Christmas dress (DIY) ESP/ENG

Hello my dear friends, here I am again with another of my creations to share with you, this time I bring you a beautiful dress inspired by the movie Mean Girls, (if you haven't seen it look for the scene where Regina George dances Jingle Bells Rock) 😄 My youngest daughter wanted me to make her that dress to wear it yesterday during Christmas Eve, so without further ado let's go through the list of what we will need for this project.

Hola mis queridos amigos, por aquí estoy de nuevo con otra de mis creaciones para compartir con ustedes, en esta ocasión les traigo un hermoso vestido inspirado en la película Mean Girls, (si no lo han visto busquen la escena donde Regina George baila Jingle Bells Rock) 😄 Mi hija menor quería que yo le hiciera ese vestido para lucirlo ayer durante la víspera de navidad, así que sin más dilación vamos a revisar la lista de lo que necesitaremos para este proyecto.

First I drew around the molds to transfer the design onto the fabric, I secured the molds very well on the fabric to prevent them from moving while I was tracing.

Then I carefully cut all the fabrics, I recommend using large scissors and making a continuous cut, that is, without interruptions to avoid ruining the fabric as much as possible.

To make the top part I sewed all the pieces, which are four, first I joined three pieces that were like this.

Later I sewed the back part to join it to the front part, but I only sewed at the base (at the bottom and you will see why later).

Afterwards, I opened the piece (which is joined at the base), placed the cups and secured them with a pin and then sewed them, then I finished closing the front part (with the cups inside), the cups are to give structure to the piece.

I sewed the entire edge of the upper part of the breast to give it a better finish, a more professional one, and then I joined the upper part with the lower part, that is, the skirt.

I sewed almost the entire dress by hand, but when I had the opportunity to go to my sister's house where there is an overlock machine, I took the opportunity to give a better finish to the inside seams, also this will reinforce the piece and make it not to fray, then I proceeded to sew the zipper, I sewed it to the side of the dress, it is a zipper that I recycled from a dress that my daughter no longer used, and as it is mustard color, I sewed it in such a way that it was not visible, it is one of those zippers that are called “hidden seam”.

Finally, to give it a Christmas touch and a better finish, I cut a 5 centimeters wide strip in polar blanket, and the length was the same as the entire diameter of the dress. I sewed this stripe on the top (at the breast) and also on the skirt. This is what makes it look like a proper Christmas dress.

This is the seam on the inside (remember that I sewed it by hand) and this is the stripe on the outside.

And this is the final result (from the back and the front), the dress, once put on is very tight to the body and according to what my daughter said is quite comfortable because the fabric is stretch and therefore not tight.

Thank you very much for all your attention, I hope you liked this work I did, I wish you much success, peace, prosperity and above all, good health. 😊