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Lace Long Sleeve Flowy Blouse

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I'm finally back to writing on this blog after being busy for two months, I still sew some small items and mend a few clothes but haven't sewn new clothes.  Until two days before Valentine's arrived, I felt like I had to sew a new blouse to wear to dinner. The blouse had to be in the shade of pink, so I checked my stash and found 2 yards of lace fabric in fuchsia that I don't remember when I bought it. After I had the fabric, I started making the pattern (based on my previous self-drafted blouse pattern) I modified the pattern into a flowy blouse. The pattern was simple, a round neckline, gathered front and back yokes and gathered sleeves with elastic bands. Here is the pattern that I drafted, And after the pattern was done, I cut the fabric as usual. The sewing process was fun and turned out to be easier than I imagined. I sewed the neckline front and back yokes and then attached them to the gathered bodices as shown below. After that, I sewed the shoulder lines togeth

Batik Dress With Cropped Lace Jacket

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We were attending a gender reveal and birthday party last Saturday and the theme was to wear a kebaya outfit, pink and blue colors. I went with pink because I think my friend will have a baby girl and I was right. We are all very happy for her and her husband. Such a happy occasion 💗 After a few days of thinking and planning, I decided to wear an a-line batik dress with a kebaya over it. I drafted the original style kebaya pattern from Indonesia with front plackets and a long pointy hem but unlucky for me, the style of the original kebaya will not be good with my a-line dress. So, I shortened the length of the kebaya pattern, I marked it 3 cm below my waistline, and made a new line of the hemline. And for my husband, I made a striped shirt using the Ottobre Design pattern 07/2017 and for the fabric, I was happy to find a nice shade of maroon color with a little hint of dark pink striped cotton blend fabric in the local shop.  More photos of my husband's shirt are on my IG,