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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Megan Draper Dress From Mad Men TV Show

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Hi everyone,
I finished my Megan dress yesterday - exactly on the deadline of Mad Men Dress Challenge 3 but I couldn't publish my project in the blog. I took some pictures last night but the result wasn't so clear, so I took pictures again today and publish it as soon as I finished.

My dress is inspired by Megan Draper 60's style yellow dress, but I made some changes according to my own style,
  • Make the dress length a little bit longer
  • Sewn 6 buttons on the skirt front flap instead of 4 buttons
  •  The belt finished with snap-fasteners in the back side of the dress
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As I couldn't find any plain yellow fabric in my local shop, I bought 2.5 yards medium crepe fabric in very deep pink ( the fabric has shiny part in one side and hard in the other side) according to the shop owner I can use both side of fabric. I used the shiny one facing inside.
And for the skirt flap lining, I used silk polyester fabric.
med weight crepe fabric

silk polyester lining fabric


For the pattern, I used Vogue 8228 with modifications. The original pattern has front slits on the neckline and the end of the dress skirt front at the center, I just connected the center dress front. Then I added skirt  front flap and self-made belt. Here are a little bit details of my sewing process,
back and front pieces


For the skirt front flap, I copied the center front skirt panel on a new sheet of paper. Started 3 cm above the waist line to the end of the center front skirt, and then I added 1.5 cm on both side right and left side.
I sew the skirt flap and the lining right sides facing- on the skirt top and sides only - leave the bottom open, turn it inside out. Press it with iron and hand sewn the bottom.
front skirt flap and lining
 
I hand sewn the skirt flap bottom
 
pin and hand sewn the skirt flap on to the skirt
I sew 4 cm wide belt from the same fabric x 84 cm long. Then I sew the belt on the top of the flap with my sewing machine, sew the buttons and snap fasteners.


And the last work is hand sewn the hem. Done!
 
Here are more pictures of me wearing my dress,
 

 
 
 

Happy sewing and have a wonderful Wednesday to you all!










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  1. FarApril 2, 2014 at 7:46 PM

    Gorgeous!!!Looks Awesome On U Hana :)

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  2. UnknownApril 2, 2014 at 8:01 PM

    Wow! You look amazing and that dress is perfect.

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    1. Hana April 2, 2014 at 8:10 PM

      Thank you so much for your compliments, Annie :-)

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  3. MaryApril 2, 2014 at 10:14 PM

    oh, that is wonderful...you "nailed" it.

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  4. AnonymousApril 2, 2014 at 10:17 PM

    You look stunning! What a wonderful dress! You have done great job! It is a type of dress I love.

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    1. Hana April 2, 2014 at 11:24 PM

      Thank you, Beata! I love the style of the dress too and the pattern is so easy to work with. I will definitely make more dresses based on this pattern ;)

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  5. SewingfunthingsApril 2, 2014 at 11:36 PM

    Your work paid off on this beautiful dress!

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  6. AriBApril 3, 2014 at 12:08 AM

    Very cute. Love how the aux front looks like a real wrap!

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  7. Marie in the caveApril 3, 2014 at 2:17 AM

    Love love love this dress! And even more in pink, much better than yellow!

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    1. Hana April 3, 2014 at 11:30 PM

      I am so glad that you love it, Marie. Thank you :-)

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  8. UnknownApril 3, 2014 at 7:52 AM

    Fantastic dress, I love the color it is wonderful on you! The front flap is so cool and perfect with the contrast buttons.

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    1. Hana April 3, 2014 at 11:34 PM

      Thank you so much for your sweet comment. It made me smile :)

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  9. Sew Blessed Maw [Judy]April 3, 2014 at 10:52 AM

    Hana, this is so cute.. Looks so pretty on you.. I like your pink dress even better than the yellow one.
    Happy sewing.

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    1. Hana April 3, 2014 at 11:37 PM

      Thanks a lot, Judy! I really appreciate your comment :-)

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  10. Sarah LizApril 3, 2014 at 2:10 PM

    I'm glad I popped over - I had no idea you had just finished a dress :). It looks gorgeous - the colour and the style both suit you well. I agree with everyone, the pink works so nicely on you, I think better than the yellow would have done.

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    1. Hana April 3, 2014 at 11:54 PM

      I was so busy during the whole month of March that didn't allowed me to publish my plan for this dress. And I was lucky that I don't need to make a muslin because I used the same pattern as my blue linen dress that I made for Magam challenge.
      Thank you so much for compliments :-)

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  11. KathySApril 3, 2014 at 6:46 PM

    Beautiful dress, Hana and a glorious colour. It suits you so well.

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    1. Hana April 3, 2014 at 11:57 PM

      Thank you so much, KathyS! Yes, the color is so pretty. And I am thinking to go back to the fabric store and buy some more yards to put inside my stash for my next project ;)

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  12. JessicaApril 3, 2014 at 11:45 PM

    I am in love with this dress. The buttons down the front make a huge difference. Great job with your finish!!!! :)

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    1. Hana April 4, 2014 at 12:01 AM

      Thanks a lot, Jessica! I am in love with this dress too very much :-)

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  13. CarolynApril 8, 2014 at 2:36 PM

    Your dress looks so beautiful Hana, and you are super cute in this style. I love the buttons down the front!

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  14. UnknownApril 10, 2014 at 1:19 AM

    What a beautiful dress, love the colour and the extra buttons really work. Well done

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  15. CraftsandLeavesMay 25, 2015 at 4:20 AM

    Your dress is very beautiful! I love this kind of style very much myself! :)

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