Welcome to the fourth installment of the Sew DIY Eva sewalong. In today's post, we will sew the Eva we'll be sewing the skirt and peplum. We will make the gathers, sew the peplum or skirt to the bodice, sew the hem, and the pockets. There are time stamps in the description, if you want to skip ahead to a particular section.
If you're not familiar with this pattern, it is a zero-waste friendly crop top, peplum top and sun dress. The pattern features a square neckline, bust darts at the side seams, shoulder straps and is fitted at the back with narrow elastic and loops and ties. The peplum and skirt are both gathered at the waist and the skirt has options for a gathered ruffle and patch pockets. Check out the link below to get your own copy of the pattern or learn more in our intro post.
Watch the video above (or on YouTube) for a step-by-step rundown of sewing the bodice of the Eva Tops and Sundress. See the time stamps below if you want to skip ahead to different sections. There are essentially nine steps covered in this video but some of them have multiple parts, so I’ve broken those out below.
TIMESTAMPS
00:05 Intro
00:54 Step 1: Stitch the side seams of the peplum, skirt and skirt ruffle
01:22 Step 2: Baste the top edge of the peplum/skirt and skirt ruffle
02:26 Step 3: Gather and pin the peplum/skirt to the bodice
04:31 Step 4: Stitch the peplum/skirt to the bodice
05:33 Step 5: Assemble and attach the patch pockets
08:22 Step 6: Stitch the hem
09:30 Step 7: Lace ties through loops
The process of gathering and attaching the peplum, skirt and skirt ruffle are all the same, so I did not repeat them in the video. (It honestly gets a little tedious.) So, in the video, I show the process one time. Just repeat the process as needed for the view you are sewing. If you want a more in-depth look at my approach to sewing gathers, check out this blog post and video.
I hope that you found this video helpful. I think this really is such a fun pattern, with unique details. And I love that so much of it is made using rectangles. Happy sewing!
Catch up with the previous sewalong posts here:
Introduction to the Eva Tops and Sundress
Day 2: Preparing to Sew the Eva Pattern
Day 3: Sewing the Eva Pattern Bodice
And check out the Eva Sewalong Page for more sewing skills and tutorials related to this pattern.
About the Sew DIY Eva pattern:
These semi-fitted tops and sundress feature a square neckline, side bust darts and are fitted at the back with a combination of narrow elastic and criss-crossed lacing. View A is a crop top that ends at the waistline. View B has a ruffled peplum and ends at the high hip. View C is a dress with a calf-length skirt and ruffle at the hem.
The pattern is a hybrid of a traditional pattern that you need to print and a zero-waste style pattern. You will need to print (or project) the front bodice and front facing pattern pieces. The remaining pattern pieces are rectangles that you can draw directly on your fabric (or paper) and then cut out, saving you paper and fabric.
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