Happily, I’m not pretesting my Matinée Dress; it’s in testing right now – and they’re killing it!  I’m fulfilling my plans and making a dress with the fabric.  It is turning out soooo cute!
As I was working on it last night during my hour of sewing, I wanted to try to pattern match the one side seam where the back of the boat was cut off.  So I took a few pics and shared them on Instagram (I’m @jennuinedesign) to show how to pattern match; or at least how I do it:
Start by cutting the first pattern piece. Â Lay it on top of the fabric aligning everything perfectly to match the pattern.
Line up a clear ruler with twice the seam allowance along the seam of the first piece. Â I’m using 3/8″ SA, so this is 3/4″.
Then lay your next pattern piece on top of the ruler aligned on the left edge, and slide the first piece of fabric out of the way. Â Then carefully slide the ruler out while keeping the pattern piece in place. Â Cut the pattern piece out and sew!
Ta-da!!! Â Perfectly matched!
Arden wandered downstairs at almost midnight wanting a drink of water so I tried the bodice on her – hooray! Â It fits!
I should be able to finish this dress during tonight’s hour of sewing and maybe get some pics of Arden in it by Wednesday.
i made two of the rompers a few weeks ago and love them!! they run a bit big though. i had to downsize. the girls love them though!!
Wow – impressive pattern matching Jenn. I’ll be keeping this tutorial for when I need some help with this 🙂