Midi Dress With Puff Sleeves And Front Tie
Hi there, today's post is about a new dress I sewed last month. It's a midi-style dress with puff sleeves and a front tie. I made this dress to wear to a special dinner. For the pattern: I lengthened my selfdrafted v-neck dress into midi length. And for the fabric, I used a linen blend in green color. I bought the fabric in Bangkok during my summer holiday in August. The dress pattern had 6 pieces, front and back darts and I fused the facings with fusible interfacing. As usual, the sewing process was relaxing and it finished faster than I planned. The picture below shows the process of sewing the zipper, I pinned it before sewing it using the zipper foot. To make the puff sleeves, I gathered the sleeves before pinning and sewing them to the armhole. After attaching the sleeves, I sewed the sleeve allowance 1 cm and the hem allowance 1.5 cm. And then, I pinned the neckline before top-stitching it. I decided
How very cute Hana!
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DeleteWhat a very special piece of fabric this is - full of memories. Your country makes wonderful batiks. And an ideal pattern - the geometric lines of the dress work nicely with the geometric print. Interesting that this worked in a woven - I guess it is because it does have some shape. I like it in a woven fabric.
ReplyDeleteThank you for such a lovely comment, Sarah Liz :)
DeleteI added a little shape on the body before I cut the fabric, 2 cm in both sides of the upper body and 3 cm in both sides of the hips down to the hemline.
A lovely dress, beautifully made.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Kathy :)
DeleteLove the print and what you made from it! :) The dress suits you very well! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Katharina. Love the print too :)
DeleteLove your choice of fabric for this dress. The diagonal print is awesome! You so suit this style of dress also. Great result :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Dawn :)
DeleteI really love your dress Hana. I've been gravitating towards this silhouette more and more. I like how this Burda pattern has the horizontal seaming near the waist...it really enhances the overall look of the dress.
ReplyDeleteYour batik fabric is STUNNING! I love it!
Thank you sweet lady! BurdaStyle make some great patterns :)
DeleteThat batik is gorgeous and the pattern you chose complements it perfectly. Yes, I could see the pretty seams and I just love everything about your new dress! Always enjoy reading the instructions and instructional pictures you include. This dress must feel extra special for you to wear with such special fabric. Oh, and the colors look amazing on you too! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Lisa. I am thinking to make one more dress in solid color to show the lovely seams. Me too, always enjoy reading your blog :)
DeleteThis is very lovely, Hana. The fabric is just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThank you Olivia :)
DeleteYou make me turn back open the tailor ..
ReplyDeleteGo ahead! Sewing is good for you :)
Deleteadorable..love that fabric. Perfect pattern.
ReplyDeleteThank you Judy 😊
DeleteBeautiful dress Hannah! The fabric is lovely and the dress style is most suitable. I hope all is well!
ReplyDeleteThank you AriB, everything is fine here and hope you too. I missed your creations :)
DeleteLove the retro print on this fabric Hana. The dress looks great on you!
ReplyDeleteThank you :)
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