DIY Midi Dresses

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Hi there, Happy Friday 🌸🌸 Today's update is about two new dresses that I made to wear on special outings. The sleeveless orange midi dress was made in October and the long-sleeved dress was made at the beginning of this month.  Both patterns were self-drafted, and the dresses had ruffles at the bottom tier. And to complete the look, I added a removable bow and pinned it to the neckline.  For the sleeveless midi dress, I used a linen blend fabric a souvenir from my trip to Bangkok and the fabric was enjoyable to sew. As usual, the sewing process started with pinning and sewing the darts and then attached the facings to the front and back pieces right sides together. I pinned it around and then sewed it, but I left a few centimeters open to sew the shoulder lines. I love this method, the finished facing looks clean and neat. I closed the opening area with hand sewing. I gathered the bottom tiers and then sewed them to...
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Color Block Dress

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Finally I have done my latest project and I am very happy that I have a new dress:)
I supposed to finish the dress on weekend but I didn't have time to sew. So, only this morning I managed to finished it and photograph it in the end of the day.


This is a continuation of my work,
- Around armhole, I did hand sewing to connected the lining to the self fabric 1/4" . Press it and iron it.
- Hemline, I serge with an overlock sewing machine to finished the raw edge of the hem. Then fold the bottom edge of the dress 1 1/4" at the hemline and press. Stitch it using sewing machine and iron it. Done!


front dress
back dress
The dress is fully lined with silk satin in black color,

 
 Happy Sewing!
 
Previous post: the making of color block dress


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  1. Marie in the caveMay 21, 2013 at 5:49 AM

    What a great and stylish dress you made! It fits you so well, and the idea of the colour blocking is really nice and special!

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  2. AnonymousMay 21, 2013 at 6:12 AM

    Your dress is amazing, well done, it looks fabulous! I love the fabrics you chose and perfect proportions :)

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  3. Sarah LizMay 21, 2013 at 4:56 PM

    It really is a beautiful dress Hana - it suits you so well. The long line of the colourblocking really suits your petite shape. It's one of the nicest colour blocked dresses I have ever seen :-)

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    1. Hana May 21, 2013 at 11:39 PM

      Thank you so much Sarah. I am so flattered by your comments :-)

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  4. CarolynMay 23, 2013 at 2:26 PM

    Oh, your dress is absolutely lovely Hana! The colours and proportions worked out beautifully for you. Bravo!

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    1. Hana May 23, 2013 at 11:57 PM

      Thank you Carolyn for your sweet comments. I am thinking to make more dresses from this pattern:)

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  5. JudithMay 27, 2013 at 6:37 AM

    Love the colour blocking - it looks beautiful. The pattern style definitely suits you...J

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    1. Hana May 27, 2013 at 9:46 AM

      Thank you, Judith. Welcome to Velvet Ribbon!

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  6. SandraMay 29, 2013 at 6:14 PM

    I love this dress, the choice of fabric is just perfect :-)

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    1. Hana May 29, 2013 at 7:41 PM

      Hi Sandra! Thanks for your compliments:)

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