Sewing Simplicity 9325 Dress

[@fishezpreloadedleaders5211]

Hard working woman and beautiful what a lucky man I am

[@hillybee234]

Marie I absolutely love your videos, you are a great teacher and your so kind for sharing your knowledge. God bless you and your little family including all your lovely animals. Thank you ❤️

[@mybucoliclife]

You are so welcome!!! Thank you! And may you also be amazingly blessed :)

[@mdevries209]

Thank you, I am making this dress and its a lot easier now! I like that you go slow where needed and fast where you can. Love it!

[@6862211]

You are awesome! Love the dress!!

[@kindraanderson5849]

I adore your videos. The farm reminds me of my childhood, thank you for sharing your lovely animals! I have been sewing for 46yrs, and learn a tidbit every time I watch your videos. I did want to add to the comment about having a fancy machine; to all the newer sewing community I have purchased a newer machine and find myself always making my projects on my old reliable manual machine!

[@annmccue4431]

It looks fantastic on you!

[@SewTexas]

I love your old farm, looks like you have significant acreage for all your animals. Very nice. I loved visiting my grandaddy's farm in Mississippi years ago. I am very old and have been sewing most of those years and I never heard of Meister sewing machine, it has a nice humming sound! Since I saw your video and was unable to find one, smart to hang onto the older machines, they are the work horse of sewing. I watched you video on the machine. Linen is my favorite fabric to sew with and to wear. I love making my pajamas from linen! Looks great on you, lucky to have a tiny waist, know you will enjoy wearing \. I was blessed with a little butt, however a larger waist or in reality--no waist at all. Thank you.

[@mybucoliclife]

Hi Renee! Oh yes, plenty of room for ther livestock to roam up here, pastures, woods, orchards etc. On the meister, there is actually one on Ebay right now I have been keeping an eye on. It needs a good power cord etc, but looks like it's in nice condition. But I have to ask myself over and over, do I really need another one? Sadly, I don't. But I really hope someone else will☺️

[@Andyscrap]

I just love ypur fancy hemming with stretch lace idea💓💓💓

[@galacticbee5310]

i am so happy i found this video! I'm new to sewing and found this exact pattern in a thrift store, but without the instruction sheet in it. I was looking to try and create this dress, and i just love how calm and in detail you go without it sounding so complex

[@mariadavies-roberts9322]

I’m so pleased I found your channel, I’ve had this pattern for a while but the waist band but confused me (I’m very much a visual learner), luckily I stumbled across your channel and I’m now 3/4 done with the wearable toile I decided to do before using my good fabric.

[@robintay1449]

That dress looks beautiful on you! Thanks for the sew along.

[@chrissiec5915]

This dress looks particularly lovely on you.

[@deidrabenson361]

Thanks sooo much for sharing your knowledge, I always learn so much from you! Love the dress

[@smontone]

This video has been a life saver. I’m part way through sewing this dress together and I’ve found the directions to be vague and the visuals to be so confusing. It’s so much easier when I can see something in a video. Your tips are very helpful, though I admittedly can’t stand thimbles so that made me laugh. You have given me courage to go back to it and finish this dress. Thanks for recording this.

[@deanie3984]

So gosh darn adorable

[@skirtedgalleons]

Off to take out the circular cutter from my buttonhole cutter set and use it to punch out circles on patterns. Good idea. These videos must be so much work, thank you for doing them.

[@charlottehayward5943]

Thank you for sharing the cutter idea. I have one and didn't think about that. We learn from each other.

[@pambain9415]

I spend my life in pants. You have inspired me to sew some summer dresses.

[@mybucoliclife]

Oh how exciting!! I hope it is a really good experience :)

[@kaysmyth7099]

Love love love that color style and everything about the dress

[@mybucoliclife]

Thank you I really love how it turned out too and can't wait for the weather to warm up so I can wear it now!

[@kerstinshadbolt1003]

I have fallen in love with your beautiful sewing machine! my parents gave me a 1954 Elna Supermatic when I left school in 1962. I sew on it almost every day and it has never let me down. Your dress turned out beautiful. Thank you for all the tips you shared along the way. Thank you! 🌷

[@mybucoliclife]

Mine was my grandmother's. They are a treasure. :)

[@julietremblay5487]

Thank you so much Marie, I feel so lucky to have access to your knowledge and expertise even though we are so far away (I'm near Québec city in Canada), thank you for sharing with that calm voice and enchanting surroundings, your videos are very soothing

[@mybucoliclife]

Hello Julie! Im so glad you liked the videos. That is why I am making them 😊. It had been years since I was last in Canada! Good memories. Thank you for watching 🧵🐾

[@paulabildson157]

Hi Julie. I just found Marie's channel and feel exactly the same as you. Very informative! I am a fellow Canadian, from Oshawa, Ontario.

[@cherylpound9919]

Had to smile. I have the exact same server my husband got for me for Christmas, many years ago. Still working perfectly.

[@jillianmudd5412]

So professional and clever where did you learn so much. The animals are beautiful too

[@wandagoncalves3049]

What a lovely dress, I enjoyed your video very relaxing and I love how you started by opening the barn door for the horses.

[@yvettefeyjoo-booth2670]

That style and color is gorgeous on you. U look beautiful in it. Thank you for this video! Love watching your sew alongs and I love your cute cat! 😀

[@lyndaholloway5469]

Very nice. Thank you for showing how you put it together. Dose need a slip. Best to you.

[@bigfamilyaffair]

Beautiful dress and it looks stunning on you! Thank you for the tutorial.

[@paulabildson157]

I totally agree about not requiring expensive machines. I picked up a Kenmore 2/3/4 differential second hand for 115.00 CDN this summer. Don't need anything fancy.

[@mybucoliclife]

Perfect!

[@marta77inf]

Thanks You so much. I love linnen.

[@debbiesnyder4778]

That dress is beautiful on you. I love it

[@mscurlypixie1]

You are a great teacher!

[@mybucoliclife]

Oh thank you!

[@michaelag9642]

Just bought this pattern, going to make it tomorrow after watching your fabulous video x

[@mybucoliclife]

Have fun!

[@juliho5785]

i like it ! yours is the only review i found for this pattern. I think i will buy it ;)

[@mybucoliclife]

Glad you like it! I really like wearing this dress. And I'm glad you found my channel :)

[@carollea4487]

love your videos. Thank you for sharing.. I Have sewn all of my adult life but didnt do the little things like stay stitching and etc. You have inspired me to not take short cuts. 👍lol cant wait to get started on something!!!

[@delisaknight8522]

One of my friends just gave me a serger!! Super excited about it. It’s a Brother 1030D. I bought my Brother sewing machine off of Facebook marketplace for £50.

[@mybucoliclife]

Oh how fun! I love them. Learning to deal with threading them is the hardest part :) Congrats!

[@nathalieduran7355]

Hello from France, I've just discovered your lovely channel and you're covering all the simplicity patterns i love. So I'm hoping to catch up on your videos this week whilst I 'm sewing. Thank you for your great sewing content!

[@mybucoliclife]

Hello! I'm glad you found my channel and enjoy the videos😊

[@brendadouglas9833]

Such a pleasant dress. I think it would go well no matter where you were going. Nice work. Love your calm style. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@annamarieh333]

That dress is beautiful on you! I would never imagine it would look so nice. I wanted to thank you for the beautiful good morning with the horses!

[@mybucoliclife]

Thank you Anna! Good morning!

[@bonniestevens6932]

My cat loves the sewing room...she has to be as near as possible....customers clothes are off limits!!! I am new to your channel , so many lovely dresses you have been showing, I love your detailed instructions, the way I like to sew. My grandmothers sewing machine was a Singer Golden Touch-n-SEW... I didn't get hers, my husbands grandmother had the same machine.....sew I got hers!!!

[@nadushka168]

Замечательное платье! Я тоже такое хочу! Буду моделировать!

[@cherylcentenioblessedvirgi3241]

I have enjoyed watching the construction of the dress. I worked in alterations for more than 7 years and one thing that was consistent was the discovery of fraying of the linings in suit jackets, dresses, pants etc. I overcast raw edges of the linings and outwear fabrics to prevent fraying. Thank you for sharing the construction of your dress. Have a great day!

[@mybucoliclife]

Thank you! Yes, always a good reminder that even if it is not seen, it can still fray. :)

[@cherylcentenioblessedvirgi3241]

@@mybucoliclife You are welcome. I noticed that the shoulder seams were not laying on the body and you were pushing the bodice of the dress upward. If you take up the seam near your neck and taper towards the sleeve head, you will have a better fit.

[@stephaniemendes5287]

Pretty dress! Thanks for all of your sewing tips and tricks, I enjoyed watching along!

[@mybucoliclife]

Thank you!!

[@annholmes9650]

Fabulous, love it, you make it seem so easy, thank you x x x

[@aparnavasanth8372]

Hi. I jusssst finished making this dress. Oh and it is my first pattern that I have attempted ever. I wanta say that the video was very helpful, thank you. I have seen many from you on other patterns from Butterick, etc. I will watch them too. Very educational. I must say that I learnt a lot about sewing clothes from my first experience. I made 1 big mistake though, I should have chosen a much lighter fabric. Since it was my first I wanted to choose some inexpensive fabric and bought something for 4.44 a yrd at walmart. The dress ended up being heavy in the end. I think light-weight linen or georgette would be ideal for this dress. And, just my experience with this S9325 pattern. 1. I chose it as it was labelled as easy, but at the end I did not like the dress. 2. I used the provided guide to identify the proper measurements, but the dress turned out waaaayyy too big. The shoulder is literally falling off. And I don't like all the extra fabric balooning up in the bust area. 3. I ended making style B too, and I did not like the bell sleeves. I need to alter the dress now. Would you have any advice on how to go about lifting up the shoulders, so that the neck stays put? Would I have to remove all the sleeves and neck and shoulder and then cut the excess? I am just not sure how. And I am also planning on changing the sleeves to make it smaller. Any ideas there?

[@mybucoliclife]

Good morning! So glad you have tried out this pattern. You have learned about the built in easing that pattern companies often add. So first of all, when choosing which size to make, look at the actual finished dimensions of the bust, waist, etc. These number should be printed on the tissue paper pieces somewhere. They should help you decide if you need to go up or down a size. So on this dress, to take out some extra width, I would turn it inside out and put it on in front of a mirror. Pin in the side seams on each side until it fits better, but not too tight because you still have to pull the whole thing over your head. Carefully take it off and sew new side seams where the pins are. For the loose shoulders, the easiest fix I think, would be to open up the facing from where is is sewn to the seam allowances at the sleeve and take a strip of elastic, about 1/4" wide or so and sew it to the facing near the stitching line, stretching it a little as you sew. then tack the facing back to the dress. This should give the shoulders extra grab and hopefully stay up, but not show from the outside. Finally, the full sleeves, easiest is to put elastic in a casing at the bottom or gather them into a band. I hope this helps!

[@aparnavasanth8372]

@@mybucoliclife It totally helps. I like the sleeve advice of adding an elastic. I did now know about comparing with actual finished dimensions. Thank you. I learn everyday. I am sure I am gonna make a fabulous dress soon. Thank you for the advice. Cheers

[@aparnavasanth8372]

Yay finished the dress I ended up choosing the ruffled sleeve Cut the shoulders by 2.5 inches and adjusted the arm hole drive.google.com/file/d/17tucDVztciPhG-_Vvxq2tzLCtipy8qGX/view?usp=drivesdk Thank you once again for your inputs 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@charlottehayward5943]

Maybe just find a different pattern that suits your build better. Sometimes although I love a pattern it looks terrible on me. Lol

[@gaynellhall4696]

Hi. Beautiful dress! Thanks for sharing.

[@mybucoliclife]

Thank You for watching!

[@annerobinson647]

super flattering and great tutorial

[@mybucoliclife]

Thanks so much 😊

[@theresawagner2642]

This dress is gorgeous! Looks awesome on you also. 🥰

[@beajannis2968]

Thank you for the sewalong. ❤ from Antwerp / Belgium.

[@ellaougrik3785]

Great tip on the sleeve . I'm definitely using that. I loved that you were so thorough. Thank you

[@brendajefferson5984]

Another awesome video. Your voice and the quietness of your machine is so pleasant. I also love those stay tapes (woven and knit). It really is a life saver. Thank you for sharing this beautiful make.

[@mybucoliclife]

Thank you!! My sweet old machine is a part of the family at this point ;)

[@deniseriley886]

Great video! And it was a great visit!!

[@mybucoliclife]

Good friends and good times! (chef's kiss) :)

[@annesullivan1171]

Gorgeous ❤️

[@stellaunger8568]

The dress is fabulous and your video excellent. I learned so much from the technics you shared, informative and a pleasant viewing. Your older machine has a beautiful tone to it, not like the noisy new machines. I’m going to subscribe. Thank you 😃🌸

[@mybucoliclife]

Thank you so much!!! 😊

[@pdias8469]

Absolutely gorgeous. Thank you. Blessings.

[@mybucoliclife]

Thank you!!

[@joanneblair2087]

Good tutorial. The dress looks lovely on you.

[@mybucoliclife]

Thank you!

[@sandimichaels2324]

Thank you for tell me about your hoole puncher for dart,etc. I', goining to get one. The neckline looks like an old fashion georgian dress. Thank you for sharing this pattern. i have several patterns I want to sew up and you have given me my sewjo back.

[@mybucoliclife]

Fantastic! Sometimes all it takes is a little inspiration and a new tool. Enjoy :)

[@bethjohnson9256]

I just got my first serger! I would love to score one for $60. It wasnt the top of the line but it will be a good serger nonetheless. Im super excited to use it! Im a intermediate seamstress still trying to re learn what I learned in sewing in high school back in the 90s. Ive made this same dress as a mock up, now im getting ready to make it for real. One thing I noticed when I had it laid out on the dress form was how low the bodice was, at least too low for my taste. And the inlay seemed awfully wide. I adjusted the bodice some but wasnt entirely pleased with it how it looked. I felt it made my boobs look slouchy ;) Im confident the second time I make it I will make fewer mistakes though. Thanks for the video! I learned a lot of tips and really appreciate your explanation of everything.

[@mybucoliclife]

The good thing with sewing is that we can adjust the pieces to fit us personally. Im sure it will go better better next time. Congratulations on the serger. Take your time and be patient with those threads!

[@grandymommy4531]

Lovely and flattering to the figure. I think you could have gone to a size smaller, even. It looks complicated but goes together pretty straight forwardly.

[@Avotts]

beautiful dress. looks fab. I lucked up aat Goodwill a while back and got 4 or 5 pieces of linen or look likes linen for $1.00 each. different colors.

[@ManuelaPatzel]

Hi, I just found your videos and I love them. Thank you for pointing out the machines. I quilt for 20 and sew for 40 years and I find that it is a bit disheartening to watch KZbin video after video where people have machines that are insanely expensive, up to $10 000.- (for quilting) . Nice to see somebody not playing the bigger is better game.

[@mybucoliclife]

Thank you!

[@charlottehayward5943]

I have a 5 000.00 machine. I fight with it all the time. Bigger is not better. You do beautiful work. Love your machines.

[@lynnries7729]

The dress looks fabulous on you!

[@mybucoliclife]

Thank you :)

[@lynnries7729]

@@mybucoliclife So glad your videos popped into my feed. Have been binge watching this afternoon. Newly subscribed.

[@mybucoliclife]

@@lynnries7729 Some of my early videos are kinda cringe... still figuring it all out :) Thank you so much for your encouragement!

[@vickismallwood2082]

Wow this dress is adorable. I just found your channel and am very pleased with all the tricks you showed and how you showed us to do the gathering was fantastic. Gathering is my pain but with the binder it made quick work of it. Thank you and I am so glad I found your channel.

[@mybucoliclife]

You are so welcome! Welcome :)

[@charity.cunningham8313]

Thank you for sharing all of your sewing steps, and tips, it was very helpful, and your dress is beautiful! 🤗💖

[@mybucoliclife]

Thank you so much! Im glad you liked it!

[@charity.cunningham8313]

@@mybucoliclife , You are very welcome. 🤗

[@gutzxtraccnt]

Thank you that was fun and you gave great practical tips. I will absolutely try these tips. I'm just returning to sewing and these tips will help me tremendously. Looking forward to more of your vlogs.

[@mybucoliclife]

Thank you so much!!

[@nicky6579]

WOW so pretty! Love the deep blue color and the style of dress. Wonderful job. This is my first time to your channel. I love how you take time to explain things. Thank you!

[@mybucoliclife]

So glad you liked it!! And glad you found my channel 😊

[@lifesbanquet4501]

I sew on a Singer Featherweight. Don’t we love how those old Singers sound.

[@mybucoliclife]

Oh my goodness yes!!!

[@shanksre6186]

Thank you 🇬🇧

[@mybucoliclife]

You are so welcome :)

[@rennells]

I have this one and I plan to make the busy center and the waist band a different pattern or color to the rest of the print. If I do sleeves I will do those in an accent as well

[@mybucoliclife]

That would be pretty!

[@StarlingofAzerath]

I actually went out and got the pattern and tried sewing it. Glad you made a sew-along tutorial cause the instructions are a bit confusing. 😅 they seemed to overcomplicate some things

[@catfish542]

cute dress

[@lisaku6886]

I would not have been able to sew this dress without this video! Mine was waaaay to big and I had to alter it al ton (must have missmeasured myself or something) I had to take in about 4cm on the side an back seams and adjust the front. This was my very first clothes sewing project! One thing I had a little difficulty was to see if I had to pin right or wrong sides. Maybe you could just say that quickly when something needs to be pinned together? I know it’s usually right sides but sometimes I wasn‘t sure especially with the sleeves :)

[@mybucoliclife]

Hello! I find that most patterns run big, but then there are a few which don't do watch out :) in do glad it was helpful!

[@alo8698]

I have this pattern but once I got it home I didn’t like it anymore it seemed a little old. Your dress came out beautiful and you have really inspired me to try this pattern and I’m also going to do it in the linen because yours just looks gorgeous in that blue linen. ☺️

[@mybucoliclife]

Oh I'm so glad! I really like it and hope you do too! Thanks for your comment :)

[@gigivh9178]

Hi, Nice video it is very rare to find someone on you tube using such old machine. By the way, what kind of machine is that one?, never saw it before, very pretty stitching; Nice and even. Beautiful dress too. Now I want one too.

[@mybucoliclife]

Thank you. It's actually a pretty rare machine, my grandfather bought it for my grandmother just after WWII. It's a German machine, Meisterwerk. I think they were sold to husqvarna soon after this machine was made, from what I can tell.

[@viddy8379]

Love sewkeyseasy tape. But so costly for Australia

[@mybucoliclife]

I know... I am actively looking for an alternative neutral colored 1/2" stay tape... If I find one I'll post it :)

[@suzanne8216]

Beautiful work--thank you! LOVE that finger-behind-the-presser-foot-slight-pucker trick! I'm curious: where did you learn that?

[@mybucoliclife]

I learned it in an old bishop method sewing book! Love those old tricks.

[@delisaknight8522]

I have this pattern and I’m excited to try it. I’m gonna make is shorter so I can wear it with leggings. Do you think scuba fabric would work?

[@mybucoliclife]

Honestly I don't think I have used scuba fabric yet. Give it a try and let me know!

[@teveson8256]

Thank you for this great video. I've just found your channel and I really enjoy the way you describe what you're doing. 🌺💚

[@mybucoliclife]

Thank you so much. I'm still figuring out the whole video thing but enjoy the process :)

[@teveson8256]

@@mybucoliclife I think you're a natural! And you deserve lots more subscribers. I'm really looking forward to going through all your videos as you have some really great advice. Happy spring time :)

[@paulabildson157]

I just found your channel! Yay!! I am a very beginner sewist, bought my first ever sewing machine in May of this year and I'm really excited about creating my own wardrobe, I've been searching online for any tutorials/sew alongs for the patterns that I currently own and I'm not having much luck. Any chance you may have Simplicity's It's So Easy #1643, and plan on doing a video? It's one of the patterns I am really eager to try, but I get hung up on the limited instructions.

[@mybucoliclife]

Hi Paula! Im glad my videos are helpful! I don't have that pattern you mentioned but will keep my eyes open. I hope you enjoy learning the sewing process. One small step at a time 😁

[@becktimms]

No idea why but my front skirt barely gathered. Definitely used the correct sizing but yours looks so much nicer!

[@mybucoliclife]

I don't think I have a lot of gathering either. Did it turn out alright otherwise? Did you gather just in the parts they marked?

[@becktimms]

@@mybucoliclife it's OK there's a smidge of gather but I think when I make it again I'm going to make the front panels half an inch to an inch wider to give more gather as yours looks so much better! P.S. thank you for this video, as someone newish to sewing I still get stuck and stumble in some patterns so videos as clear as yours are a god send 😊

[@StarlingofAzerath]

Definitely has edwardian/1900s vibes.

[@pilarmorgan9288]

As a beginner, it would have been nice to see you cut out the pattern. Also, what is a stay stitch? Where did you get the notch leather tool? Thank you!

[@mybucoliclife]

Hello! I'll try to remember to put in some cutting out footage next time. Stay stitching is just a line of straight stitching that you usually put on the edge of a piece that is not on the straight of the fabric, like at a diagonal or curve, because these places tend to stretch out while you handle them, or if they have any pressure on them. You don't see these stitches in the final finished garment, but they are part of the inner structure to hold everything where it should be. And I bought my hole punch on amazon. Thanks for watching :)

[@thietkeolot4857]

tuyệt vòi quá bạn ơi

[@mybucoliclife]

Cảm ơn bạn!

[@marydewey6117]

Do you dryer dry your linen? So many sources say to dry clean.

[@mybucoliclife]

I run it through the regular washing machine wash and tumble dryer dry. But do this before you cut it out. :)

[@Avotts]

this is my 3rd try to message you. my laptop has a short. i am looking for the pattern you have either S9325 or R11107.

[@niushahanafi8343]

How can I buy simplicity

[@bonniestevens6932]

NIce dress , youll need to take up the shoulders so it doesn't gap and show your bra. If you look at the video of sitting on the porch you can see how the right shoulder is gaping ( possibly the left also is gaping)

[@mybucoliclife]

Hi Bonnie, so here's the thing... TMI time, the bra I had on when I was on the porch was more like a wide strapped sports bra, which is why it peaked. But by the time I realized it, I was filming, such is life. I have worn ther dress several times since then with a regular bra and no issues. Thanks for watching!! 😊

[@trudywolcott7419]

How about raising the middle portion of the bodice

[@diannasears3035]

Is there a model # for your serger?

[@mybucoliclife]

It was a singer merrit

[@Avotts]

while assembling my mock up i realized the low neckline + zipper + and wide neckline is not ideal for me.

[@terriescharf7656]

And your meister is better made!

[@devonswink9627]

Honestly I’d rather have your sewing machine…. They don’t make them that well anymore! My machine has a few bells and whistles but was cheap and my Serger was cheap as well! I’m hoping they outlive me! Don’t want to have to spend $$$ replacing again!!! I am keeping my eyes open for a bargain on an old machine for a backup 😊

[@mybucoliclife]

I do love the old machines. 😊