Hi, as promised in my previous post, here are the details of the puff sleeve dress I made last month. The dress has a round neckline with slit and ties, puff sleeves, front darts and ruffle hem. A comfy and cute dress, perfect for summer. I wore this dress during my trip to Bangkok and it was so comfy and airy, perfect for a hot day. I used printed rayon fabric in a mix of maroon and orange. This fabric was a souvenir from my trip to Singapore at the end of last year. This dress is the second version of my self-drafted pattern, the first version was in cotton fabric with tiny green flowers, link here in case you are interested in seeing more . And I added a ruffled hem this time. Pattern pieces: Front 1x on the fold with darts Back 2x dartless Front and back facing Sleeve 2x Tie 2x, 5 cm wide, 44 cm long Ruffle hem 2x, 25 cm wide, 87 cm long. The sewing process started with sewing the darts and then the ties, as shown below. I gathered the sleeves and...
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