Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago

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Today I am taking The Calanthe Dress free pattern from mood fabrics and pattern hacking it into a 1970's Gunne Sax style. In this project I am using a beautiful cotton lawn from a trip to Italy and a lavender voile I picked up at mood.

Pattern: moodfabrics.com/blog/the-calanthe-dress-free-sewing-pattern
Lavender fabric: moodfabrics.com/toulouse-lavender-mercerized-organic-egyptian-cotton-voile-330225
Cotton trim vendor: etsy.com/shop/ichimylove

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00:00 Intro
02:57 assembling & altering the pattern
08:08
08:49 cuttingg the fabric
10:48 sewing the back panel
12:29 sewing the front panel
15:30 sewing the front to the back
16:51 sewing the sleeves
19:09 sewing the lining
21:55 Sewing the bottom ruffle
26:32 Reveal
27:54 Cost breakdown
37:31 wrap up

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Other videos you might like:
Sewing a 1950s dress and bolero: youtu.be/brp6cbWLc4Q
Sewing a 1940s dress from vintage fabric: youtu.be/eBXfW9c7-xA

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