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DIY Midi Dresses

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Hi there, Happy Friday 🌸🌸 Today's update is about two new dresses that I made to wear on special outings. The sleeveless orange midi dress was made in October and the long-sleeved dress was made at the beginning of this month.  Both patterns were self-drafted, and the dresses had ruffles at the bottom tier. And to complete the look, I added a removable bow and pinned it to the neckline.  For the sleeveless midi dress, I used a linen blend fabric a souvenir from my trip to Bangkok and the fabric was enjoyable to sew. As usual, the sewing process started with pinning and sewing the darts and then attached the facings to the front and back pieces right sides together. I pinned it around and then sewed it, but I left a few centimeters open to sew the shoulder lines. I love this method, the finished facing looks clean and neat. I closed the opening area with hand sewing. I gathered the bottom tiers and then sewed them to...
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Black And White Color Block T-Shirt - Free Pattern

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Hello... Today, I'd like to share my latest sewing project that I made in the beginning of December and that I already wore several times :) The other day when I was popping around Pinterest, I found a free dress pattern that I cannot resist to give it a try. After I saved and printed the pattern, I checked inside my stash box but I couldn't find two yards of knit cotton to make the full dress. Then, I went to another stash box and luckily found the leftover knit cotton in black and white, both are 75 cm. So, only enough to make a color block t-shirt :) Well, my first experiment of this pattern was good. I like the simple basic pattern that is so easy to mix and match. For now, I am happy to make the t-shirt and for sure I will make the dress in the future :) Pattern and alteration: I used a free pattern The Brigitte Dress  from Love Sewing Magazine, size 8. As I made a top from this pattern, I cut the pattern on the hip line with the following al...
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DIY Friday : Christmas Goodie Bags

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Hello... I made two kind of oreo bites two days ago, one covered with dark chocolate and the other covered with white chocolate. Both were easy to make and delicious. And then I remembered that I need some goodie bag to put them. I searched inside my kitchen drawer and I couldn't find any. I was thinking to buy in the supermarket nearby but I decided that I need to make myself. I have a lot of scrap and it will be a good idea to use them... And also, as we are in Christmas season, I added Christmas tree felt decoration in it. I am sure many of you already made a simple goodie bag or at least already have an idea how to make it. But anyway, I will show you my work on making this easy little thing and I hope you enjoy it :) The size of this goodie bags approximately 20 cm width and 26 cm tall. Materials: ~~ Just a little note : you can change the measurement of the goodie bag as your desire ~~ White cotton fabric in rectangle shap...
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DIY Friday : Tailor's Hams And Sausages

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Hello... I felt sorry that I didn't make a DIY project last week. As I mentioned on my previous post , I wasn't at home. So, there is no opportunity to make it. For this week I decided to make tailor's hams and sausages. I wanted to make them since so long but always distracted with other things. I am sure this two little things will be very useful and work much better than my rolled towel :) The tailor's hams will help me to work better on pressing any curved seams. The tailor's sausages will slip easier inside the sleeve and help me to press and open any hard seams that I can not reach. PATTERNS: I found the free patterns from Tilly's blog , she wrote a very easy step by step tutorial with pictures how to make them. The original patterns are from Victory Patterns . If any of you want to make your own, please feel free to click over the link for the pattern and tutorial ---HERE--- The picture below is my sewing in progress, I followed the step by s...
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MAGAM November - Black Linen BurdaStyle Jacket

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Hello everyone... I am late for posting my November garment for MAGAM challenge . As usual I was busy with some stuff and then I went out for mini vacation to Bangkok - Thailand with my family. So, only today I manage to updating the blog :) Actually, I finished the jacket on time. I wore it two times and I love it. The jacket is so comfortable and easy to wear with anything. The style is just perfect for my taste - not too boxy and not too tight. Too bad that in the pictures you can not see the details of the jacket because the color is black. But trust me, this jacket is really cute. And even cuter because I used vintage buttons :) Also, I chose the linen fabric because I want a light jacket that is perfect to wear in not so cold weather. Pattern: I used BurdaStyle Jacket Pattern 09/2014  size 36 with alterations. I made the jacket length longer 10 cm and moved the pockets little bit lower than the original pattern 5 cm. I short...
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DIY Friday : Green Tote Bag With Trains

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Hello... I hope you all had a lovely weekend :) I am late for my DIY Friday post this week because I was busy with a lot of things. I was preparing the post in Friday afternoon but I couldn't finish it. So, only today I manage to sit in front of my computer and continue writing the post :) I love making tote bag. In the previous time, I made several in different colors and shapes. I used some for myself and I gave some to close friends and family. And this time I made tote bag for my son Eduardo to put his stuff (blanket and pillow) to take to school. I was thinking that this tote bag will look nicer/cuter if I put some sticker in it. Then I searched my stash box and found the train stickers that I bought last time. I showed it to Eduardo and he likes it :) The sewing process of making this tote bag is easy and fast, I have done it in three hours and it was a very relaxing project to make :) The size of this tote bag ap...
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