Tag: dress

  • DOLCE

    DOLCE

    I discovered this free pattern of dress Dolce from Maunamé by chance while surfing the internet. I was looking for a romantic model, with an elastic waistband to use a pink and black dot viscose that I had in stock. I don’t know about you, but I generally start from a model and then look for the right fabric, and not vice versa, except if I am falling in love at first sight for a particular fabric, which oh my! It happens quite frequently in reality! But I promised myself to be less impulsive now, to buy more carefully. Before starting sewing, I didn’t buy a dress every month! Other than slow fashion! Sometimes I have the impression of consuming more! Do you have ever had this feeling?

    But now, returning to the pattern, the substantial change I made was the lining which was not originally included, but the fabric seemed a little transparent to me.

    The sleeves seemed a bit too long but I just made a double hem of 2 cm instead of 1 cm + 2 cm and the length was perfect to create the balloon effect.

    A tutorial is available here.

    What do you think?

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  • MINDY

    MINDY

    My, how time flies! I realized that I hadn’t written anything for a few months… it will be summer, you will say, the desire to enjoy the good weather and go out as much as possible… but this year, Luxembourg has been living up to its reputation… bad weather is quite natural ⛈️!       

    But let’s be positive! The cold allowed me to discover a new passion! Do you guess? 🙂

    Don’t worry, I’ll tell you about it shortly!

    First I want to tell you about a couple of models that I sewed recently and that I LOVE! The first is the Mindy dress by Fibremood in a super burgundy flowery poplin, by Charlie Coud.  

    The model features a gorgeous square neckline. The realization of the straight cut gave me a little trouble.

    You have to raise the presser foot and snip into to the seam allowance of the sleeve + neck trim until just before the needle.

    Turn the garment, lower the presser foot down again and now stitch the slanted edge together, with the notches matching.

    The cut is essential to ensure a good square and I am always afraid to cut too much!!!!!

    At the level of sleeves I opted for the balloon version with elastic.

    In case the puffy sleeves were not of your taste, you can opt for a butterfly sleeve.

    The dress closes with an invisible side zipper of 20 cm. I chose a zipper that I had bought from Atelier Brunette that I had available 60 cm long and that I cut to adapt the length. As for the size I cut everything to my usual size but if I had to do it again I would add a couple of centimeters in length to be able to wear it at the office.

    What do you think?

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  • BURDA #113

    BURDA #113

    Finally last week I managed to go home! I really needed few days of sun and sea.

    What a satisfaction to be able to almost fill the suitcase with clothes sewn by me!

    Today I want to show you the photos of a summer dress that I sewed some time ago. This is model n ° 113 Burda Style 02/21.

    To the original model I only added the frills to the sleeves. For the rest I have not made any changes.

    For the fabric I chose a satin cotton purchased on the Nerida Hansen website. I’m super crazy about the colors and softness of this cotton!

    What do you think?

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  • ALICE

    ALICE

    Alice by Clematisse Patterns, is a refined and very feminine model, like all of her patterns 😉. I love it!

    The dress can be declined in different ways. V-neck front or back; short or long sleeves.

    I opted for short sleeves and a V-neck on the back.

    I really like the effect of the puffed sleeves, which is actually very simple to make. In addition, if you want to accentuate it, you can add an elastic to the sleeve.

    In a few hours the dress is ready! And 1m50 of fabric is enough to make it in size 36F (38IT). For long sleeves you have to add 20 cm more.

    For the fabric I chose a cream and black spotted cotton jacquard purchased on Supercut website. I find it formidable and of excellent quality. The fabric is double face as you can see from the sleeves.

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  • MEADOW

    MEADOW

    Joli Lab’s November box offers a simple and fun model to sew over a weekend.

    Meadow is a dress (or blouse) with a wrap neckline, delicately structured by a clever set of pleats on the shoulders and sleeves. I like the color of the fabric, a green viscose with black and white little flowers

     The step by step tutorial on YouTube will let to create the dress with ease.

    Attending impatiently at December box … who knows, maybe something sparkling for Christmas holidays!

    🍎  See you soon! 🍎