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DIY V9315 – Crop Top -Sew-Along And Review

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

  1. 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.
  2. I raised the neck by 1.5 inches because of my triple D cup.
  3. I added 3 inches to each sleeve peplum and increase the length by 1.5 inches.
  4. 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

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

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

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

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

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.

Let me know what you think. 

 

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DIY Old Denim To Origami Bag

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

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

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:

  1. I used a round neck instead of a V neck.
  2. I also double the size of the sleeve cuffs.
  3. I used a thicker (cotton) lining instead of knit.
  4. Finally, I added a little length to it too.

Here is the Part 2 of the tutorial

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Fashion Nova Dress inspiration

Shift Dress




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How To DIY a Reversible Wine Holder

This tutorial is on how to make a reversible wine holder which could use by flipping either side of the fabric in and out.

I used Spring and Autumn / Holiday fabric so you could use the spring fabric side during spring and the holiday fabric side during the holidays.

Let me know what you think and hope you like it too.

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Reversible Wine holder 1

Wine Bag or Holder

Reversible Wine Holder

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DIY Your Old Jeans To a Wine Holder

This is the continuation of my sewing series – Refashioning Old Jeans.

In this video tutorial, I will show you an easy way to turn your old denim jeans into a wine holder.

In my previous tutorial on the refashioning old jean series, I did a tutorial on how to turn your old denim to a pouch/travel bag and also how you could turn your old denim jeans to a makeup brush holder/roll

You can follow my youtube playlist on the DIY tutorials I have made so far using old Denim.

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Wine Bag or Holder




Wine Holder using Old Denim Jean.

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DIY Simple Kimono Top – Freehand

Hi Lovelies, Recently I’ve been trying to get back to sewing. It has always been my therapy when I have so much going on around me and I need to think or when I need a space to myself.

Last week, I made this simple kimono top. It took me less than 30min to finish it. It was that simple.

I used an Ankara fabric I bought the last time I was in Nigeria. I love the fabric color and combination. If you’re interested in making the kimono top, you can give it a try and let me know how it goes. Youtube tutorial Here

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