A shift dress should be a staple in any dress lovers wardrobe!
I show you everything from making the paper pattern, right through to a finished dress.
You'll need a basic bodice block pattern to work from. If you don't have one, you can draft one from my bodice block tutorial first. • Video
If you already have a pattern and just want to see how to sew up a simple dress, skip forward to 26:20 when I start sewing.
The following shorter tutorials will give you a little extra help with:
darts: • Easily Sew Perfect Dar...
handsewn hem: • The quickest ever blin...
armholes: • Bagging out armholes i...
I'd strongly recommend buying some dot and cross paper, as it really does help when drafting a pattern.
And finally, if you like the fabric I've used and you're in the UK, it's from Fabricland.