1. Damn Good Dress Tutorial – Prepare Your Pattern

1A‭. ‬Using paper scissors‭ (‬i.e‭. ‬NOT your fabric scissors‭, ‬or you will dull the blade‭) ‬cut along the dotted lines on your pattern‭ ‬piece that correspond to the size you would like to make‭.‬

You will find a key on your paper pattern indicating which size corresponds to which dotted line and color‭.‬

Cut out all of your pattern pieces and then lightly iron them‭ (‬with NO steam‭) ‬so that they lay flat on your fabric‭.‬

1A‭. ‬Using paper scissors‭ (‬i.e‭. ‬NOT your fabric scissors‭, ‬or you will dull the blade‭) ‬cut along the dotted lines on your pattern‭ ‬piece that correspond to the size you would like to make‭.‬

You will find a key on your paper pattern indicating which size corresponds to which dotted line and color‭.‬

Cut out all of your pattern pieces and then lightly iron them‭ (‬with NO steam‭) ‬so that they lay flat on your fabric‭.‬

1C‭. ‬This is a pattern notcher‭ - ‬a tool specially designed for cutting out your notches‭! ‬They work like a hole puncher‭, ‬but are the perfect shape for notches‭.‬