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DIY Puff Sleeve Gingham Top With Ruffle Hem

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Happy Monday, friends. I made a new summer top using gingham fabric and a self-drafted pattern. The top is simple, featuring puff sleeves, a round neckline, and a ruffled hem. I decided to make it to fill a gap in my summer wardrobe. The fabric is cotton, which is perfect for wearing in our humid and hot summer. This picture was taken yesterday, and we went for a Sunday walk at the mall. I wore the top with my old and trusted denim pants.  I bought this gingham cotton fabric as a souvenir from our trip to Singapore last year and I'm happy I finally made a top with it. And I still have enough leftover to make another top. The pattern was self-drafted and I made two tops using the same pattern before.  The front bodice with darts and the back does not have a dart for comfort.  The sewing process was fast and enjoyable. I sewed the darts on the front bodice. And then, I clipped and sewed the zipper on the back bodice pi...
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Jackie Dress

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  Finally I managed to finish my first project from sewing vintage modern book. A very feminine and sophisticated sleeveless dress with funnel collar. Made from red lace fabric and red silk crepe-de-chine. Materials: ~A little note: suggested fabric for this dress is silk brocade and lightweight wool~ but I replaced it with 2 yards of red lace fabric and 2 yards of red silk crepe-de-chine that I had inside my stash. 24" invisible zipper, snap fastener for belt and same colour thread. Patterns: This dress based on the bodice from Louisa Drop-Waist dress  size 34. I adjust the pattern on the waist and hip by added 1" along the side seam. I extend the front and back bodice 13.5" from the waist marked of the pattern along the side seam and at center front and back. For the rest of the pattern, I followed the pattern making instructions from the book. How I worked on this dress: After I had done the pattern, I cut the ...
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BurdaStyle Sewing Vintage Modern Book Review

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I am very excited to share with all of you about this amazing book. If you are a member of BurdaStyle or follow them on Facebook, you must have heard about this book . I received it more or less two weeks ago. I bought it on amazon, here is the link . This book has five base patterns plus fourteen step-by-step project variations - all of which include in depth patternmaking and sewing instructions. Here are the five base patterns:  1. Louisa Drop-Waist Dress (1920's style) 2. Frank Button -Down Shirt (1940's style) 3. Elizabeth Gathered-Waist Dress (1950's style) 4. Jamie Shift Dress (1960's style) 5. Jeans Stirrup Pants  (1960's style) The book is really beautiful, each chapter begins with sketches of the garment and must-have accessories of the decade, descriptions of signature silhouettes, designers you should know and style icons.   And here are the dress and top variations that I am going to work on my next sewing ...
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Long Sleeve Dress

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 This is the sewing project that I promised on  my last post , a long sleeve dress made from stretch fabric that I bought during my holidays in Portugal. I've done this dress on december last year but I didn't have time to post it or even to wear it. Here are the details of this dress, Style: Empire dress. Materials: I used 2 yards of stretch fabric in blue colour. I don't have a stay tape, so I replaced it with lightweight fusible interfacing for the neckline. Same colour of thread. Pattern: I used two different patterns from burdastyle for this dress. For the dress body I used  pattern A   and for the sleeve I used pattern B  . Here are the pictures of the dress pattern,                                            ...
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