Dresses

I am sharing a sewing project here after a long time. These dresses are made as gift to little girls for Diwali. Hope they  like the gift.

One more dress...

Its a long pending post...the other dress I made for my daughter's birthday. First I thought of making yellow with yellow later I loved the blue velvet and yellow combination.

 yet I have to time that time I kept it very simple, ruffle skirt with plain top and bows.

I also made a matching flower hairband for her...

 Later, when she wore the dress I find something I have to improve in this dress

Taking rest after all celebrations...

I also have a plan to make a dress for the elder one in the same combo.

Her Birthday dress

 This is a special post for two things,One its about the dress I made for my daughter and the other is...its my 100th post.

 I thank my family, friends and all who support me through valuable comments and suggestions.

 THANK YOU

  

 This red frock is made for my elder daughter's Birthday.  My plan is to make a yellow dress, I brought the fabric too but she was very determined. She wants only red color, floor length frock as made for her sister's first birthday

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She was very happy as per her wish the feet were invisible

Its amazing to see her growing....

 The matching hairband for this I made is here

The rose embellishment...

Materials used:

Satin with cotton lining

Lace fabric

Zari

Some more snaps of the sisters in their matching outfits...

Black and red

yes, another matching dress for the sisters......

Frock for the younger, Top for the elder. 

 For the past few months I am using more red and yet to finish one more dress in red. Though I love red, I have seen much much more red and waiting to get rid of this red and jump to yellow, this year my daughter's birthday dress is yellow color

Materials used: cotton and satin

Hope I would make many such matching dresses in the future as per my daughter's wish.

Kids Frocks...

Just two weeks and few days more for Diwali celebrations. And a wedding is also there after Diwali...So many sewing projects are there to complete.
 Last year I couldn't make any dresses for Diwali celebrations but this time I have planned to make some for my daughters.
 So be there to see the colorful dresses...

And for now, these are the dresses I made as gift for cute sisters.

The White frock is cotton + satin, 

the other one is cotton + silk cotton fabric.

Specially made....

photo:uthaya

I couldn't believe this... one full year completed...how fast the days are moving... our little girl turned ONE last weekend.

 I made some special dresses for her and her sister. Traditional pattu pavadai and a cute red frock in net cloth.

At the back....

  she looks like a gift wrapped in red

 

photo:uthaya

I made anarkali tops for the elder one. she is learning classical dance and  very crazy with it...

 couldn't stand still for  a single minute without trying her steps...

    Happy together...

 

photo:uthaya

 

Back to sewing...

Hello friends, Started sewing after a long break.

 Its tough to find time for my hobbies but now I have planned to spend some time and somehow made it success and so there are some things to share with you. First comes the red frock.

 I made this for my sister to gift her friend's daughter. Hope this is lovely. 

As usual I love it since red is my favorite color.

I made some more dresses and soon I will share it here.

A new dress

Little busy with some other work and couldn't concentrate much in sewing, blogging or other crafts, but I did some embroidery work. I made this dress for my daughter, after her birthday dress. Hope this suits for this hot summer... 

Sequin work with chain stitch and back stitch. The material is the blouse material which comes along with the saree. 

Details of the sequin work...

Linking this to the parties here.

Her birthday dress...

This year I kept it simple, since I can't spend much time in sewing and  I finished this dress in two days, one day for drafting and the next day for sewing. The material itself glitters more, so no embellishment expect the ruffles at the waist line. Hope you can remember this material, once I made a skirt and top for my cousin with this. I loved the material very much and got the same for my daughter. 

 About the headband, I made two flowers and joined them to make a big one. I like this flower headband and have plans to make some more bands with scraps. If possible I will try to write a tutorial when I am making the next one. Hope you too like this...waiting to hear your comments. Thank You 

Banded yoke top/frock tutorial

The draft contains two part, the yoke and the body. It is open at back for easy in and out. It is easy to make. Any one who knows how to finish a neck line can make this top/frock. Here I have made a frock, to see how the top looks click here.

Take a basic draft for top.

Measure the shoulder, here it is 2.5 inches.

Mark a band around the neck with the width 2.5 inches as shown in the picture.

  

Cut the band, this is the yoke and the other part is the body. Preserve the body part we need it later.

TO MAKE THE YOKE

FIGURE-A 

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1. Fold the yoke as shown in the picture. Keep the yoke on fold(4 layers, this will result 2 yoke pieces).
2. Mark it with 1/4 inch seam allowance.
3. Cut it.
4. This should result an oval as in the picture

  

FIGURE-B

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1. Keep the pieces such that right sides faces each other and stitch along the outer edge as in the picture.
2. After stitch the outer edge, the yoke band looks as in picture 2
3. Make  some  cuts along the outer edge.
4. Turn the band to the right side and press it. 

FIGURE - C

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Follow the figure C to fold the yoke and find the center part at the back side of the yoke. Cut it, it is the open at the back for button or zip. The yoke is now ready.

TO MAKE THE BODY

Breadth of the body=Chest+Extra inches for

                              pleats+ seam allowance

Height= as you wish

If you are going to make a top, 3 inches for pleats is enough, here I am making a frock so I have taken 6 inches (Note note the draft is placed on folded material so 6 inches means 12 inches)

Therefore the,
breadth= Chest+12 inches+seam allowance

Hope I am clear....Make the back in the same way.

Finish the armhole with bias strips.

I have used box pleats in the front(you can also use knife pleats) and knife pleats at the back. Cut the desired length at the center of the back piece for open

 The body is  ready.

 Now we have to attach the yoke with the body. Stich the yoke such that it overlaps the body.

I have  made some running stitches instead of using pins. 

Join both the front and back with the yoke.

FIGURE-D

1.  Attach the back and front with the yoke.
2.  Finish the back opening..
3.  Finish the neck with piping or as you wish.
4. Stitch the button holes and buttons.(sorry the numbers 3 and 4 should be interchanged in the figure)

The dress is almost ready. Join the sides and add ruffles if you wish.

 I have added some lace in the neck line and decorated the yoke with small crochet flowers and beads

NOTE:

• Material requirement( for 41/2 yrs old)

    yoke: less than 1/2 meter
      ( you may require more material if you making ruffles
       with the same material)

      body(skirt):1/2 meter

• You can decorate the edge using lace instead of ruffles.
• Instead a 'back open', you can make it at the shoulders.
• You can use an interface, if you want the yoke to be more stiff.

Hope I am clear and if you have any doubts feel free to ask me. Thank you for your wonderful support and comments, it drives me to create more. Meet you soon...

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Sewing for summer-2

Another dress in the series, sewing for summer. Again it is a simple frock in pink. I just love the prints in this material. 

Usually I prefer sleeveless dresses, so this too is with thin shoulder straps decorated with small bows. I have used buttons in contrast color, to enhance its look.

Thank you very much for your comments on the birthday dress. Sorry, I could not respond to your comments immediately, I was been to my mom's home for a while. Now I am back at home, so keep watching for pretty posts.

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Her birthday dress and accessories

We celebrated our daughter's  birthday this week. I am sharing with you the birthday dress and accessories I made for her.

Just have a look on this little princess...

I don't know whether to call this shade as purple or violet, but I love this color. I have used silk cotton and lace material with satin lining for the dress.

Made a small top similar to shrug and a bow to tie at the back.

I did some sequin and beads work in the top.

I made a small bag and hair clip with the remaining  material. She was very crazy to have such a bag. In fact was very happy on her birthday not for chocolates or cake, just for this little bag I made for her.

the hair clip...

Thank you very much for the lovely comments you give me.

They bring a big simle in my face.

Next post is another summer dress...Keep watching!

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