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

Finished January Garment - Double Breasted Cape


 
Hello dear readers,
Finally I have done my January garment for MAGAM challenge. As you all know, this cape is based on Burdastyle cape pattern 08/2012 size 36. But I decided to make it shorter than the original pattern. For the fabrics and materials that I used for this cape, you can see it here.

Mostly, I enjoyed the sewing process but to sew the arm slits and lining took a long time to finish, I spent a lot of time on basting and hand sewing. Also, I made a little bit mistake on cutting the arm slits. It suppose to be right on the line between the shoulder piece and front piece but mine is below that line. Anyway, I think is fine and nobody noticed it:)
 
The picture below is the cape front, you can see that the decorative stitching on the shoulder pieces, piping on the arm slits and the double breasted front closure are very stylish.
 
The picture below is the cape back, you can see also the decorative stitching in the middle that I think is the smart way to add sweetness.
 
The picture below is the cape lining. I did a lot of basting and hand sewing on it. But after all, I am very happy with how my lining turned out. It really sit nicely on the cape without bulky.
 
And the last two pictures below are the full picture of me wearing my new cape, front and back.
 
 
That's it for my today post, I hope you had a lovely weekend! 



Comments

  1. Hana this cape is perfect! The color and length are just right for you and your finishes are lovely. Love love love!!!!

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    1. Thank you so much, Margo! I love to hear your compliments :-)

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  2. Gorgeous cape. It really suits you and looks high quality

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  3. Absolutely beautiful.Love the red color and the happy lining.. You did a perfect job..Know you will enjoy wearing it..

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    1. Thank you so much, Judy! Actually the color of my cape is dark orange but it looks more red in the picture, I don't know why.
      And yes, I really enjoy wearing it :)

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  4. Wow! Hanah, this layer is wonderfully perfect on you! Love everything about it, color, fit, pattern, lining .... everything! Good job!

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  5. Hana, the cape is beautiful, nicely made and finished (as always) and I don't think the mistake is a mistake at all - the slits look like they should be right where they are. The lining is gorgeous.

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    1. Thank you so much, Sarah Liz. Glad that you don't think I did a mistake on it :)

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  6. Hana your cape is gorgeous. It looks so well done and professional.

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    1. Thank you so much for lovely comment, AriB :-)

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