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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

Recreated Ferragamo Dress | DIY Denim Dress With Godets.

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Hi there, happy weekend 🌺🌺 I recreated Ferragamo dress for my late entry to Sew Recreate The Look challenge on Instagram and I'm happy with the final dress. Recreating it was a challenge, but I'm glad I managed to make it. For the pattern, I used my self-drafted slip dress with princess seams. And then I added godets to match the satin inlay style on the original Ferragamo dress. For the fabric, I used denim in dark grey from my stash and cotton poplin leftover for the godets. The sewing process started with cutting the fabric, the straps, and the godets in triangles. I overlocked the raw edges of the godets and sewed the hem allowance 1 cm. And then I sewed the front and back pieces together. Remember to unstitch 36 cm to insert the godets later. After that, I sewed the front facing and inserted the straps between the facing and the front dress. Also sewed the facing on th