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DIY Self Drafted A line Gathered Bottom Dress

Today’s post is a dress I made during summer. Some of you may have seen it because I posted it on instagram few months ago. It’s a very simple dress that you could wear with sash or without the sash. You could also lengthen the gathers on the dress.

I was on pinterest when I came across this dress worn by MimiG (picture below) and fell in love with the simplicity of the dress. I knew right away that I was going to make a similar one.

I decided to record a video tutorial while sewing the dress so if you like the dress you can give it a trial. Here is the link to the YouTube video.

What I did Differently

I shorten the bodice part of my dress because I didn’t have enough fabric so I measured it right to my hip but could have added 2″.
I also shorten the length of the gathers compared to hers.
I added a cap sleeves to mine

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DIY V9315 – Crop Top -Sew-Along And Review

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Hey Lovelies, I’m so excited about this top. It’s Vogue 9315. I’ve seen different varieties of this pattern being sewn and I really love them all which motivates me to buy one.

Going through my fabric stack I noticed this African print cotton wax fabric which was a remnant from a previous dress I made and right away I know that was the fabric I was going to use.

Here are what I love about the pattern. First, the long sash which you could wrap around twice in each direction. Second, the peplum sleeves and Third the crop is shaped perfectly.

PATTERN MODIFICATIONS

Checking other blogger’s recommendations, I decided to

Add 1.5 inches to the length of the top but it was still a bit short for me so next time I will be adding 2 or 2.5inches.
I raised the neck by 1.5 inches because of my triple D cup.
I added 3 inches to each sleeve peplum and increase the length by 1.5 inches.
I added lining to the front and back bodice.

Going through the pattern, I do recommend the pattern and I think I could easily turn it into a dress.

I did a sew-along video for the pattern which is the video above.

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DIY Simple 5mins Summer Dress

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Hey Lovelies, How is your weekend. Here is a simple summer dress I made a few months ago. It’s so simple you could easily put it together within 5mins.

I got the fabric from Joann Fabric Here and all I did was just join one piece together and added straps to it. I made a similar dress a few years ago Here

It’s so simple that I plan on making several more of this dress in different fabric designs.

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How to Make Kid’s Mask

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Hello Lovelies, Happy New Month. I hope your weekend is going great.

I haven’t posted for a while because I’ve been busy with other projects. I made this kid’s face mask last year right at the beginning of the pandemic. It’s for kids 2-6 years old.

It was requested by one of my subscribers so, I decided to do a tutorial on it. It’s a bit easy to make. I lined the inner fabric and also added cotton interfacing, wedging inbetween the fabrics for more protection.

I uploaded the tutorial on how to make it to my youtube channel. The video is also added below.

Let me know what you think.

Below is the YouTube video

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DIY Modified M7630 Ruffled Hem Dress and Sleeve

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Hey Lovelies, TGIF, how was your week and hope you’re planning a beautiful weekend ahead. This beautiful dress I’m wearing is a modification of McCalls 7630. I initially wanted to sew a top with this gorgeous fabric, then at the last minute, I decided to turn it into a dress.

I did a little modification on it which I explained in the video sew along.

Let me know what you think.

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DIY Simple Off Shoulder Crop Top

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Hey Beauties, today’s post is on a tutorial I made for my daughter’s off shoulder crop top. A few weeks ago she asked if I could make her a crop top and she showed me an example of the crop top she wanted. She also went to my fabric stack and picked a specific fabric she wanted me to use.

I decided to do a video tutorial while making the top.

So, what do you think? 🙂

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Here is the photo of the off shoulder crop top she saw online.

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How To Make a 3D Mask With No Pattern

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Hello Lovelies, Happy New Month. I hope you all had a great weekend.

I haven’t posted for a while because of my classes, but I’m done with most of my class so, here I am. If you follow me on YouTube, I have uploaded several tutorials, which I will be sharing with you soon.

I made this 3D mask last year during the pandemic. It was requested by one of my subscribers so, I decided to do a tutorial on it. It’s a bit easy to make. I used an African print cotton wax fabric (Ankara) for the outside of the mask and light cotton for the lining. I also used fusible interfacing to wedge in between for protection. I uploaded the tutorial on how to make it to my youtube channel. The video is also added below.

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DIY Old Denim To Origami Bag

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Today’s tutorial is on how to turn your old denim into an origami bag. I intended using denim for the whole bag then I realized I don’t have enough denim fabric.

So, I used some fabric scraps I have in my scraps stack. It’s an Ankara fabric (cotton/wax).

Let me know what you think.

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How To Make a Jewelry Drawstring Pouch

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Hi Lovelies, today’s tutorial is on this quick drawstring jewelry pouch. I have several of this drawstring bag at home. It’s very easy to make and it’s also quick too.

You could make it within 10mins depending on the sizes. What I like most about this drawstring bag is that you could use any sheer fabric for it.

Let me know what you think.

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DIY – How To Sew A Simple Shift Dress

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Hey Beauties, This beautiful dress sew-along video is about a red dress I saw on Fashion Nova. A few weeks ago, I was shopping for my daughter’s junior prom dress and I decided to check the women dresses section to pick one or two dresses for myself.

I saw this simple dress (image below) but I couldn’t find my size. So, I decided I was going to make it. Lucky for me, on one of my trips to Joann Fabric I saw a red chiffon that had one and half yard left on the roll. It was by 60″ and I knew right away that it will be perfect for the dress so I bought it.

Here are the modifications I made: