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
Hana, I love your new top.. Looks fantastic..
ReplyDeletelove those patterns, that you like well enough to keep making..
Have a great weekend and happy sewing.
Thank you, Judy. I am so glad found this basic pattern and can not wait to try another version :)
DeleteI can see why you make more of these Hana. We can never have enough basics and I love the stripes! This pattern can see you through various seasons. :) x
ReplyDeleteI finally realized that I have more frosting than the cake in my wardrobe. I just hope that I will be strong enough to hold my promise to sew more basics than fancy garments :)
DeleteI am hoping for this too! But the frosting is just soooo tempting isn't it?! :) x
DeleteYour top is really pretty. This is my favorite shirt. It fits nicely under my blazers. Keep them coming!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Dorothy. Blazer is a good combination for this top. I am thinking about that too :)
DeleteIt is hard to match stripes on knit fabric - the fabric keeps moving while it is being stitched. Looking at the sides, the stripes match well enough. It's a lovely top, looks great with the narrower shoulders. I love the boatneck as well - always looks good with stripes.
ReplyDeleteI spent the time pinning and matching them but the stripes don't want to match perfectly :( In the end I just leave it and I think the imperfection only in my eyes, other people will not see it :)
DeleteI agree, boat neck will always looks good with stripes.
Thank you :)
I like the sketch! I've been trying to do that too although my artistic skills are a bit lacking :) Nice top!
ReplyDeleteThank you. Sketch is great exercise in between sewing isn't it ? and it makes our imagination run free :)
DeleteLovely top, Hana. The stripes are great. I do little flat sketches of some of my sewing too. I usually glue a little swatch of fabric to the page as well.
ReplyDeleteOh, Kathy.. I'd love to see your sketches one day :) Thank you and I love your striped top too :)
DeleteWonderful top Hannah-and super cute on you
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mary. Can not wait to see your next garment :)
DeleteWowza -- you have gift at matching stripes! Very lovely and it looks like it will get a lot of stylish wear.
ReplyDeleteYou are so kind, Annie :) Those stripes was driving me crazy. Thank you :)
DeleteYou did a fine job of matching those stripes! Cute top! I like to sketch outfits too and staple a little swatch of fabric to it. Somehow it makes it easier to plan for me.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lisa. Sketch is fun and I agree that it is a good way to plan our next project and stick on it :)
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