DIY Midi Dresses

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Hi there, Happy Friday 🌸🌸 Today's update is about two new dresses that I made to wear on special outings. The sleeveless orange midi dress was made in October and the long-sleeved dress was made at the beginning of this month.  Both patterns were self-drafted, and the dresses had ruffles at the bottom tier. And to complete the look, I added a removable bow and pinned it to the neckline.  For the sleeveless midi dress, I used a linen blend fabric a souvenir from my trip to Bangkok and the fabric was enjoyable to sew. As usual, the sewing process started with pinning and sewing the darts and then attached the facings to the front and back pieces right sides together. I pinned it around and then sewed it, but I left a few centimeters open to sew the shoulder lines. I love this method, the finished facing looks clean and neat. I closed the opening area with hand sewing. I gathered the bottom tiers and then sewed them to...
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Lace Crop Top Sweater

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I finished my first project for Magam and September Sew For 30-2016 and happy with the result :)This crop top has a boat neck style and 3/4 sleeve length, I think it will be nice to wear with trousers or high-waist skirt.
I didn't wear it yet but I will when the weather getting fresh :)

Materials: I used 1.25 m of lace fabic in light blue colour and same colour of thread.
Pattern: BurdaStyle Crop Top Sweater 08/2016 #106 size 36. I didn't make any change to the pattern, I used the same length as the original pattern and the result is little bit longer on me than on the model, which I liked :) Also, I used 1.5 cm seam allowance in all edges and 4 cm hem allowances.

The process of making this top was enjoyable, except matching the lace lines. I spent one morning matching - pinning and sew them in place :)

I used my overlocker machine to sew all the raw edges and sew the neckline using sewing machine. The pattern suggested to hand sewing the neckline but I prefer sewing machine. I trimmed the seam allowance to 7 mm and sew the raw edge using an overlocker. After that I pinned along the neckline and carefully sew around it.

What I like most about this top is my work on matching the lace lines, it does match each other nicely :) Hope you can see it...

The sleeve hem finished with a lovely detail as shown in the picture below. All done by sewing machine, I pinned and sew along the folded area and sew around the sleeve hem.

As the lace is transparent, I decided to sew a tank top to wear under it. I used the leftover denim jersey knit from Shift Dress and copy the pattern from my RTW tank top.

The process of sewing the tank top is quite fast and easy. But I think it deserves to write the detail in the separate post. I will do it in the next couple of days :) Here is the sneak peak of the tank top in progress...

This top is part of Magam September Challenge  hosted by Sarah Liz and September Sew For 30-2016, you can find out more about this on Star's Threads.
Happy Sewing!

Love, +Hana Velvet Ribbon

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  1. SewingfunthingsSeptember 20, 2016 at 5:03 AM

    This is lovely. I have a one yard piece for a bolero.

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  2. The Sewing CPASeptember 20, 2016 at 7:22 AM

    You did a great job matching the lines; the top looks so beautiful. It will definitely look great with the tank top.

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  3. Eli catSeptember 20, 2016 at 10:40 AM

    Very lovely! I especially love your fabric choice. The top looks comfortable and pretty. Well done!

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  4. KathySSeptember 20, 2016 at 1:34 PM

    A very pretty top. The lace is lovely and your work is beautiful as usual. .

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  5. Sarah LizSeptember 20, 2016 at 2:05 PM

    Very pretty, and with a see through lace your very neat work is nicely shown. You will need a dark underlayer, not just for modesty, but also to show that there is a nice figure underneath. A very lovely set.

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  6. LisaSeptember 20, 2016 at 8:22 PM

    You did a fantastic job of matching the lace lines and I love everything about this gorgeous crop top! Super cute with the coordinating tank top underneath. You might could even wear it over one of your pretty dresses, like the one you are wearing in your profile pic? So pretty!

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    1. @velvetribbon_sewsSeptember 28, 2016 at 11:20 PM

      Thank you Lisa. I was thinking about that, I have dark blue knit in stash that will be lovely to wear with the top :)

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  7. Sew Blessed Maw [Judy]September 20, 2016 at 10:53 PM

    Beautiful.. Love the color..
    It will look fantastic on you. Happy sewing.

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    1. @velvetribbon_sewsSeptember 28, 2016 at 11:21 PM

      Thank you Judy. Will be posting the picture of me wearing it in the future :)

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  8. LovenickySeptember 21, 2016 at 3:04 AM

    This is lovely! Matching the lace must be quite tedious but you did a great job. These two pieces would be lovely to wear in the spring and autumn.

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    1. @velvetribbon_sewsSeptember 28, 2016 at 11:23 PM

      Thank you Lovenicky. It was a quite tedious working with lace, I will avoid buy lace fabric in the future :(

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  9. The Winter~QueenSeptember 21, 2016 at 6:14 AM

    Such pretty fabric. I love what you have made with it. The little top underneath is just perfect!

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  10. Sew, Jean MargaretSeptember 21, 2016 at 7:43 PM

    Very pretty and great work on matching the lace.

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  11. UnknownSeptember 26, 2016 at 9:21 AM

    Such pretty lace. I have never worked with lace. You did a fabulous job.

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    1. @velvetribbon_sewsSeptember 28, 2016 at 11:28 PM

      Thank you Annie. You must try one day, working with lace is fun :)

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  12. FröbelinaSeptember 30, 2016 at 5:39 PM

    What a beautiful fabric. You made a cute top from it and I enjoyed reading about the process :)

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  13. AnonymousOctober 10, 2016 at 6:42 PM

    Beautiful fabric and finished product Hana! It makes me want to make one too!

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  14. Ayselce örgülerApril 21, 2017 at 4:59 PM

    Very successful celebrations.

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