Coming Along

I've been struggling with an Ann Estelle/Sophie sized dress for a while, but I think I've gotten it to the point where I can finish it and move on to something else. At the moment, I'm sewing rickrack trim on the skirt, which is really perking up the look, and encouraging me to get this done. I've ended up having to hand sew the trim, because it's not working with my sewing machine. My only guess is that the rickrack and the serged finish of the two fabrics on the underside is too thick overall. I even tried moving up to a size 90 needle, but it still didn't work out.

Here's the skirt in progress:

Progress of a Sort

I have discovered that the armscye of a dress for an 8" doll is not really suited to being finished by a conventional serger. I have experienced the same problem sewing for the smaller dolls before, but I'm stubborn and like everything finished by serger. However, I took a good look inside all the dresses by Tonner for his Kripplebush Kids that I own, and only one is serged on the armscye. The rest are finished by a double row of stitching. I will probably use a zig-zag stitch. Hoping to finish a dress this week! Sunday is usually a day of rest, after church.