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...

V-neck Cotton Top

Hello dear readers,
I was checking my wardrobe and found out it lacked a simple top to wear daily. So, I decided to make one last month in a yellow batik fabric detail here on my IG (in case you are interested to see it).
Apparently, one top wasn't enough and I made another in floral cotton fabric last week. 
I wore the floral top yesterday for Sunday out with my family, I paired it with me-made denim pants. I love the top, comfortable and easy to wear. 

The floral cotton fabric was from my stash and I still have leftover to make another top.   

For the pattern, I used my self-drafted basic v-neck top. It has a side front dart, short sleeve and finished neckline with a neck facing with a back button closure. 

After I cut the fabric, I sewed the top according to the usual manner and it was easy and fast. I did the top in less than three hours.

Here are the results, front, side and back views.





That's it for today, thank you for stopping by ❤
Happy sewing!

Comments

  1. Brilliantly presented! Your post is both insightful and thought-provoking. Appreciate you sharing your valuable perspective.

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  2. I do so enjoy seeing your garments , and wanted to ask if you learnt your pattern cutting skills from a particular book or did you attend a course? It makes so much sense to make/design one's own patterns - they are so expensive these days!

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    1. Thank you, Judy. I learnt pattern drafting from a book and also from Youtube which I think is the best because of the step by step with videos.

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