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Simple Fit Adjustments

This dress has a floaty silhouette, and the tiers provide plenty of ease at the waist and hips. Consider your waist and hip sizing but focus on getting a good fit at the bust.

In this lesson, you’ll learn:

Learn to Sew a Tiered Dress

Here’s what you’ll need for this project:


  • Benning pattern

  • light to medium weight woven fabric

  • all-purpose polyester sewing thread

  • a sewing machine needle appropriate for your fabric

  • 5/8 yards of lightweight fusible interfacing

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