Video: The Butterfly Dress
Come sew along with me and Buddy as I sew a midi-length Butterfly Dress with wrist-length slit sleeves out of shifty, finicky silk georgette.
This dress is fairly easy to sew, but the construction steps don't follow the usual order of things, since the dress is fully lined to the hem and sleeves.
Don't forget to download this pattern and instructions in the separate Butterfly Dress pattern post.
xoxo,
Gertie
Follow along with the timestamps below:
0:00 Introduction to the Butterfly Dress
3:39 Chapter 1: Pattern Pieces
7:20 Chapter 2: Fabric and Supplies
11:03 Chapter 3: Sewing the Darts
20:13 Chapter 4: Sewing the Shoulder and Side Seams
27:23 Chapter 5: Sewing the Neckline with the Clean Finish Method
34:28 Chapter 6: Understitching the Neckline
37:06 Chapter 7: Sewing the Hem
46:29 Chapter 8: Sewing the Center Back Seam
54:59 Chapter 9: Sewing the Zipper
1:04:43 Chapter 10: Sewing the Sleeves
1:16:39 Chapter 11: Inserting the Sleeves
1:22:01 Chapter 12: Finishing
1:23:46 Goodbyeee!
Sew the Butterfly Dress (March 2026 - exclusive video for Charm's Patreon members) (YouTube)
Comments (14)
One thing i am wondering, when i make dresses in all fabric, i overlock all the sides first, before sewing them together, is there a reason for not overlocking the fabric? :)
If you prefer to construct things this way, you can!
He is the most orange cat to ever orange cat. sweetie pie. and we name our stinkybugs down in nc. it’s wild. and, of course, love the dress.
omg this is AMAZING!!!!!!!!!
I'm so glad you are re-exploring other world design elements! You do a lot of research for your projects and it really shows how much you respect the art! You have the best Patreon!
Thank you so much, Renee, your support means the world!
OBSESSED
Stink bug cameo 😂🪲 Love the dress! 🦋
All the creatures wanted in on this video!
Oh, I love this. I can see me making all three versions, but I think I’ll start with the elaborate one:)
Oh my, I was so seeing the moment when you pick up the sleeve, the cat has its claws in it, and the very light, flimsy and pretty georgette is ripped from head to bottom... Good sewing-with-cat skills Gertie 😁
It's a delicate skill but I've been working at it for years ;)
I love it so much!
Simply gorgeous!!