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DIY V-neck Tiered Dress

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Hello, I made three dresses to wear on my trip to Bangkok during the Easter holiday and this dress is the first one I made. I will share another two in the next posts.  I started working on this dress two weeks before the trip and I'm glad I managed to finish it on time, as well as my other dresses.  This dress was fun and relaxing to sew because I made one before in a midi length, so this time I shortened the length until my knee and sewed it easily. For the fabric, I used a printed rayon from my stash and white cotton lining leftover from my previous make. For the pattern, I used my self-drafted pattern. At first, I didn't want to add the lining but I had to because the fabric was a bit transparent, the lining fabric wasn't enough and I connected the pieces to make the back skirt. Here is the look of the fabric after cutting and the skirt was pieces of a rectangle: the first tiers - front and back, the last tier on the fold ( I forgot to take the p

Tunic

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I made this tunic especially for my mom. I used lightweight cotton with batik. Pleated style infront to add the space in the bust area. 3/4 long sleeve, as i always remember that's my mom favourite. I was so happy that the tunic fit well on her. She likes the style and the colour. The picture above is the front side of the tunic. The picture above is the back side of the tunic. I made the two covered button with the same material. I also add simple pleat on the back side. Well, it's all about my project on this moment. I wish I could post this project earlier, but delay with the long holidays with my family in Indonesia. And now, I am having so many ideas for my next project after the holidays. There is so many fabric sitting inside my sewing room waiting for me to sewing them all.