black dress funeral but with a mechanical stretch stripe Women's Sleeveless Funeral Dress V-Neck

Tips: Practice your best Charleston dance moves for added authenticity

Fabric : Jersey

As a child, I realized the enormity of the loss for my father and family, Eliza said

My Sewing Machine: SINGER 9960 Quantum Stylist, my coverstitch: Janome Cover Pro 1000cpx My Serger: Brother 1034D 3 or 4 Thread Serger or you can just use Pinking Shears Rotary Cutter I love my large ruler and large cutting mat, but you may prefer to start of with a smaller Cutting set Dritz Dual Purpose Marking Pen and Fray Check Ball Point needles Singer walking foot or universal walking foot Wonder clips (I didnt use these in the post, but they are just awesome

Keep the silhouette streamlined with a fitted or softly tailored velvet cut

Sexy, tight fit but still comfortable