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Hot Pads/Pot Holders (Easy Sewing Project For Beginners)

Hi there, Happy Monday 💕 I was looking for easy project to sew last weekend and suddenly came to my mind that I have to replace the old hot pads in our kitchen. So, I went to search inside my stash and found two pieces of leftover cotton fabrics. Yay 😍 For the size, I made exactly like my old ones and added different lines of top-stitching. The final size is 16 cm x 16 cm square, perfect size for me, not too big or small. I made 2 pairs (4 pieces) of hot pads and here are the material: - 18 cm x 18 cm of cotton fabrics (8 pieces). - 20 cm x 20 cm of polyester batting (4 pieces) - 12 cm long of 2 cm wide of fabric band (4 pieces) The sewing process was easy and fast, I started by pinning the polyester batting and cotton fabric together. And laid another cotton fabric on top, right sides together and pin around. I marked 10 cm to the fabric. Also, folded and pinned the fabric band on one corner 1.5 cm away from the side. I sewed the squar...
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DIY V-neck Batik Dress With Front Tie

Hi there, I made this v-neck batik dress to wear on the holiday in Bali and I was happy with the final result. I made a few v-neck dresses before and this time I decided to add the front tie. The rest of the dress was the same with short sleeves and knee length. I chose a simple design because I wanted to show the beautiful batik print and I was glad after pinning and measuring, I managed to match the print. The front tie added sweetness to a simple dress and I'm planning to use this method for my next makes, maybe a top or another dress. For the pattern: I used self-drafted. And the fabric: I used a batik fabric (cotton) a gift from my family two years ago.    For the ties, I cut 2 pieces (45 cm x 3.5 cm). I folded the fabric right sides together, sewed and turn it inside out.                           After I sewed the front darts and the zipper at the center back. I ...

DIY Shoulder Tie Dress

Hi there, I made a new dress to wear on our summer holiday in Bali. A simple and airy dress, midi length, zipper at the back and finished with shoulder tie. The process was fast, I did it in 7 hours (from tracing the pattern to sewing). I love the final dress, the shoulder tie adds sweetness and the loose shape is so comfy perfect for hot summer weather. Details: Pattern: self-drafted (front on fold with side bust darts, back 2x, front and back facings and shoulder tie 4x - 10 cm x 70 cm).  Fabric: floral rayon from the local shop. I love the print and rayon is so good to wear in summer. Zipper, threads and fusible interfacing are from my stash. The sewing process started with sew the front darts following by sew the zipper at the center back. After I did the zipper, I sewed the shoulder ties and pinned them to the upper front and back dress. And then, I fused the interfacing to the facings and attached them to the neckline and armholes. Pinned along the line so the shoulder ties a...