Sewing Tuesday - Pretty Dress Card inspired by Liz Lynch

Happy Tuesday!

Here's how to make a pretty dress card like the one at the Homespun fair. 

You will need:

• Fabric scraps in colours that match.
• Needle and thread.
• Fabric glue.
• Scissors.
• A blank card and envelope.

Step 1.

• Draw a dress top shape on to the back of one of your scraps.
• Cut this shape out.

• Cut your other fabric scrap in to a rectangle skirt shape that's slightly bigger at the bottom.
• Keep any bits you cut off as you'll need them later on.

Step 2.

• Thread up your needle and go in and out with a running stitch along the top of the skirt shape.
• Pull the thread so that the skirt gathers up at the top.

• Check the width of the gather is the same as the bottom edge of your dress top.
• Tie a knot in your thread, trapping the gather at the length you want it.

• Squash the skirt flat with your fingers so that you can see pleats in the skirt.

Step 3.

• Place the skirt where you want it on the card.
• Put a little glue underneath it and hold it until you're sure it's stuck.

• Position the top of the dress overlapping the skirt gathers to hide the rough edge.
• Glue it in to place with some small dots of glue, hold it still until it's stuck.

Step 4.

• Get the bits of skirt you cut off earlier, fold one of the bits in to three lengthways along the creases shown in the picture below.

• Dot a little glue along the edge and hold the folded fabric until it's stuck.

• Fold the two ends in to the middle and sew a few stitches to hold them still. This makes the bow of the dress.

• Tie another little scrap of fabric around the bow to pinch it in the middle, making it look more bow-like.

• Stick the bow on to the dress using your glue.

All done! You could try drawing a coat hanger on in pencil or writing 'happy birthday' or any other message on to your card. Maybe write someone's name to make it special for them.
See you soon!
Holly.