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...
Hi there. Today's post is about a simple and classy dress with a removable bow. I made this dress last week for the annual dinner at my husband's work.
I remembered I had two yards of cotton blend fabric with elastane in my stash, so I didn't need to buy new fabric.
For the design, I chose a simple dress with a little bit of something like a bow or a flower. And in the end, I chose a silk bow.
For the pattern, I used my self-drafted dress with long sleeves. At first, I was making a midi length but cut it below my knee.
The sewing process was fast because of the simple design, I did it in two days.
The process started in a usual manner, I sewed the darts, sewed the invisible zipper, sewed the front and back dress together, attached the sleeves, etc.
I tried on the dress and found out the neckline was a bit gaping and the dress was too loose and too long.
So, I reduced the shoulder line by 1 cm on both sides before attaching the facing. Sewed the facing and neckline right sides together.
I basted the neckline after that, and then I hand-sewed the finished facing.
As the dress was too loose, I reduced 1 cm at the sleeve and 3 cm at the hemline. I drew a new line and stitched the dress sides.
Also, I reduced the dress's length by 7 cm and finished with a hem and sleeve allowances 1.5 cm.
I made a silk bow because the dress was too simple and I wanted to add something extra.
I cut the black silk fabric 12 cm wide and 80 cm long, stitched the fabric on the fold, turned the fabric inside out and hand-sewed the opening area.
And to make the bow cuter, I finished it with a pointy end.
I pinned the bow to the left side of the neckline using a safety pin.
In case you are interested to watch the making of this dress, feel free to check my YouTube channel,
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