Velvet Ribbon

Hello.. Here is my quick update of "DIY Friday" . I made a petticoat yesterday and I am happy with how it turned out. I was planning to make for so long, I bought the fabric many months ago but always distracted with other things. And only after I finished my mint dress for March MAGAM challenge, I realized that I need a petticoat to wear with it.   Pattern and Materials: The pattern is based on BurdaStyle Sewing Vintage Modern - Elizabeth Gathered-Waist Dress size 34. And for the materials : I used 2.5 yards of petticoat fabric in white color 1.5 cm self-made bias tape (I was planning to use store bought bias tape in grey color but it was too small). In total, I used 124 cm long of bias tape - 76 cm for the waistline trim and the rest for knot in the end. And white thread The sewing process was easy and fast, I transfered the skirt pattern on the fabric and cut it - my skirt is 35 cm long. And cut four pieces of ruffle - 20.5 cm long. After I ha...

Hello everyone, This is my late April dress for  MAGAM Challenge based on  Burdastyle SVM Louisa Drop-waist Dress size 34 with modification and self-drafted circle skirt. You can check out my flat sketch and fabric here. I did some modification on the bodice pattern, Added front and back dart, inserted the zipper in the CB Made the shoulder wider, added 1.5 cm from the shoulder line to the armhole and 2 cm from the shoulder line to the neckline. Also made the front neckline higher 2 cm and back neckline lower 2 cm. And for the skirt, as I couldn't find my self-drafted circle skirt that I made some time ago, I hacked my peplum and added some more centimeters until my knee :) The sewing progress was fine because this is the second time I worked on both patterns, you can see my first work on the dress here  and the peplum here After all, I am very happy with how my dress turned out, it's very summery and comfortable. The neckline is in right p...

 Hello all... This is my second project based on Sewing Vintage Modern - Frank Button-Down Shirt  size 56, with short sleeve. I made this shirt especially for my husband to wear at work and I am glad that he is really happy with it. Materials: 21/4 yards of white with light purple stripe cotton fabric, 8 pieces buttons, fusible interfacing and same color of thread. How I worked : The work on this shirt is exactly like the first one that I made for him many months ago. You can see the details of sewing in progress  here  and here . I enjoyed the sewing process as usual and I will definitely make some more.   Also, I have done two tunics for my mom and I will post it on the blog soon. And now, I am working on a summer tank for me to wear on the holidays:) Happy sewing and have a great weekend!

dress front A new dress! Yes, I am glad that I finally finished it:) This is my second project based on Elizabeth Gathered Waist Dress  from Burdastyle Sewing Vintage Modern Book . You can see my first project here . For this polka dot dress,  I only used the dress bodice pattern and instead of using straight-gathered skirt from the original pattern, I used pleated skirt pattern from my stash. Also, I changed the side zipper to the middle back. I used 2 yards of polka dot fabric, light weight fusible interfacing, invisible zipper and same color of thread. All of them are from my stash. source The process of making this dress is very simple and enjoyable. The instructions from the book are very easy to follow and I definitely will make another project based on this pattern. How I worked on this dress: For the dress bodice: I had the copied pattern with adjustment from my first dress, but this one I kept the style original. For skirt: I am n...

Finally I have done my latest project and I am very happy that I have a new dress:) I supposed to finish the dress on weekend but I didn't have time to sew. So, only this morning I managed to finished it and photograph it in the end of the day. This is a continuation of my work , - Around armhole, I did hand sewing to connected the lining to the self fabric 1/4" . Press it and iron it. - Hemline, I serge with an overlock sewing machine to finished the raw edge of the hem. Then fold the bottom edge of the dress 1 1/4" at the hemline and press. Stitch it using sewing machine and iron it. Done!  front dress back dress The dress is fully lined with silk satin in black color,     Happy Sewing!   Previous post: the making of color block dress 

 dress flat sketch I am working on this dress since Tuesday morning and I am glad that I manage to finished my muslin and fitting issue on that day. This color block dress based on Jamie Shift Dress  size 34 from Burdastyle Sewing Vintage Modern . I made pattern modifications on the front dress and added the dart on the back dress ( see my dress flat sketch above). I altered the front and back dress at the shoulder 1/2" and lower the middle back dress at the neckline `1 1/4". Also altered the length of the dress 2 1/2". my muslin from Jamie shift dress pattern Materials: - I bought 2 yards of each fabric (black, grey and printed fabric), I'll make another project from the leftover fabric. - 2 yards of silk satin for the lining - Invisible zipper in black color, fusible interfacing, black and grey color thread.    my fabrics for the color block dress I cut all the fabric yesterday and sew it according to the sewing i...

As promised from yesterday post, I'll continue documenting the making of Frank Button-Down Shirt . But let me tell you how I feel about this shirt, I am truly happy with it and so proud of myself that I can make something special for my husband. And definitely I'll make another shirt for him on the future. And here's the continuations... This step is how I worked on the collar, I followed step no 30-34. I pinned the collar pieces right sides together and stitch it. Then I cut the corners diagonally and turn the collar right side out. Press, iron it and topstitched around the edges, except for the open edge. Then I pinned the collar bands onto the collar, right sides together. I sew it along the curved edges of collar band. Turn the collar band right side out, press and iron it. I pinned the outer collar band onto the shirt neckline, right sides together. Sew it around the neckline. Then I folded the seam allowance (1/2") o...