u. But rest, . I wish we'll get more volunteer tutors, so individual wokload'd b small. However, weldone. U'r doing a good job. I didn't kno abt yr blog b4 now. Pls, furnish me wit details abt it.

Mak'sjoy:
@ Onnari, alryty, tanx. Pain killers! Dats d way i go, i tel u. But rest, . I wish we'll get more volunteer tutors, so individual wokload'd b small. However, weldone. U'r doing a good job. I didn't kno abt yr blog b4 now. Pls, furnish me wit details abt it.

onnari :
@ 1st lady in heaven's name st0p derailing this thread.there are 0ther threads 2advertise c0smetics. thanks.
@cheries- we begin n0t later than 2mr0w. And this is the breakd0wn.
0nnari- b0dice (fr0nt and back)
Ef0sa- skirt
maksj0y- j0in b0dice t0 skirt, zip and butt0n installati0n.
s0 get ur t00ls and w0rkspace ready! as i'll p0st anytime 2m0rr0w.