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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...

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...