cinema/hide-and-seek dress sew-along, day 2
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June 06, 2025
Day Two of the Cinema/Hide-and-Seek Dress Sew-Along is here! Whether you're working on a Cinema Dress or a Hide-and-Seek Dress, today's session will guide you through constructing some key elements using Liesl's detailed patterns. As Liesl's patterns are often described as "sewing lessons in an envelope," you don't need to worry if you're still mastering certain skills—everything is explained step-by-step.
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Let’s dive into today’s tasks: making pocket welts and preparing the yoke.
To start, transfer all pattern markings and apply interfacing to the wrong sides of your fabric pieces as per the instructions. For the pocket welts, fold each piece in half along the marked fold line, right sides together, and sew the short ends with a 1/2-inch seam. Remember to backstitch or lockstitch at both ends. After trimming the seam allowances to 1/4 inch and rounding the corners, turn the welts right-side out, using a knitting needle or chopstick to push out the corners. Press them well.
Moving on to the yoke, align the back-yoke pieces with the front-yoke piece at the shoulders, right sides together. Sew the shoulders with a 1/2-inch seam, then trim the seam allowances down to 1/4 inch and press them open. Do the same for the yoke facing pieces.
Next, pin the yoke and its facing together along the neckline and center-back edges, right sides together. Starting at one center-back edge, pivot at the neckline corner, then follow the curve around to the front, pivoting again at the V-notch. Continue stitching down one side of the V, across the pint, and back up the other side of the V before finishing at the other center-back edge. Trim the seam allowances at the curved sections carefully, clipping close to the stitching at the V-notch without cutting into the stitches.
At this stage, press the neckline seam allowance towards the yoke facing as much as possible. Understitch the curved parts of the neckline to keep everything in place when the dress is finished. Turn the yoke right-side out, pressing the neck and back edges while rolling the seam slightly toward the facing side to hide it. Trim any excess facing seam allowances beyond the yoke’s outer edges.
Finally, sew the buttonholes on the wearer’s back right side as indicated on the button placement template. Overlap the back edges of the yoke so the wearer’s right side overlaps the left, matching the notches at the bottom edges, and baste the layers together along the bottom edge with a 3/8-inch seam.
That wraps up today’s work! If you have any questions about these steps, feel free to leave them in the comments below. I’ll see you tomorrow for Day Three, where we’ll focus on attaching the skirt, assembling the side panels, adding the pockets, and completing the dress.
I hope you’re enjoying the process so far. Sewing can be both challenging and rewarding, especially when you break it down into manageable steps. Let me know how things are going for you—I’d love to hear your progress or any tips you’ve picked up along the way!
Until tomorrow, happy sewing!