DIY Bridesmaid dress (Butterfly sleeve & Sleeveless wrap dress) | My perfect wedding series - Ep 3

Welcome or welcome back to my channel!
In today's tutorial, I'm going to share with you the third episode of my "Perfect wedding" series. They're Bridesmaid dresses that I made for all my beautiful bridesmaids. They're both wrap dresses. But they comes with 2 designs: the butterfly sleeve and the sleeveless. Because my bridesmaids have the different styles.

So I hope you can get come inspiration out of it. Let’s get started!

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

3m of organza fabric and 3m of statin fabric for each dress
Pattern paper
Sewing machine
Pins
Scissors
Ruler
Long stick
Zipper
Buttons

MAKING THE PATTERNS

Here’s the pattern for the project. To get a clear understanding of all the measurements needed for the pattern, watch the video from 1:20 to 8:36 (The butterfly sleeve wrap dress) ,and from 17:08 to 17:52 (The butterfly sleeveless wrap dress).

Remember, you can adjust these measurements to fit your own dimensions!

1. THE BUTTERFLY SLEEVE WRAP DRESS

THE BACK BODICE PATTERN

To make the pattern for this dress, draw a straight line cutting the horizontal line first. After that, draw another straight line 2.5 cm outside the first one. This new straight line will cut the horizontal line at one point. From this cutting point, mark up 8 cm on the second straight line. It's half the neck size that is desired. Connect this mark to the cutting point between the horizontal line and the first straight line.
From this mark, draw a perpendicular line that cuts the first straight line at one point. From this cutting point, connect it to the middle of the slanted line made before. Then draw a curved line from the first mark to the middle of this line to the first cutting point to finish the neckline of the basic pattern.
From the second cutting point, mark up 16 cm, which is half the shoulder size. From this mark, draw a perpendicular line with 3.2 cm, which is 1/10 of the shoulder size. Connect the end of this line to the end of the neckline to finish the shoulder line of the pattern.
From the second straight line, draw another straight line at 20.5 cm from it. It's a quarter of the bust size and also the position for the end of the armpit line. From the cutting point between this line and the horizontal line, mark up 21 cm, which is a quarter of the bust size plus 0.5 cm. Continue the perpendicular line from the shoulder to this line.
On the perpendicular line made before, mark it 1/3 of this line first, then connect it to the mark on the bust line just made. After that, make the curved line in a similar way as done at the neckline to create a sleeve line for the pattern. From the second straight line, make another one at 40 cm from it. It is the length from the shoulder to 3 cm above the belly button.
From the cutting point between this line and the horizontal line, mark up 20 cm, which is a quarter of the waist size plus 4 cm. Connect this mark to the end of the sleeve line to create the side line of the pattern.
At the ending line, which is the waistline, mark the middle first, then draw a horizontal line parallel with the middle line of the pattern. This line will cut the bust line at one point. From the mark on the waistline, make two more marks 2 cm outside of it, so the width between two marks will be 4 cm. This is the extra 4 cm on the waistline just made.
This means the leftover width of the waistline will be 16 cm, which is a quarter of the waist size. Add 1 cm for seam allowance before cutting, except the middle line. The back pattern of the top bodice is complete after that. Remember to cut it in folded fabric.

THE FRONT BODICE PATTERN

Use the back pattern to create the front pattern of the top dress.
On the waistline, continue it outside of the middle line. The width of the new waistline will be 29 cm, which is half the waist size minus 3 cm.
Connect one end of the waistline to the top of the neckline to create a new neckline for the front dress.
To create the dart at the bust area of the front pattern, mark at 8 cm under the armpit line, then connect it to the middle of the bust line.
From this mark, make two other marks 1.5 cm outside of it, then connect these two marks to the mark at 2 cm under the other end of the dart line.
Since there is 3 cm extra for the dart on the sideline, increase the sideline 3 cm at the end to match the sideline at the back pattern.
Redraw the ending line of the front pattern. Add 1 cm for seam allowance after that.

THE SLEEVE PATTERN

To make the sleeve pattern, measure the total width of the sleeve line at the front and back patterns first.
After that, use folded paper to make the sleeve pattern.
From one end of the folding line, draw a curved line at 30 cm from it. This is the length of the sleeve from the shoulder to the elbow plus 2 cm for seam allowance.
From one end of the folding line, mark down 20.5 cm, which is a quarter of the bust size, then draw a curved line to create the sleeve line.
Ensure the length of this line is half the total width of the sleeve at the front and back patterns plus 1 cm for seam allowance.
From one end of the ending line, mark up 5 cm, then redraw the curved line to finish the ending line. This way, the sleeve will look slightly longer on the outside compared to the underarm.

THE BACK SKIRT PATTERN

To make the skirt pattern, fold the edge of the paper to connect the length line and width line of the paper first.
For a smaller skirt, draw a straight line from the top of the folding line at a 15-degree angle. A larger degree will result in a bigger skirt.
After that, draw a curved line based on the top of the folded paper. The width of this curved line will be half the waist size, the same as the width at the end of the back bodice.
From this curved line, draw another one 90 cm away from it. This is the length of the skirt part from the belly button to over the ankle.
Add 1 cm for seam allowance after that.

THE FRONT SKIRT PATTERN

To make the front pattern of the skirt, draw a 30-degree angle from the width line of the paper.
After that, draw a curved line with 29 cm, which is half the waist size minus 3 cm. This matches the width at the end of the front bodice.
From this curved line, draw another one 90 cm away from it. This is the length of the skirt from the belly button to over the ankle.
Add 1 cm for seam allowance after that.

SEWING THE DRESS

THE BODICE PART

Apply all the patterns to the fabric and cut them.

After cutting, copy the dart from the pattern to the fabric as well.

Sew the dart at the front and back of the fabric.
Do the same for the back bodice.

Then connect them together at the shoulder.

Connect the organza fabric and the satin fabric together at the neckline and sew.

After that, turn the satin fabric over the organza fabric to hide the seam inside.

Then make an understitching seam on the satin fabric.

Connect the rest of the top part of the organza and satin together and sew.

For the sleeve, connect the two underarm lines together first.

Finish the end of the sleeve by folding the end of the fabric inside twice, 0.5 cm each time.

After that, connect the sleeve to the top part of the dress at the sleeve line. This completes the top part of the dress.

THE SKIRT PART

Remember to keep around 1 cm extra at both sides of the waistline of the skirt.

After that, connect the satin fabric part to the same area.

Make sure the top part is centered between the two pieces of the skirt, and the second seam should be over the first seam.

To make the tie for the dress, cut two long fabric lines with 3 cm width and around 64 cm length, which matches the waist size.

Fold the two lane lines of the fabric together and sew to create a tie.
Make sure the seam is close to the edge of the fabric, and the width of the tie is slightly larger than 1 cm.

After flipping the tie right-side out, use an iron to keep the seam in place and make the tie look neater.

Attach one end of the tie to the end of the waistline between the two pieces of the skirt part and sew.

Finish the sideline of the front skirt by folding the end fabric inside twice, 0.5 cm each time, and sewing.
Do this separately for the organza fabric and the satin fabric.

Finish the bottom edge of the skirt part, which is the end of the dress, using the same method.

The last step is creating a small hole on one side of the dress, right at the top of the skirt part, so one tie can pass through to close the dress when worn.

Re-sew the top of the seam after creating the hole to secure it in place.

2. THE SLEEVELESS WRAP DRESS

Use the pattern from the butterfly sleeve wrap dress to make the pattern for this dress.

The skirt pattern for this dress will be the same as the skirt pattern of the butterfly sleeve wrap dress.

THE FRONT BODICE PATTERN

For the front bodice, mark the middle of the shoulder line first. After that, draw a 5 cm perpendicular line from that mark.
From the end of this perpendicular line, redraw the sleeve line and the neckline.