Simple And Classy Dress With Removable Bow

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Hi there. Today's post is about a simple and classy dress with a removable bow. I made this dress last week for the annual dinner at my husband's work.  I remembered I had two yards of cotton blend fabric with elastane in my stash, so I didn't need to buy new fabric.  For the design, I chose a simple dress with a little bit of something like a bow or a flower. And in the end, I chose a silk bow. For the pattern, I used my self-drafted dress with long sleeves. At first, I was making a midi length but cut it below my knee. The sewing process was fast because of the simple design, I did it in two days.  The process started in a usual manner, I sewed the darts, sewed the invisible zipper, sewed the front and back dress together, attached the sleeves, etc. I tried on the dress and found out the neckline was a bit gaping and the dress was too loose and too long. So, I reduced the shoulder line by 1 cm on both sides before attaching the facing.
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Sewing Plans

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Hello everyone,
Today post is about my sewing plans for Magam Challenge and about other things that I want to do in the next couple weeks.

For Magam June plan, I want to make an outfit - a very comfy t-shirt and a skirt.
For the fabrics:
T-shirt, I will use 1.5 yards of knit cotton in white color and for the skirt, I will use 1.5 yards of floral stretch cotton.

For the patterns,
T-shirt, Burda pattern 113/114 from Burda Magazine from June 2008 in Spanish edition. I saw the minimum size is 38, so I have to draw size 36 by myself and I saw that the t-shirt had nice detail in the armholes and sleeves, but I am not sure which one will suit me. So, I will try both styles - with or without gather. I will see later...
 
Skirt, I will use Burdastyle pattern 10/2013 - 123 size 36 - for sure I have to make adjustment on the waist. The skirt has a slight flare and decorative large hip-yoke pockets.
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And for other plans, I want to make four summer dresses. I will use my orange floral cotton, grey gingham, dark blue polka dots stretch cotton and green batik. I will post the details of each dress when they are done. I already started work on the orange floral cotton - it's a sleeveless shift dress with square neckline.

Also, I want to make four t-shirt. I will used the fabrics below, all of them are knit cotton. I will post the details of each t-shirt when they are done.

I already made a pajama shorts for my husband with the dark blue fabric and planning to make the second one with the green fabric. I bought two of the fabrics (dark blue and green) 3 yards each, so for sure I still have left over fabric to make t-shirt for myself :)

I think is enough for today post and I hope I manage to make it all :-)
Happy sewing!

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  1. Sew Blessed Maw [Judy]June 18, 2014 at 6:11 PM

    Hana, such beautiful fabrics.. great ideas.. Look forward to seeing all these lovely garments. Happy sewing.

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    1. Hana June 20, 2014 at 12:01 PM

      Thank you, Judy. I just hope that I'll done it all before my holidays :)

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  2. UnknownJune 18, 2014 at 9:03 PM

    You are ambitious! I love the fabric choices and cannot wait to see what you make. I, too, have caught the summer dress bug and am plotting at least two!

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    1. Hana June 20, 2014 at 12:09 PM

      I love the fabrics too very much. Thank you for lovely comment and can not wait to see your finished dress :)

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  3. Sarah LizJune 19, 2014 at 3:09 PM

    You must have quite a library of Burda Style dress - going back some years :). It's good to have sewing plans, I think - that way, there is always something to look forward to making, and also things in mind to make, no being lost wondering what to do.

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    1. Hana June 20, 2014 at 12:15 PM

      Yes, I have a little library of Burdastyle, I normally buy them when I am travelling or friend/family give it to me :)
      I agree with your opinion about sewing plans and thank you for sweet comment :)

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  4. SewingadictaJune 20, 2014 at 2:45 AM

    Oh, dear Lady! You inspire me .... All these projects are beautiful and I will be looking foward to enjoy them.

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    1. Hana June 20, 2014 at 12:17 PM

      Thank you dear and you inspired me too with your pretty garments :)

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  5. Remembering..OZJune 20, 2014 at 7:17 AM

    Beautiful fabric. You are going to have alot of versatile pieces, can't wait to see them.

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  6. MarianneJune 20, 2014 at 8:45 PM

    Pretty plans! I really like your fabrics

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    1. Hana June 21, 2014 at 9:12 AM

      Thank you, I like the fabrics too so much :)

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  7. The Sewing CPAJune 25, 2014 at 1:48 PM

    I love your fabric, you have great taste. I can't wait to see what you make.

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  8. PatriciaJune 27, 2014 at 10:47 PM

    Great fabrics, Hana—it looks as if you will end up with a really nice summer wardrobe.

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