Gathered Waist V-neck Dress

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Hi there, as promised, here is the second dress I made to wear on my recent travels. It is a gathered-waist v-neck dress with puff sleeves. It is comfy but stylish and also perfect for hot weather. I wore this dress the whole day, exploring the city. The rayon fabric was perfect, airy, and didn't make me sweat. I bought the printed rayon fabric from the local shop and it had been inside my stash for years. So, I was glad I finally made it into a dress. And I used my self-drafted pattern, I made a few dresses based on the same pattern. But this time, I added puff sleeves.  The pattern had seven pieces ( front on fold x1, front lining on fold x1, back x2, back lining x2, sleeves x2, front skirt on fold x1, and back skirt x2). The sewing process started with sewing the darts, sewing the front and back pieces together at the shoulder, both sides and the linings. After that, I pinned and sewed the bodice and lining together. I ...

Rag Doll - Daisy Jane

Hello...
I made this doll last time and my son named her Daisy Jane. I was planning to make it for myself but my son want it.
He had a boy doll  and he wanted Daisy Jane to be his doll friend, so I gave it to him :)
Now, Daisy Jane is staying inside my son room together with his other dolls. How sweet....

I got the pattern from Burda Kid's magazine that my dear husband bought me from his short trip to Lisbon

source from BurdaStyle
Materials:
White cotton fabric for the body, yellow knit fabric for the tube top, floral fabric for the skirt, stripes knit for the stockings, black felt for the hair, brown felt for the eyes, pink thread for the lip, red ribbon, elastic, polyester stuffing and threads for sewing.

Pattern:
BurdaStyle Rag Doll 09/2013#149 with adjustment on the tube top and skirt. I have to make the outfit bigger because they were too tight for the doll.
Here is my pattern pieces,

The sewing process was fun and much easier, you can follow the picture below

I hand sewn the side of the doll after I stuffed it with polyester stuffing. I used a chop stick to pull the stuffing on the place, because the hands and feet were together with the body

After all the process done, I sew the ribbon to her hair. And here is the whole look of the doll, front and back views

I sew the outfit. The top just like a tube top with two holes in both sides for the hands to insert. The skirt was a rectangle shape skirt finished with elastic inserted inside the waistband. And the stockings were in the shape of long/skinny rectangle, which one side was sewn and the other was open.

Well, it was an easy and fun project to make. Here are more pictures of Daisy Jane and I think she is a very cute doll :)




This doll is a part of my weekly update "DIY Friday" and I am also linking it to Caroline for Show Off Saturday

Happy Sewing!

Comments

  1. Totally cute! :) Thanks for sharing :)

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    1. Thank you, Katharina. I am working on the second doll now :)

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  2. I've been trying to post my comment so many times (My computer is acting out with El Capitan upgrade ....) I said the following: so sweet! This doll is perfect for a bed or a sewing room!

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