Ruffles are vintage fashion style and current fashion essence, so I decided to write three-layered ruffle dress tutorial for my sewist community. We already learn how to sew Ruffle layer Skirt in past months but sewing layered ruffle dress is totally different layered structure as we use manual gathers in it.
Sewing Layered ruffle dress has three layers of ruffles with basic measurements given below and simple bodice as ruffle layer skirt can complement any type of bodice design, We are exclusively giving you all measurements of the size 26 Inch.
Basic measurements in detail with images can be found below
Required to Sewing Layered Ruffle Dress:
- Basic measurement
- Different print Fabric can be Cotton, linen etc
- Thread
- Plain Fabric for Biastape and Straps.
Basic Measurements
Layered Ruffle Dress is 26 Inch size as of we are not offering any pattern here so Basic measurements with a proper demonstration of cutting and sewing are below:
Bodice Measurement
- Height: 9.5 Inch
- Chest Width: 7 Inch
- Waist: 6.5 Inch
- Neck deep: 3 Inch
- Armhole: 5 Inch
Skirt Layers Measurement (from Top to Bottom)
- 1st layer: Width 12Inch, Length 7Inch
- 2nd layer: Width 16Inch, Length 5Inch
- 3rd layer: Width 18Inch, Length 7Inch
Sleeves Measurement
- Height: 7 Inch Max
- Width from armhole: 6.5Inch approx
CUTTING STEPS
1 Setup your fabric on table and lay down your pattern on it, if you don’t have pattern try to make one with the help of above measurement. We are working on Bodice first, you can also take help with your own clothes.
Cutting Steps 1 Fabric setting
2 Cut Front Bodice, Download Simple Bodice Pattern
Cutting Steps 2 Front bodice
3 Front and Back Bodice, if you are working with zipper or going to put button holes for confortable wearing, make back bodice 2 Inch wider than front bodice ( A Pro Sewing tip)
Cutting Steps 3 Front AND Back bodice
4 Puff Sleeve Cutting
Cutting Steps 4 Sleeves
5 First Skirt Layer by measuring 12 Inch wide.
Cutting Step 5 – skirt first layer
6 Three Layer with Measurements, Skirt layers from top to down with their measurements.
Cutting step 6 Skirt Measurement
Cutting Final Look
Cutting Ruffles full Steps
QUICK SEWING TIP
How can you do ruffles in three quick steps:
How to make Ruffles
SEWING STEPS
1 Sewing Layered ruffle dress first we have worked on sleeves by stitching elastic on hem along with fold.
sewing steps 1 sewing sleeves
2 Sewing Zipper on Back bodice
SEWING STEPS 2 – Sewing ZIPPER on back bodice
3 Setup Front bodice with the help of some laces and biastape
SEWING STEPS 3 – Sewing front bodice
4 Sewing Shoulders
SEWING STEPS 4 – Sewing shoulders
5 Stitch ready sleeves along with small gathers.
SEWING STEPS 5 – Sewing sleeves with having gathers
6 Neckline is our next steps, sew sides and then attach biastape along with neckline by making double fold tape.
SEWING STEPS 6 – sewing neckline with biastape and sew sides
7 Start Sewing Skirt, Firstly we need to work on layer one by one, Working on the middle layer by giving large stitches with single seams
SEWING STEPS 7 – sewing skirt – do single seam with large stitches
8 Fetch out the thread from the end
SEWING STEPS 8 – sewing skirt – Fetch out thread from the end
9 Start gathers by pulling out thread gently
SEWING STEPS 9 – sewing skirt – start giving gathers
10 After giving gathers …Here the look
SEWING STEPS 10 – sewing skirt – gathers look
11 Attach this middle layer with above/first layer
SEWING STEPS 11 – sewing skirt – attach gathers with above layer
12 After attaching these two, Look of two layers.
SEWING STEPS 12 – sewing skirt – two layer look
13 Similarly we have created our third layer gatherings nd attached with middle layer plain side.
SEWING STEPS 13 – sewing skirt – three layer look
14 Just sew a skirt sides
SEWING STEPS 14 – sewing skirt – sew sides
15 Sewthe bottom fold by just folding it or apply lace on it(totally your call)
SEWING STEPS 15 – sewing skirt – bottom fold
16 Now we are on top of skirt part where we made double stitch for more gathers along with bodice
SEWING STEPS 16 – sewing skirt – top layer double stitch
17 Make Gatherings by pulling thread
SEWING STEPS 17 – sewing skirt – double stitch and make gatherings
18 Stitching bodice and skirt after giving gathers.
SEWING STEPS 18 – Stitching bodice and skirt after giving gathers
FINAL LOOK
layered ruffle dress
Still, have some confusion related to any step, watch the tutorial below.
Hopefully, The Layered Ruffle Dress is easy to understand and you can sew it any occasion for your loved ones.
Xoxo,
