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what's your name? Ally
how old are you? 19
how tall are you? 5'9"
what are your measurements? waist 25", bust 32", hips 34"
what sewing machine do you use? Brother XR3340
what camera do you use? Cannon Rebel T51
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when do new videos come out? on Fridays : )

[sasiamo]

Not me stealing bedsheets from around the house to make all your bedsheets dresses 😌😁

[BoudicasQuest]

selkie dresses are poorly tailored at the bodice. although their fabric and designs are stellar, and i love that they are body-positive. however, even in the photos on their own website show bunching at the waist, incorrect placement of the bust, and a horribly insufficient bust. this video is so satisfying, as you've corrected all those problems and you created a piece that's gorgeous AND fits!

[emilqyy]

I made this as a beginner (someone who’s never made a dress before) and it turned out GREAT

[niamhabigail]

Oh my god the dress is stunning! You always make the most amazing clothes and I love watching you make them - even if I am a beginner aha

[StrawbyxMilk]

I love your work and it’s definitely helped keep my thinking straight when drafting patterns myself. You helped me with my own strawberry dress and I really wanna make this one now.

[zelbie]

Going to buy this pattern and use it to make a wedding dress for myself. With the right material, I think I might be able to pull it off. May try to make the back longer to make a train. We will Thank you so much for this tutorial.

[non-binarysimp]

I made this dress for my birthday and
IT
WAS
FANTASTIC
Like literally I did it in a lavender color and I felt like the bell of my party the whole night! (the party just ended!)

[jacqy]

oh my goodness this is the dress of my dreams! you have been the one to push me to start learning how to sew and i’d really like to thank you for it! so excited to begin learning :)

[NA-dusf]

Stop

Literally just yesterday I was organizing my sheets because I started using flat sheets instead of fitted sheets (gives me less back pain) and I realized that now I have a bunch of fitted sheets and nothing to do with them. This video could not have come at a better time. My sheets are almost identical to the ones that you used and I was looking for a new sewing project.

This timing is actually perfect

Thanks!

[helenaeustaquio]

I just loved this dress. I think it's one of my favorites so far. :)

A while ago I commented on how much you inspire me, and once again I would like to thank you, I recently made my first dress (it's not perfect yet but I'm pretty happy with the results) and your videos make me feel motivated try again and improve my sewing skills (and my english haha).

[glimmerlings]

this is so pretty!!! i saw this video then managed to find a light seafoam green bedsheet set (king size) that i will try to use to make this soon. all of ur creations are so cute and inspire/give me so much motivation to sew!!

[KarjianaCadet]

It came out super cute! I love how you explain what portion of the dress you'll be working on instead of just listing every step throughout the video. It makes this an actually useful tutorial.

[jane-dywh]

Just so you know, I bought the pattern and started making this dress with 6 yards of 60" fabric. I'm making it in size medium and there isn't enough fabric to make the ruffle piece because the skirt pieces are too wide to fit on the fold according to grain line. I still love this pattern but I thought I would let you know!! I'm not sure what I should add to the hem for visual interest yet. I'm thinking maybe a ribbon ruffle for the hem and sleeves or even making the sleeves and ruffle out of a couple yards of some contrasting fabric? If you have any ideas I would love to hear them!

[lean.]

Came we please normalize this Style as every day wear🥺 it’s gorgeous!!!

[xXAshHoleXx]

Sheets really are one of the best things to at least practice on so you don't feel bad if you mess up a few times! <3 I love looking for sheets at the thrift store!

[LillyPadArt]

I’m making this dress so I figured I’d update with my progress
Day 0: not counting this as a day because all I did was tape the pattern together and cut it out
Day 1: I cut out everything but the bottom ruffles, I used a rotary cutter for the bodice pieces and used a single pillow case for them all. I realized that my fitted sheet had the elastic topstitched in, meaning I couldn’t just pull it out (I just cut it out instead) and was very sad. I used the fitted sheet for the skirt pieces and the sleeves, leaving the flat sheet for all the ruffles. I sewed all the bodice and lining pieces together!
Day 2: I really wanted to get more done because I basically need it done after tomorrow, but alas, sometimes I’m really slow! I cut out all my ruffles from my flat sheet and sewed the sleeves onto the dress. One thing I struggled with was the amount of seam allowance I should use for the bodice to the sleeve. I used about an inch to make sure, but it probably could’ve been smaller. I also sewed one of the casings of the sleeves and figured out how much elastic I needed for myself. I spent almost a half hour seam ripping the elastic out of the sheet because it was sewn into it, but luckily my mom offered to do a bunch for me!
Day 3: I sewed the skirt pieces together and gathered it onto the bodice I sewed it before also attaching the lining because I forgot, but it was better that way! I then did the lining to the skirt and outer piece wrong and had to seam rip it all, my mom helped me figure it out because the step for that part it really confusing! I sewed all the ruffle pieces together and hemmed them before sewing gathers. I then also sewed about a quarter of the gather stitches
Day 4: I finished the dress. It took a bit to pin the ruffles to the skirt but I finished it eventually. I sewed the elastic in the casing for the bottoms of the sleeves and I did the invisible zipper.

The front of the dress is a bit low and the skirt pretty heavy. So just a warning for anyone wanting to make it. All in all, I really like it and would definitely recommend making it. In total I spent less than $50. About $35 on the sheets (from IKEA, but a cheaper brand might be lighter and not have the elastic topstitched in), the zipper and the boning were about $5 (I got both on sale at Fabricland), and the pattern was $9 but I will probably use pieces if not the entire pattern for future projects. I was on a bit of a time crunch so don’t be like me and instead give yourself a lot of time, it will definitely be easier and less stressful!!

[Tina]

I would definitely want this pattern 😍 love it with the sleeves up!

[yinhannasjournal]

I just started getting interested in sewing so I wanted to watch some videos about it to familiarise myself with the terminology and I found this one! I love it, it's really aesthetic and well-explained and the result is stunning! Thanks for making this dress and this video ^^

[WoWBloodrend]

That's such a good idea splitting the gathering threads into quadrants! Love it 😁 thanks for sharing with us

[shopaholica]

I made this dress following the tutorial, and I'M OBSESSED!!!! I struggled a little bit though and made a couple of deviations:
1. I thought 1 king sized sheet was enough to make this, I didn't have enough fabric for the ruffles at the very bottom but I still like my dress!
2. Probably don't need a 22" zipper, I did size XS/S with a 18" zipper and still cut a lot of it off
3. It was really difficult turning the dress to gather all 3 layers (around 14:47), when I tried it ended up uneven, I undid it and chose to hand sew via ladder stitch around where the bodice meets the skirt, turned out great!
4. I chose to french seam the sleeves and the skirt instead of zig zag stitch or leaving them open
5. HIGHLY recommend using a basting stitch for the zipper in case it doesnt fit (i didn't, when I zipped it up and realized it was too loose I had to hand rip all the seams adding an extra 30 min)

overall it took me 3 days, sewing about 9--12 hours total to make this dress (I purchased the pattern)! I've never sewn a zipper before and now my confidence sewing is ✨