cinema/hide-and-seek dress sew-along, day 2
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June 06, 2025
Welcome to Day Two of the Cinema/Hide-and-Seek Dress Sew-Along! Whether you're working on the Cinema Dress or the Hide-and-Seek version, today we'll be diving into the construction process using Liesl's well-crafted patterns. If there's a technique you've yet to master, don't stress—her instructions are designed to guide you step-by-step, making it easy to learn as you go.
Today, we’ll focus on creating the pocket welts and the yoke. Let’s get started, shall we?
### Getting Started
Before we dive in, make sure all your markings are transferred accurately and that interfacing has been fused to the appropriate fabric pieces as per the pattern instructions.
### Making the Pocket Welts
First things first, let’s create those pocket welts.
1. Take one pocket welt piece and fold it in half along the designated fold line, aligning the right sides together. Stitch the short edges using a ½-inch seam, ensuring you backstitch or lockstitch at both ends. After stitching, trim the seam allowances down to ¼ inch and carefully trim the corners to ensure sharpness. Repeat this process for the second welt.
2. Once both welts are stitched, turn them right-side out using a knitting needle or chopstick to push out the corners gently. Press them neatly to give them a crisp finish.
### Preparing the Yoke
Now, let’s move on to the yoke.
1. Pin the back yoke pieces to the front yoke piece at the shoulders, ensuring the right sides are facing each other and the raw edges align perfectly. Stitch the shoulders with a ½-inch seam, reinforcing the ends with backstitching or lockstitching. Trim the seam allowances down to ¼ inch and press them open. Do the same for the yoke facing pieces.
2. Next, pin the yoke to the yoke facing along the neckline and center-back edges, matching the shoulder seams. Begin stitching at one center-back edge, pivot at the neckline corner, then follow the curve around the neckline, pivot again at the front V-notch, and continue stitching along the V-shape and back up the opposite side. Finally, complete the seam by stitching back up the second center-back edge.
3. Trim the seam allowances down to between ⅛ and ¼ inch at the neckline and V-notch, clipping into the allowances where necessary to allow for smooth curves. Be careful not to cut too close to the stitching line at the V-notch, but make sure it lies flat. Trim the back corners, but leave the center-back seam allowances intact.
4. Press the neckline seam allowance toward the yoke facing as much as possible, reaching with your iron. Understitch the curved parts of the neckline by stitching the seam allowances to the facing as far as your sewing machine can manage. You won’t be able to reach the corners, but that’s okay!
5. Turn the yoke right-side out and press the neck and back edges, gently rolling the seam slightly toward the facing side to hide it. If the V-notch seems to pucker or isn’t lying flat, try clipping a bit closer to the stitching line. Press the yoke flat, pin, and baste the raw edges together with a ¾-inch seam. Trim any excess facing seam allowances that extend beyond the yoke’s outer edges.
6. Mark and stitch the buttonholes on the wearer’s back right side as indicated by the pattern.
7. Overlap the back edges of the yoke so the wearer’s right side overlaps the left, matching the notches at the bottom edges. Baste the layers together along the bottom edge with a ¾-inch seam.
And that’s a wrap for today! If you’ve got any questions about the steps we covered, feel free to drop them in the comments below. I’ll see you tomorrow for Day Three, where we’ll tackle attaching the skirt, assembling the side panels, adding the pockets, and finishing the dress.
Until then, happy sewing!
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