Midi Dress With Puff Sleeves And Front Tie

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Hi there, today's post is about a new dress I sewed last month. It's a midi-style dress with puff sleeves and a front tie. I made this dress to wear to a special dinner. For the pattern: I lengthened my selfdrafted v-neck dress into midi length. And for the fabric, I used a linen blend in green color. I bought the fabric in Bangkok during my summer holiday in August. The dress pattern had 6 pieces, front and back darts and I fused the facings with fusible interfacing. As usual, the sewing process was relaxing and it finished faster than I planned. The picture below shows the process of sewing the zipper, I pinned it before sewing it using the zipper foot. To make the puff sleeves, I gathered the sleeves before pinning and sewing them to the armhole.  After attaching the sleeves, I sewed the sleeve allowance 1 cm and the hem allowance 1.5 cm. And then, I pinned the neckline before top-stitching it. I decided

Burda Style 04/2013 Issue

Today post is about new sewing patterns from Burda Style magazine 04/2013 issue. I was very lucky that my sister in law brought me this magazine from Portugal. The magazine is in Portuguese language but I will add a link below the pictures to be redirected to the original post.

-satin dress
-pearl dress

-lace dress
-smocked maxi dress
 
lace short
back lace top and pencil pants
 


-halter dress
-tie blouse and skirt 042013
 


blouson jacket
draped tank and flared skirt
 


-bodice top and applique skirt
-wrapped blouse and capris
-short wrap blouse and tulip skirt


-hi-low blouse
-sweetheart dress


-slit neckline dress
-balloon-top-042013
 

-pleated blouse
-tuxedo vest
 


-hip length blazer
-shift dress 042013


-maxi dress (plus size)
-crepe jacket (plus size)
-summer dress (plus size)


-men's waistcoat
-men's jacket
 


-men's chambray shirt
-men's crease shirt and men's trousers
 


 

 
Happy sewing!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 





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