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Refashion A Scarf Into A Tunic

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Hi there, welcome back 🌸 I refashioned my old scarf into a cozy tunic and love how it turned out. I planned to do this many months ago and glad I finally did it.  This tunic can be worn as a layer or as it is. It is so comfy and warm, perfect for the cooler weather we are having now.  The material of my scarf is a wool blend in a lovely print. I got it from a friend 15 years ago. The refashioning process was easy and fast, I started with making the neckline. Cut the length and use the leftover fabric for the neckband. I pinned and sewed the neckband to the neckline. And here is the look of the neckline on the wrong side. I got a little problem, the neckline was gaping and I reduced both sides by adding darts in both sides at the shoulder lines 0.50". And happy it worked, it fit nicely after adding the darts. After that, I measured 15'' from the hemline up to the armhole, pinned and sewed both sides. I...

Floral Peplum Top

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Hello everyone! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend with family and friends! Here is my latest sewing project that I worked for so many days and I am very happy that the top turn out so well.  I am wearing my new peplum top Pattern: For the bodice, I used Burdastyle sweetheart dress 04/2013  size 34. And self-drafted peplum, I followed the techniques from burdastyle.com  " how to draft a peplum" Materials: 1.5 yards of floral silk crepe de chine from my stash and the left over fabric from this dress , silk satin in black color for neckline and armhole facing, lightweight fusible interfacing, invisible zipper and same color of thread. All the materials are from stash :-) How I worked: For the bodice, I didn't make any special fitting because I used the pattern before. So time saved :-) For the peplum, I drafted the pattern according to the instructions from Burdastyle. It's very easy to follow and the result is g...

Burdastyle Skirt 04/2013 - 117B

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Hello all... September is a very busy month for me but luckily I still have time to sew some small projects for the house and finished my skirt for 2013 style the stash sew a long . The skirt is easy to make but taking time to finish it because I only have one hour to sew everyday. I want to make this type of skirt for so long but always distracted with other projects, but I am happy now that I finally made it. And here are the details of the skirt: Pattern  : I used burdastyle skirt pattern, 04/2013- 117 B  size 38. I don't need to copy the new pattern because I used it before for my sweetheart dress . So, time saved! Materials : 1.25 yards of cotton drill from my stash in deep purple color, invisible zipper, fusible interfacing and same color of thread. How I worked on this skirt : If you follow my facebook page, you must have seen my post about skirt in progress over there. But if you aren't following me, here is the link - burdasty...