Velvet Ribbon

Hi there, I made this dress especially to wear on our summer holiday in Shanghai last month. Life was busy in past months and so glad I managed to sew a bit in my free time.  I was planning to make a simple dress with feminine touch, so I went to make a square neck dress with ruffle hem which I made a few before. And to made it extra, I added ruffle sleeves.  I was thinking the dress will be ready in two days but, something happened 😞 The square neckline was gaping and I had to fix it. I relieved, I fixed it with easy method. I inserted an elastic band between the facing and the neckline. Ta da! I love the result 😍  Before I show you how I fix the gaping square neckline, let me start with the fabric and pattern detail.   The fabric: black and yellow daisy printed cotton, I bought it in July from the local shop. And the pattern: self-drafted based on my previous square neck dress with ruffle hem, and this time I added ruffle sleeves. ...

Hi there, I made a new dress to wear on our summer holiday in Bali. A simple and airy dress, midi length, zipper at the back and finished with shoulder tie. The process was fast, I did it in 7 hours (from tracing the pattern to sewing). I love the final dress, the shoulder tie adds sweetness and the loose shape is so comfy perfect for hot summer weather. Details: Pattern: self-drafted (front on fold with side bust darts, back 2x, front and back facings and shoulder tie 4x - 10 cm x 70 cm).  Fabric: floral rayon from the local shop. I love the print and rayon is so good to wear in summer. Zipper, threads and fusible interfacing are from my stash. The sewing process started with sew the front darts following by sew the zipper at the center back. After I did the zipper, I sewed the shoulder ties and pinned them to the upper front and back dress. And then, I fused the interfacing to the facings and attached them to the neckline and armholes. Pinned along the line so the shoulder ties a...

Hi there, I refashioned my old rtw bathing cover-up into a cuter swimsuit cover-up and I love the final result. The idea came out on the day I was packing my suitcase, I saw a piece of fabric (rtw bathing cover-up I bought in Bali two years ago) and I told myself I should refashion it into a dress, something loose and fast to sew. I hurried up and started to sew because the flight will be in the next day and I was glad that I managed to finish it on time. I didn't know why, but I always sew something in the last minute instead of making a proper plan 😄 The sewing process started by folding the fabric and then folding it one more time. After that, I followed the measurements below and cut the fabric. Here is the look of my fabric after I cut the neckline and for the neckband, I cut the leftover fabric 5 cm wide, I used all the length left from the fabric and trimmed the excess. I sewed the ends of the neckband together and then pinned the neckband and neckline right sides together....