Pink Butterfly Charlie

A series of tutorials for the Charlie dress begins here.

Michael Miller fabric. Size 3. This is my favorite so far. Made for Miss Sadie.

Flower Power Charlie and Flamingo Charlie

Size 4:

Size 5:

A series of tutorials for the Charlie dress begins here.

Topstitching

Although the pattern doesn't call for this, I like to topstitch the skirt:

The series of tutorials for the Charlie dress begins here.

Pink Rose Charlie

Size 2.

Inside:

Same Size, Different Style

This simple dress can be styled in so many different ways. Here are two in size 4 that I made recently - a princess style and a contemporary look:

Back Opening

I first serge all the straight seams:

Then I place the backs right-sides together to sew the central 5/8" seam. I place a pin where the pattern has indicated the end of the opening. I set my machine to baste and sew to a couple of stitches beyond the pin. Then I set my machine for a regular-length stitch, back-stitch a few stitches, then sew the rest of the seam:

I press this seam open, then gently pulling apart the seam holding the fabric up to a light, I can tell where the large stitches stop. I place a pin there. Now I will sew around the basted area, including area just beyond the pin:

Now I clip the basting stitches, pulling out the clipped threads afterwards.:

The finished opening:

The next step is to sew the back to the front only by the shoulder seams and then apply the binding to the neck and armhole edges. Here is the blog post about bias binding.

Tri-color Charlie

A series of tutorials for the Charlie dress begins here.

These fabrics are new at my quilt shop. Basicgrey Grunge by Moda. There are many other colors. Size 4.