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
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Sweetheart Dress 04/2013

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Hello everyone!
I finally managed to finish my latest dress and I am truly happy with it. I love the whole dress but my favorite is the dress bodice and I think I will make another dress based on it with different style of skirt.
I was supposed to work on this dress during weekend but I was busy with family activities, so only this morning I could finish it and take a pictures.

Here are the details of the dress,
Pattern:
This dress is my second project for Style The Stash Sew A Long, based on Burdastyle Sweetheart Dress 04/2013. I used size 34 for the dress bodice and size 38 for the skirt. I drew a new pattern for the bodice size 34 because the minimum size from the original pattern is 36. Then I have to adjust the bodice pattern to match with the skirt pattern ( I had a vary size between the bodice and the skirt).

Materials:
I used 2 yards of brocade fabric in green color, 2 yards of white cotton for muslin, light weight fusible interfacing, invisible zipper and same color of thread. All the materials are from my stash.


How I worked on this dress:
I made a muslin first and I found that I need to alter some areas for a better fit.
The dress front:
A: The center front is too big and gaping, so I have to reduce 1/2" down to B 1/4". Then I drew the new line from A-B-to the waist.
C: The center front is too low for my taste, so I have to add 2 cm.
D: The armhole is too slim, so I have to add 1.5 cm
The dress back:
I decided to insert the zipper on the middle back, I did not like so much the side zipper.
A: The back is too big and gaping, so I have to reduce 3/4" down to B 1/2" and to C 1/4". Then I drew a new line from A-B-C down to waist
D: I added 1.5 cm on the center back
E: I added 1.5 cm on the armhole
And here are my whole muslin,


After I have done my muslin, I worked on my dress by following all the instructions and some of self-taught. I don't have ribbon on my stash, so I decided to make a dress without it.
Here are more pictures of my dress,



 
Here are the pictures of the dress inside,


And here is how the back skirt vent looks like,

I hope you like it and happy sewing to you all!

Comments

  1. FarJuly 1, 2013 at 11:55 PM

    Great Looking Dress On U Hana!

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  2. AnonymousJuly 2, 2013 at 1:35 AM

    Very nice dress Hana. You did a terrific job on your alterations. Sometimes we forget that we do have to a muslin first, before cutting into fabric. m.

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    1. Hana July 3, 2013 at 9:01 AM

      Thank you so much!
      Making a muslin is the best way to avoid mistakes and throw away the beautiful fabric :-)

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  3. MargoJuly 2, 2013 at 3:53 AM

    You are truly adorable in this dress Hana! I have nominated you for a Super Sweet Blogger award! http://creatinginthegap.blogspot.ca/

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    1. Hana July 3, 2013 at 9:03 AM

      Thank you so much, Margo! You are so sweet :-)

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  4. BeverlyJuly 2, 2013 at 6:09 AM

    That is a fabulous dress & it fits you perfectly!

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  5. UnknownJuly 2, 2013 at 10:51 AM

    Lovely! Just stunning on you.

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  6. Sarah LizJuly 2, 2013 at 3:48 PM

    Lovely work Hana - and you have certainly shown people why a muslin is needed - and it has paid off with a dress that is perfect for you in every way.

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    1. Hana July 3, 2013 at 9:10 AM

      Thank you, Sarah! It was very slow and patience project, but in the end I am very happy with it.

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  7. jacquianneJuly 2, 2013 at 6:18 PM

    Nice dress Hana - I love the way you have shown the whole process, as others have commented it is very helpful to see this. I like that green colour on you and hope you have fun wearing the dress out.

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    1. Hana July 3, 2013 at 9:12 AM

      Hi Jacquianne! Thank you so much. Green is one of my favorite color and hopefully I'd wear this dress on August :-)

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  8. MaryJuly 3, 2013 at 10:17 PM

    Hana, I loved the dress when I saw it on the stash blog, but admire it even more now that I saw your detailed process. You are a meticulous seamstress. Well done!

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    1. Hana July 3, 2013 at 11:33 PM

      Thank you so much for your words, Mary! I am glad that you like it:)

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  9. SandraJuly 7, 2013 at 6:46 AM

    What a great dress. Fabulous job with all the muslin adjustments. I agree I don't much like side zips either. I love the shape and looks stunning on you.

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