Looking for a fun and flirty dress for the holiday parties? Try this serged dress complete with decorative chain stitching. It’s easy to create a professional look on any Baby Lock serger! Download printable instructions.
Materials:
- 4 Spools Madeira Aerolock serger thread
- 3 Spools decorative embroidery thread
- Madeira Aerofil all-purpose thread to match fabrics
- Butterick Pattern Number B5917
- Blue satin fabric for top– yardage according to size
- Black crepe fabric for skirt– yardage according to size
- Skirt lining fabric
- 1 yard interfacing
- Chalk
- Invisible zipper
- Scissors
- Pins
Tools:
- Baby Lock Serger
- Baby Lock Sewing Machine
- Quilt Guide for Sergers
- Invisible zipper foot (ESG-IZF)
Steps:
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For this dress the top and skirt were made from contrasting fabric.
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Cut apart the tissue for the pattern and locate the pieces used for view B.
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Once you have your fabrics layout and cut the skirt pieces and the skirt lining pieces from their fabrics according to the Butterick pattern layout directions.
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Set these aside until the garment assembly process.
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From the blue solid fabric cut a piece of fabric slightly bigger than the neck ruffle strip pieces.
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Thread the Ovation for a triple coverstitch with decorative embroidery thread (Black Teal & Green) in the needles and a matching weight thread in the chain looper.
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Insert the Quilt Guide into the ankle adjust the guide so it is approximately 1” from the closest needle. Then tighten the thumb screw to hold the guide in place.
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On the piece of blue fabric intended for the ruffle strips coverstitch a diagonal line.
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Align the guide with the last needle row and stitch another row continue stitching rows until the entire piece is striped. Cut the ruffle pieces from this striped fabric.
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From the blue solid fabric cut a piece of fabric slightly bigger than the bodice front pieces.
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Adjust the quilt guide for a larger space (1-1/2” to 2”) from the closest needle.
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.Stitch lines across the fabric. Then repeat these lines from the opposite side to form squares or diamonds.
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Once you create your own diagonal or square chain-stitched fabric. Cut the bodice front pieces from this fabric.
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From the remaining blue fabric cut the front inset piece back pieces and lining pieces.
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Rethread the serger for a four-thread stitch.
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Assemble the pieces of the dress as per the Butterick instruction sheet using the serger to finish the edges of the seams as you construct the garment.
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Use the invisible zipper foot on your Baby Lock sewing machine to insert the invisible zipper in the back of the dress.
