DIY V-neck T-shirt Dress

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Hi there, I hope you are well. I had a leftover knit cotton fabric in a lovely printed pink and decided to make a simple summer dress with it. I was checking my summer wardrobe last month and it lacked t-shirt dresses and some summer tops. So, I started to sew this t-shirt dress and will continue following my plans. For the pattern, I used my self-drafted t-shirt pattern and lengthened it above my knee.  And here are the pattern pieces: - Front (on fold) 1x - Back (on fold) 1x - Neckband 57 cm long x 5 cm wide. The sewing process was easy and fast. I did it in three hours.  It started with sewing the shoulder lines together and the dress sides together using my overlocker machine. And then sewed the V-neckband piece and attached it to the neckline. I sewed around the neckline with a sewing machine first and covered the raw edge using an overlocker machine. And top-stitched the neckline 0.25 cm using a sewing machine. ...

Self Cover Buttons

I'm currently working on a silk blouse, using Burdastyle pattern and silk crepe de chine fabric. The blouse is in half making and I hope to finish it by tomorrow. 
The silk blouse is needing self-cover buttons and glad that I have a pack of 15 mm self-cover buttons in my stash. The problem, the pack is a refill pack, no tool included obviously. 
I was thinking to go back to Daiso to buy a new pack but I gave up and tried to make it without a tool.
Surprisingly the progress was easier than I thought, I shared my tutorial on my Instagram yesterday and I decided to share it here too.

Materials:
- A pack of 15 mm self-cover buttons, mine had 11 sets.
- A round shape of silk fabric, each pack will come with the size of fabric that needs to be cut. Mine was 3.5 cm in diameter.
- Needle and thread for hand sewing.
- Scissors.

The progress shows below in the photos, the slippery silk fabric wasn't easy to work with. I have to hand sewing around the circle first before placing the plain back (button shell). 
I did that because of using the silk fabric, other types like cotton or rayon can skip the hand sewing. 

Well, here is the step-by-step tutorial on how to make a self-cover button without a tool: 
That's it, I hope it makes sense. I can't wait to sew these buttons on my blouse and show you the finished project.
Happy sewing ✂📍

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