Everything you need to successfully sew Gail's Original Eloise dress

Come experience the methodical, personal, creative instruction for which Gail is renowned, all from the comfort of your own sewing space, on your own schedule, and at your own pace. With up-close video streams from multiple cameras, detailed printable instructions, and digital pattern downloads, you will be fully equipped for success. Vanquish the scourge of UFO’s (unfinished outfits) and reunite with the precious feeling of sewing a project to completion. With Gail as your guide, success is your destination.

Here's what's included with this class:

• Nearly 4 hours of detailed video instruction from Gail
• 26 pages of step-by-step instructions for sewing Gail's original Eloise dress
• 6 sizes of Eloise dress Digital Patterns (Sizes 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10)
• Supply list of materials needed for the project

Twelve Comprehensive and Conveniently Edited Lessons That Will Take You From Start To Finished Dress

No Details Left Out, This Course Covers it All!

Course Overview: 

Lesson 1: Introduction & Sizing Discussion

• Gail shows a completed Eloise dress and gives some background on the garment. Sizing and alteration are discussed.

Lesson 2: Cutting Guide & Pleating

• Review of the cutting guide and an demonstration of rolling the dress front on a dowel, pleating, and steaming.

Lesson 3: Blocking the Dress Front

• A close-up look at blocking and shaping the pleated dress front.

Lesson 4: Demonstration of Smocking Stitches

• Using a close-up camera, Gail demonstrates the cable and the five-step trellis smocking stitches.

Lesson 5: Piping and Attaching the Front Yoke

• Perfect this critical step in constructing the dress front.

Lesson 6: Preparing the Bodice Backs

• Review a wrap-around lining method for preparing the bodice backs.

Lesson 7: Making the French Lace Collar

• Learn how to shape French laces over silk organza and work with entredeux.

Lesson 8: Attaching the Collar

• Perfect the placement, finish, and understitching of your French lace collar.

Lesson 9: Skirt Back Placket

• Learn an all-machine method for constructing a sturdy skirt back placket.

Lesson 10: Back Belts & Side Seams

• Construct your back belts using a vintage mother of pearl buckle, and French seam the side seams.

Lesson 11: Sleeve Placket, Sleeve Cuff & Setting in the Sleeve

• Construct a menswear style sleeve placket, a piped shaped cuff, and insert sleeves into the bodice. Finish the armscye with Seams Great.

Lesson 12: Hem Finish, Buttonholes, & Thread Carriers

• Demonstration of an all machine 1” growth tuck hem, machine buttonholes, and hand thread carrier.

Gail's Sewing Has Been Featured In Top-Tier Publications Across the Globe

Sewing Class The Old Way

Travel to attend an in-person class held at a conference

What You Experience:

• 20+ students crowded around a single sewing machine or table without a clear view
• Stress between trying to record audio/video of the class or furiously taking notes so you can retain what your learn
• Pack your sewing machine and lug it through airports and hotels to use it in class
• Instructor barraged by Chatty Pattys asking personal sewing questions and using up precious class time

What you pay:

• Flights $300
• Hotel $200
• Rental Car $150
• Food $50
• Registration $125
• Total Cost $825

Sewing Class The New Way

Attend class from the convenience of your own sewing room

What You Experience:

• High-quality, close-up camera shots from multiple angles with no obstruction
• Convenient, recorded, videos you can review as many times as you need to get your sewing right
• The familiarity of your own sewing room and the convenience of all of your at-home supplies
• A constant flow of valuable information without interruptions or distractions 

What you pay:

• Flights $0
• Hotel $0
• Rental Car $0
• Food $0
• Registration $129
• Total Cost $129

Previous Students are Raving About Gail's Online Classes...

We Surveyed Over 150 of Gail's Past Sewing Students

Here's how they rated their online sewing experience:

• Average rating for skill improvement: 
  4.77 out of 5  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
• Average rating for online format:
  4.93 out of 5  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
• Average rating for overall experience:
  4.99 out of 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
• Willingness to recommend to a friend:
  4.96 out of 5  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Heirloom Sewing Horror Story...

A search and rescue mission for confidence

One of the relentless challenges of heirloom sewing is feeling confident in enough different skills to complete a beautiful garment. Without confidence in each specific skill, you second-guess yourself over and over, barely moving forward, until you wake up one day and you’re sitting in your sewing room, staring at a closet of half-finished outfits racking your brain to remember what the satisfaction of completing a project feels like.

That doesn't have to be you!

Join us in waging war against UFOs (unfinished outfits) and register today!