Sleeves!!! The Clara Dress Gets Her Sleeves

Do I ever love sleeves! This week, the Sew Liberated Clara Dress gets her sleeves. The sleeve that was designed for the dress has a keyhole opening and ties. 

This sleeve offers you the chance to customize the sleeve by adding contrasting trim.

For the sew along, I decided to show another option. Last week we discussed how to add a small ruffle to the collar. This week we're adding a ruffle to the sleeve and eliminating the keyhole opening. The sleeve ruffle is a nice complement to the collar ruffle.

By making a small change, the dress takes on a very different look.
This week's blog post covers both the keyhole sleeve as well as the non keyhole version. You can find the post here,  http://www.sewnews.com/blogs/sewing/2014/05/12/clara-dress-sew-along-week-4-sleeves/ and the video is attached below.



You can also follow along on the Flickr page found here, https://www.flickr.com/groups/sn_sewalong2/
Next week we will attach the skirt. I'll show you a very easy method that allows you to easily adjust the waist once the dress is finished. We will also add a lining to the skirt. The skirt includes side seam pockets, so next week's post will be packed with information!

Sew Liberated Clara Dress, Bodice and Collar Construction

This week's video and tutorial for the Sew Liberated Clara Dress Sew Along is up on the Sew News blog. You can find it here,  http://www.sewnews.com/blogs/sewing/2014/05/05/clara-dress-sew-along-week-3-collar-construction/

There are a few added features that I've added. This dress has a ruffle detail that I am adding to the collar, sleeves and hem. 

In the blog post I discuss how I added the ruffle to the collar.

 I also talk about adding a lining to the bodice.

 And we also discuss sewing on the front placket.

Here's this week's video,



Next week we'll discuss the sleeves. I will go over the keyhole version that is shown on the pattern and I will also talk about doing the sleeve without the keyhole and adding a ruffle that will compliment the ruffle that I added to the collar. Here's a sneak peak of the sleeve

Be sure to check out the Flickr page. You can find it here, https://www.flickr.com/groups/sn_sewalong2/. We would love to see your fabric choices and watch your progress, so be sure to upload your pictures!