DIY V-neck Tiered Dress
Hello, I made three dresses to wear on my trip to Bangkok during the Easter holiday and this dress is the first one I made. I will share another two in the next posts. I started working on this dress two weeks before the trip and I'm glad I managed to finish it on time, as well as my other dresses. This dress was fun and relaxing to sew because I made one before in a midi length, so this time I shortened the length until my knee and sewed it easily. For the fabric, I used a printed rayon from my stash and white cotton lining leftover from my previous make. For the pattern, I used my self-drafted pattern. At first, I didn't want to add the lining but I had to because the fabric was a bit transparent, the lining fabric wasn't enough and I connected the pieces to make the back skirt. Here is the look of the fabric after cutting and the skirt was pieces of a rectangle: the first tiers - front and back, the last tier on the fold ( I forgot to take the p
I made something similar to this when I first started sewing. I filled my with dried beans! They are a variety of shapes and fabrics. This is so perfect for the beginning seamstress.
ReplyDeleteHow could I forget the dried beans? I had some packs inside my kitchen drawer.
DeleteThanks Annie for letting me know. I am going to fill my last one with dried beans :)
These are great. I will definitely make these! Thanks for showing me :)
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome, AriB. I am sure you will love it :)
DeleteThese are so cute :) I use curtain weights, not nearly as pretty.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sarah Liz. I am using tuna cans since 2009, so it's time to change to these cute things :) :)
DeleteCute! I've been meaning to make some of these, myself. It's a good way to use up some scraps, as well.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kathy. Yes, it is a perfect way to use up some scraps :)
DeleteSo cute Hana!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Margo :)
DeleteI've been using tuna cans too and after seeing your pretty pattern weights think I need to make these too! Thank you for sharing with us such a great idea!
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome, Lisa :)
DeleteSo nice!! It's a great idea ... plus rice has absoventes properties for moisture. I have to try this ....
ReplyDeleteLove these Hana-the shapes and prints used are really cute.
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