DIY Puff Sleeve Gingham Top With Ruffle Hem

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Happy Monday, friends. I made a new summer top using gingham fabric and a self-drafted pattern. The top is simple, featuring puff sleeves, a round neckline, and a ruffled hem. I decided to make it to fill a gap in my summer wardrobe. The fabric is cotton, which is perfect for wearing in our humid and hot summer. This picture was taken yesterday, and we went for a Sunday walk at the mall. I wore the top with my old and trusted denim pants.  I bought this gingham cotton fabric as a souvenir from our trip to Singapore last year and I'm happy I finally made a top with it. And I still have enough leftover to make another top. The pattern was self-drafted and I made two tops using the same pattern before.  The front bodice with darts and the back does not have a dart for comfort.  The sewing process was fast and enjoyable. I sewed the darts on the front bodice. And then, I clipped and sewed the zipper on the back bodice pi...
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Sewing A Travel Wardrobe : Square Neck Dress

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Hi there, I went on a holiday to Singapore with my husband and son and had a fantastic time. We loved Singapore, it is such a great place to visit. The food was delicious, and also managed to visit fabric stores.
I made two new dresses (of course) using stashed fabrics and notions. Today, I'll show you the square-neck dress and another dress in a separate post.

I made three versions of the square-neck dress before, but this time I made it with puff sleeves. The pattern was self-drafted and the fabric was African printed cotton that was inside my stash for a while.

The sewing process was fast, I fused the zipper line and facings with fusible interfacing before starting to sew. It made the job easier.
I sew the zipper and the shoulder lines. Sewed the facings together and attached them to the neckline.
Gathered the sleeves, pinned and sewed them to the armholes.
Sewed the sides, sleeves hems and hemline.
The last part was top-stitching the finished facing.
The process was easy and the same as the usual manner, nothing difficult about this dress and the cotton fabric was a dream to work with.


And here are more pictures of the finished dress, I love the puff sleeves and the square neck, they are so cute and on-trend right now.





I wore the dress on our visit to Sentosa and the cotton fabric was great for hot weather. I remembered visiting Sentosa in 2009 and it was great to be back again. We had so much fun, especially at the Universal Studios 💗 

Thank you for reading, have a lovely day and happy sewing.
In case you are interested to see more photos or videos, feel free to head over to my Instagram or Tiktok
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