Sliming down big bell sleeves on this cute dress:
And turning it into this cuter dress:
I am definitely not great at sewing but I did acquire some simple skills through the years. I think this is called a French Seam, but don't quote me. =)
I marked a straight line to how I want the sleeves to be, on the front of the dress:
Then I did a straight stitch on the line. No worries if it's not completely straight:
After sewing, cut the extra fabric off...as close to the stitch as possible:
Now flip the dress inside out, and sew a double straight line (or just a single line) above the line you just sewed (that is on the front of the dress and you can't see). Now you have trapped line and raw edges on the front of the dress inside!
Flip the dress again so it's right side out, and the seam should look like this:
I hope my interactions made sense!
Ta-da:
Good luck!
