HELP!! Sally's dress

**scarey** · 02-06-2011,12:58 PM

I am looking at sewing my own Sally dress from the nightmare before christmas, I can find piture of her dress from the front, however wondering if anyone has any of the back of her dress or might know where to find ones.

Also, if anyone has a pattern for her dress that they might be able to share would be great!...I have never sewn before, so this will be my first sewing project

**Jen1984** · 02-09-2011,12:57 PM

http://www.craftster.org/pictures/da...ySideDone2.JPG
I don't know if this link will work, but it shows that someone patched together the fabric for a Sally costume into a rectangle, and then they must have cut it out according to the pattern. Seems like an easier way of doing it than what I was originally thinking. As far as the pattern, I think you could use most any dress pattern for this.

**Jen1984** · 02-09-2011,12:59 PM

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs38/f/20...amolerouth.jpg
Here's the back of someone's Sally dress.

**Jen1984** · 02-09-2011,01:04 PM

http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=309660.0
Here's "sort of" a tutorial. Someone made a basic dress and then sewed patches over it. If you go with that idea, I would try finding a basic black dress first, maybe at a second hand shop.

**Jen1984** · 02-09-2011,01:06 PM

http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=363872.0
Another tutorial. Another different way of doing it.

**scarey** · 02-09-2011,04:07 PM

Thanks Jen!
Hopefully my dress will turn out as good as the UK Fantasy Fair one..

**Jen1984** · 02-09-2011,05:34 PM

Make sure you post pics!

**scarey** · 03-09-2011,07:55 PM

Okay....here is my progress so far, winging the back part of the dress...going to be adding more, cause I know there is alot of black around the zipper...still have to draw on the patterns and add the black stitching in, and sleeves (should be interesting)...lol...havent actually stitched all the back together because I want to make sure it will fit (I keep putting it on, pinning, taking it off, and trying to figure out how to make it seem less like a box when on) trial and error it will be I suppose (I know it doesnt have to be perfect, but I want it to be as best as possible, because I will probably use the costume and keep our townhome nightmare before xmas themed for halloween until we buy a house =), because I have no where for storage...should try and stick to one theme =)

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