Deepavali Model

Last week we made a model for Deepavali.

 

The full view of the model. The house is made with thermocol. My friend made the house and I painted it. You can also find the small diyas as deepavali is the festival of lights....

We made the miniature human figures using metal wire and paper, chart paper for crackers...

Dresses made for daughters...

Sharing some sewing project after a long time. These are the dresses I made for my daughters for deepavali. I tried peplum top for the first time I loved the output. Planned to make more tops in this style...

Palazzo pants for the girls...

Its long since I made something for my daughters. Something quick to make is palazzo pants  and I love them. I made with the same fabric for both the girls...

Both of them like it, so planned to make some more pants of this kind with variations. I also made one for me to match with my long kurti

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Her birthday dress

 

The dress I made for daughter to wear on her special day, her birthday. Some may remember this fabric. It is the same fabric I used to make her sister's dress. Actually this is another version with the same combo. Another matching dress for the sisters.

  I was busy with some personal work and started working on this dress very late, so I kept it very simple. As per my daughter's wish it was a long (floor length) dress with velvet shrug. 

 Some more views of the dress.  Back...

without shrug...

The dress is incomplete without the matching accessories. So, here they are, the matching hair band...

Necklace and earrings

Excuse the  quality of the pictures. The dress is wrinkled. Our iron box is repair and not yet fixed.There are some lines in the back ground. They are not  lines, I cannot just call the creativity of my daughters as lines. Either, the walls has the paintings by my daughters or there is no good light for the pictures.

Happy sisters...

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...

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

 

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 

My little 'SUN'

 The children's week celebrations -

 the theme given was "Celestial buddies". I made this simple sun costume and a mask, using yellow chart, painted some orange color in it. I pasted some scraps to make it glitter...

The close up....

This too for the children's week celebrations...

a grandmother. 

Her teacher requested me to send her like a grandmother, she too was happy but embarrassed a little as her friends would call her 'Paati'. Later when her teacher appreciated, she was happy and had fun.

Thats what I really wanted...

I want her to be happy always.

Happy children's day

Deepavali dress

Hello friends, I am here after a short break....I was little busy with the family function(my sister's marriage) and then the festival. But there are many things to share with you. I designed the bridal blouse for my sister and a pattu paavadai for my daughter. Yet to receive the photos from my brother, so I'll post it later.

And now the deepavali dress I designed for my daughter..  

the back....

I just started it the day before the festival, so I kept very simple to finish it fast. Since the material is plain, I used some stones and beads to decorate  and stitched motifs in the skirt.

the details...

 Looking forward for your comments... Keep watching for

the tutorial - top with banded yoke. I will finish it in a couple of days.

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Shirred dress/top tutorial

Last week I made this shirred dress for my dd. You can make this in just half hour time. No pattern...no draft... easy. I am sharing it with the photos, so that you can make one if you wish...

Take the fabric piece of breadth 40 inches(double the chest measurement) and length as you wish.

Hem the edge...

Fold the other edge twice and press. You can make a stitch over it if needed, but I have not.

Now, the shoulder straps...

Take a strip of cloth 4 inches wide and 18 inches long.

1. Fold it and stitch along the side.

2. you will get a fabric tube

3. Turn it inside out.

4. Press it.

5. Cut it in to two equal parts, the shoulder straps are ready.

Pin the shoulder straps to the dress (at the edge folded and pressed) as shown...

To attach the shoulder straps, fold the dress, mark 5 inches from the sides and pin the straps...Do the same for the back side also.

I have marked lines to make my stitches straight. I have stitched 5 lines from the top each 2 inches apart. you can decrease this to have more shirring.

Now load your bobbin with the bobbin elastic and first stitch the top most edge where we have attached the shoulder strap.

Stitch the other lines in the same way... Join the sides...

And the dress is ready to wear. Isn't it so simple?

Variations:

* If you don't have enough cloth then you can cut two pieces, back and front.

But join them before you stitch the hem, to get a neat finish.

* You can reduce the length and make it as a top,to match legging or even a jeans pant

* You can add ruffles or laces to the hem to enhance its beauty.

*While shirring don't forget to back stitch  at the beginning and at the end to secure the stitches.

Hope I am clear with the steps, if not feel free to ask me ...
Next post will the banded yoke top tutorial, so keep watching...
Thanks for the lovely comments you give me.

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One more dress...

One more dress for my daughter. I am crazy with dots, particularly in red and white. 

She was not in the mood for photo shoot, we I asked again she told 'Only one' and I got this precious snap.  I also made a matching head band.

 The back and front view...

The dress I made for here with the similar material before four years. I think the red color looks beautiful on her...

Thank you for your comments and support. It means a lot to me.

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