How to Make a Butterfly Dress in a Few Simple Steps

Tools and materials:

• 2 yards fabric
• Tailor’s chalk
• Measuring tape
• Scissors
• Sewing machine
• Bias tape

1. Make the pattern

Fold your fabric in half to your preferred length with the right sides showing. Measure along the fold to find the center of the fabric. Mark the center.

Mark the depth of the neckline at 4 inches down the center line with a small horizontal line.

Measure the width of the neckline along the fold. Mark 4 inches on either side of the center line for a total of 8 inches. Draw a curve towards the depth mark, connecting the neckline.

Measure your bust, waist, and hips. Divide each of your measurements by 4. Mark your bust, waist, and hip line with a small horizontal mark along the center line.

Confused? Watch from 1:10 to 1:40 to see what I do. Mark your bust, waist, and hip measurements at their marks on either side of the center line. Add 1-inch seam allowance to both sides.

Connect all these points together.

2. Cut the fabric

The only cutting you’ll do is to cut the neckline along the marks. 

3. Sew the dress

Start sewing from the bust measurement all the way down past the hip line.

Sew along the markings directly on the right side on both sides of the dress.

If you know how to use bias tape, sew the bias tape to the neckline for a finished neckline. Sew bias tape to the unfinished edges and dress bottom. See how I sew bias tape from 5:20 to 7:45.

If you’re not comfortable using bias tape, fold in the neckline, raw sides, and dress bottom, and sew a hem.

How to make a butterfly dress

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