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DIY Make-Up Zipper Pouch

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  I made an easy make-up zipper pouch using leftover fabrics and was happy with the result. The final size was 26 cm x 12 cm. It's lovely, fluffy, useful and big enough to store all my makeup and skincare products.  Materials for the pouch: - Main fabric, lining and polyester batting, 40 cm x 50 cm. - Fabric tags (2x), 9 cm x 10 cm. - Bias tape band, 6 cm wide. - Zipper The sewing process started with topstitching (quilt style) the main fabric and polyester batting together. After that, I sewed the zipper at the main fabric (both sides). I attached and sewed the lining to the main fabric, right sides together. And then, topstitched both sides of the zipper. And cut the excess zipper.  I sewed the tags and inserted them in both sides of the end of the zipper and sewed along the lines. I sewed the bias tape bands on both sides. And cut the corners in square shape 4 cm x 4 cm (not including seam allowance). I connected the squares together and sewed them. I sewed the bias ta...

Square Neck Dress

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I made a new dress last week, another simple design and comfortable to wear. I decided to make it the day before our trip to HK and glad that I managed to finish it in one afternoon. Bravo for me šŸ˜  The dress has short sleeves and a square neckline which I like so much, the darts on the front, the invisible zipper at the center back, and the dress length just above my knee. A perfect dress for summer. I used my self-drafted pattern and linen blend fabric in printed boats I bought in the local shop last year. The two yards of fabric weren't enough to make the full dress, so I tried my best to use it all, and in the end, the backside of the dress was made from two pieces that I sewed together. Nobody will notice it, except when very close. The progress started with drafting the dress, my flat sketch is far from perfect but I have fun. After that, I modified my basic self-drafted dress pattern into a square neck and omitted the back darts.  The picture be...

Tiered Midi Dress

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I managed to organize myself after a few months of lacking creativity, thanks to Me-Made-May which made me realize that I should make a proper plan and get back to making stuff and updating the blog more often.  At the beginning of this month, I finished the mixed prints sleeveless top for #magammayhem #magamsewalong challenge on Instagram and I was happy with the result, here is  the link  in case you want to see the full detail. The next day, I started to work with the tiered midi dress using the floral drapey rayon blend fabric that I bought recently in the local fabric shop. I found my inspiration from Pinterest, made a flat sketch, and drafted the pattern myself. This tiered midi dress is my entry to June's challenge on Instagram #magamjovialjune hosted by  @suestoney   @sewing_in_spain  and  @sarahcsewing  . To match the theme, I'm making a dress from colorful fabric (floral) that also brings joy. Thank you for hosting the lovely cha...