Midi Dress With Puff Sleeves And Front Tie

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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

Pinafore Dress

Hello, I finished my pinafore dress at the right time when the winter arrived. For the pattern, I modified my basic dress sloper block and I used a wool blend fabric and a silk satin in black for the lining.
I was planning to sew this dress for so long from the beginning of the year and I'm happy that I finally made it in December. 
Also, this dress in my late entry to #sewyourwardrobebasics challenge with the theme "wool" hosted by @seaofteal


The dress detail: knee length pinafore dress with a deep front v-neckline, a scoop back neckline, front side darts, back middle darts, invisible zipper at the center back and fully lined.

The sewing progress was fun and I finished in two days, I used mostly my sewing machine and hand sewing, also a lot of pinning and basting. 

The picture below shows my work in the shoulder area. I sewed the front and back shoulders with the lining right sides together and turned out, flipped the seam allowances inside and hand sewed the rest. I loved the clean result.
I also hand sewed the lining fabric to the invisible zipper only and the rest was with the machine.
Here are more pictures of the finished pinafore dress with a me-made red t-shirt (Simplicity pattern) on my dress form and on me. I love it and I look forward to wearing it in my daily life. 


Happy sewing and take care 💓 

Comments

  1. so darn cute. awesome job on matching the plaid.

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  2. Happy New Year, Hana! I wish you all the best for 2021!
    Thank you for joining again in my sewing challenge! Your dress is beautiful! I hope you get a lot of wear out of it and it gets a real basic in your wardrobe.
    And thank you so much for joining me almost every month in my sewing challenge "SewYourWardrobeBasics. Your makes and your lovely comments were so motivating for me! I hope you had as much fun as I had! ;)
    Hopefully you'll join me again this year, this time without the monthly themes.
    Greetings from Germany, Stef

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    1. Thank you, Stef. Happy new year to you too. I will be joining again and look forward to sewing on Monday :)

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  3. A good quality kurti pant set for women. It will give them a classic and trendy look. is made as per the latest trends to keep you in sync with high fashion and with wedding and other occasion, it will keep you comfortable all day long. cotton suit

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