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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V-neck Floral Blouse

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Hi everyone, I am wearing my V-neck floral blouse for the second day of Me-Made-May'16. Me and my family went to the Venetians Macau this morning. Are you participating? If yes, happy MMM'16 to you :) I am posting my daily outfit through Flickr, you can pop over the group to see all the lovely participants.

I made this blouse in October last year but never had the opportunity to publish a blog post :(
For the fabric, I used kind of transparent cotton voile with lovely bright floral and I only bought 1.5 yards which is just enough to make sleeveless blouse.

For the pattern, I used BurdaStyle Simple Blouse 04/2013#104A size 36 with modification in the neckline, front piece and skip the sleeves. The original pattern is a long sleeves blouse with high collar and high low hem.

I started the process with the front piece, make the V-neckline by measure 11 cm from CF down to the chest and drew a new line of V-neck (I did the same as my first blouse). For the back piece, I just leave as it is.
I also skip the bands for buttons and button holes, I just added 1.5 cm seam allowance and sew both front pieces right sides together.
After the front piece done, I sew the front and back pieces right sides together at the shoulder. And then sew both sides of the blouse.
For the finishing neckline and armholes, I sew bias tape right sides together then flip it inside and sew along the neckline and armholes.
The last part is sew the high low hem and I am done. You can see the details of the finished blouse in the picture below,

And here are two more pictures of me wearing it. These pictures were taken in October last year :)

Happy Sewing!

Love, Hana

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  1. LisaMay 2, 2016 at 7:10 PM

    Such a beautiful top! I clicked over to look at the pattern and Wow! What great changes you made. The V-neck is so flattering along with the sleevelessness and you look great! Have a good day! :)

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    1. @velvetribbon_sewsMay 2, 2016 at 10:53 PM

      Thank you Lisa, I really love V-neck and I think it suits my round face :) Have a good day to you too. xx

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  2. The Sewing CPAMay 2, 2016 at 8:03 PM

    I love it! Your fabric is gorgeous and the top looks great on you. Happy MMM!

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  3. FröbelinaMay 2, 2016 at 11:20 PM

    Absolutely beautiful! I love those colors and the contrast they are against your dark hair! Happy MMM to you too, see you tomorrow :-)

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    1. @velvetribbon_sewsMay 5, 2016 at 11:01 PM

      Thank you, Katharina. I am enjoying your everyday outfit. Happy MMM to you too :)

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  4. UnknownMay 3, 2016 at 1:03 AM

    Dear Hana!
    That's a very nice blouse, you look very beautiful!
    LG Carolin

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    1. @velvetribbon_sewsMay 5, 2016 at 11:02 PM

      Thank you dear Carolin. You are always so sweet :)

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  5. Faye LewisMay 3, 2016 at 7:58 AM

    Love it Hana such a gorgeous print.

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  6. MelwykMay 3, 2016 at 10:48 AM

    Looks so nice - sometimes a simple V neck blouse is all we need :) A pretty top for Me Made May.

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  7. Sarah LizMay 3, 2016 at 1:19 PM

    Very pretty top - I didn't think I had seen this before. Looks so lovely in the garden setting.

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    1. @velvetribbon_sewsMay 5, 2016 at 11:05 PM

      Thank you Sarah Liz. I sewn this blouse in October last year, I wore it many times but always forget to blog about it :)

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  8. KathySMay 3, 2016 at 1:34 PM

    Lovely top, Hana the fabric is lovely. I liked your first version too.

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  9. Sew, Jean MargaretMay 3, 2016 at 7:33 PM

    Very pretty and you look lovely in it.

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  10. The Winter~QueenMay 7, 2016 at 12:07 AM

    Such a pretty top and so very you!

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  11. UnknownMay 9, 2016 at 7:36 AM

    Very gorgeous! Spring is here and this is a perfect top to enjoy the sun.

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    1. @velvetribbon_sewsMay 11, 2016 at 9:38 AM

      Hi Annie, thank you. I need to sew more this kind of top. Have a nice day :)

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  12. Sew Blessed Maw [Judy]May 11, 2016 at 10:55 AM

    So cute.. I love the fabric. The top looks really cute on you and so comfortable.

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    1. @velvetribbon_sewsMay 15, 2016 at 9:14 PM

      Thank you Judy. It is a very comfortable top 😊

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