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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Striped Shirt

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I was planning to make this shirt since the day I bought the fabric last year and I'm glad that I finally made it. This shirt is my entry to Sew Your Wardrobe Basics, a challenge that I participated in Instagram hosted by Stefanie @seaofteal 
The February theme was "stripes" and it was a great opportunity to use my stripes fabric and sew the shirt that I planned for so long.

I posted the original plan on my Instagram but I changed my mind and skip the embroidery as I don't have enough time at the moment. Maybe, I'll be doing the embroidery later.


Fabric and pattern details,
Fabric: cotton shirting in stripes blue and white, a souvenir from our trip to Bangkok last year.
Pattern: modified Faitmain shirt dress May 2019-124 size 36. I shorten the length to my liking and made the high-low hem. The final shirt was 65 cm for front bodice and 72 cm for the back (measured from the middle of the shoulder line).

I started the process by making bias tape myself using the left-over stripes fabric, I posted the bias tape on my Instagram. And then, I used it to sew the raw edges of the seam allowances using the bias bound seams method.
Also, I used it to sew my placket instead of the usual sleeve placket. I did it to save my time and finished the shirt faster. And below pictures are the process of sewing the sleeve placket and cuff, easy, fast and neat finish 👍
 
The shirt collar sewed directly on the neckline and I love the smaller size collar. I finished the front placket with bias bound seams as well and used the darker colored buttons, I found the buttons in the flea market in Lisbon. 
Besides the front placket and sleeve placket, I did the bias bound seams in almost all seam allowances, the side slit, and the hemline. As shown below,




I'm satisfied with this shirt, the fit and my addition of the high-low hem just enough for my liking. Also, this shirt is a great basic that I'm sure I'll wear it more in my daily routine. 
The sizing from the pattern is great, I don't need adjust the upper sleeve, armhole, and waistline. I hope to find another edition of this magazine in the future.

That's it for today, happy sewing everyone 💗

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  1. BarbaraShowellMarch 2, 2020 at 2:35 PM

    It is a great shirt. I love the bias binding throughout.

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  2. StefanieMarch 4, 2020 at 2:52 AM

    Hi Hana,
    thabk you so much for joining me on this #SewYourWardrobeBasics journey! Your shirt looks absolutely amazing and is made to perfection. I love your shirt just as it is, maybe you should make a second one with embroidery, so you habe two striped shirts! :)
    I hope you had fun and you will join me in the upcoming month!
    Greetings from germany,
    Stef

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    1. @velvetribbon_sewsMarch 4, 2020 at 2:37 PM

      Thank you for hosting, Stefanie. I love stripes and I'm thinking to make another one in the future.
      The challenge is fun and I'm choosing the pattern for March 😍🤗

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  3. VanessaMarch 4, 2020 at 3:41 AM

    Your sewing skills are so great Hana! I love the shirt in the stripes! Also, thank you for going over sewing the cuff. I was literally working on a cuff for my shirt over the weekend, and the visual you posted is so helpful. I love shirtmaking, and your shirt is just awesome.

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    1. @velvetribbon_sewsMarch 4, 2020 at 2:38 PM

      You are welcome, Vanessa and thank you for the lovely words. Good luck with your shirt 😍

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  4. Ellen's Sewing PassionMarch 16, 2020 at 1:36 AM

    Fabulous blouse Hana! You have done a lot of work with this!😍

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  5. @velvetribbon_sewsMarch 24, 2020 at 10:40 AM

    Thank you so much, Ellen ❤

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