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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...

DIY Sleeveless Dress

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I made a simple sleeveless dress last week using a printed rayon fabric that I repurchased a few months ago from the local shop. I love rayon, it drapes nicely and is perfect to wear in summer. For the pattern, I used a self-drafted sleeveless dress based on my basic dress slopers. The design of the dress is so simple, with a round neckline with a little lower back, sleeveless, no darts and knee length. I also lowered the armhole by 2 cm and made the shoulder thinner by 2 cm to make the dress more comfy and airy. Summer in my place is so hot and humid, and this comfy dress is perfect to wear. After I cut all the pieces, I fused the facings with fusible interfacing. The sewing process was started by pinning the front-facing and the front dress's right sides together, marked 8 cm in the upper armholes to leave the area without stitching. Stitched the rest of the armholes and neckline and then, turned the facing to the inner dress. ...