Life Skills
Sewing Confident Beginner: 18 Inch Doll Clothes - Fiesta Dress
Ready to learn to make ruffles? This is your dress! This fun fiesta style dress is great for using fabric scraps. It will fit any American Girl, My Generation or other 18 inch doll.
8-13
year olds
3-9
learners per class
$60
Charged upfront
$12 per class
Meets 1x per week
Over 5 weeks
50 minutes per class
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Description
Class Experience
In this class we will work together to sew a dress for 18" dolls. Prior to beginning class students must already be familiar with threading and basic functions of their sewing machine. Day 1: Picking your fabric - we will discuss types of fabric and what fabrics are appropriate for this project. Students will need to purchase (or otherwise source) the fabric for their project between day 1 and day 2. Day 2: Cutting your pattern - will will work together to cut our pattern/fabric. We will...
Students will have a better understanding of fabrics, patterns (and instructions) and basic sewing methods on cotton fabrics after finishing this class.
The homework for this class varies by class. Class 1 - source fabric Class 2 - finish cutting if you don't finish during class Class 3 - finish the construction of the dress if you don't finish in class
Lesson 1: printed copy of pattern from SewingForce - https://etsy.me/39RkWnv Lesson 2: fabric and other materials required for pattern (we will discuss these more during lesson 1) scissors, pins, table space Lesson 3: sewing machine (and adult supervision/assistance if necessary)
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
50 minutes per week in class, and an estimated 0 - 1 hours per week outside of class.
Students will need to have access to a working sewing machine for this class. The instructor will be using an older version of this machine: https://amzn.to/2XtCcsY Students are responsible for knowing how to turn on, and thread their spacific machine prior to beginning class. If you need help with these steps often craft store employees (who you can meet with personally) and/or youtube videos are of great assistance. Please let the instructor know prior to class if you are still struggling and we will find a way to help.
Teacher
Mrs AubreyThe Homesteading, DIY, Math Mom
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United States126 total reviews
210 completed classes
About Me
Hello! I'm Aubrey and I am mom to 9 crazy children ages one through fourteen. We live on a homestead in Idaho where we raise rabbits, chickens, turkeys, ducks, quail, goats, and sheep. I have a degree in Math Education and one in Family History...