Everything you need to successfully make this classic Gail Doane 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 instructions, and digital patterns 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 everything included with this class:

• 9 Video Lessons (over 4.5 hours of recorded video instruction)
• 25 Page Written Instruction Guide (Stripe Swiss Voile Counterchange Dress)
• 8 Page Written Instruction Guide (Drafted-to-match Imperial Batiste Slip)
• 5 sizes of Downloadable Dress Patterns (Sizes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
• 5 sizes of Downloadable Slip Patterns (Sizes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) 

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

No Details Left Out, This Course Covers it All!

Course Curriculum:

Lesson 1: Introduction

• A visual overview of the dress, analysis of the cutting guide, and a review of the materials list.

Lesson 2: Marking the Dress Front for Smocking

• A closeup demonstration of my personal modified counterchange stitch.

Lesson 3: Constructing the Dress Front

• Making and applying piping, preparing the bodice front lacework, and attaching the smocked skirt.

Lesson 4: Constructing the Dress Back

• Preparing the bias cut bodice back with wraparound lining, inserting the skirt back placket, and
  attaching the gathered skirt back to the bodice back.

Lesson 5: Putting it All Together

• Preparing the front bodice lining, completing the shoulder seams, preparing the piped back belts, French seaming the side seams.

Lesson 6: Preparing and Inserting the Sleeves

• Stitching the underarm French seam, preparing and applying ‘in the round’ French bias binding, and inserting the sleeve and binding the seam allowance with Seams Great.

Lesson 7: Completing the Neckline Finish

• Preparing the pre-finished bias neckband, applying the quarter-inch French bias neckband , and adding the quarter-inch French edging to the neckline.

Lesson 8: Finishing Up

• Applying the hemband, stitching the bead flowers on the front bodice, making the buttonholes and adding the dress back buttons, and making the thread chain belt carriers.

Lesson 9: Constructing the Matching Slip

• Step-by-step instructions for constructing the drafted-to-match Imperial batiste slip.

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 $150
• Total Cost $850

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 $169
• Total Cost $149

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

We Surveyed 200+ 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!