Sunday 6 December 2009

Gracie V-Neck Dress and Sweet Retro Dress



We are attending the wedding of a distant cousin today. The girls, of course, need new dresses ;)



Hanan's dress is actually a v-neck top pattern (view C) from Portabellopixie Gracie by Sandi Henderson.
I made an unwise decision with this dress when I cut it one size smaller than Hanan's usual 2T. I honestly thought it would be a bit on the bigger size (some patterns are like that). Note to self: Your baby is growing, when it comes to dresses, better roomy than tight J But of course Hanan loves it because her big sis has a new dress too.


I sewed a sweet & simple, retro inspired dress for Aisha from this Japanese sewing book (ISBN9784834724189, pattern no. 39). I love it!!

I omit the ribbon ties for the dress. And my biggest accomplishment here is the centred zipper, yeay! I wanted this dress to work so much I took the necessary, not for lazy girl action i.e hand basting!

I basted the seam allowance first, then the zipper. There is a reason why all sewing guide books recommend this, the result is so neat and professional, saves me from the heartache of a botched sewing project.

I used vintage inspired roses print Japanese cotton for the dresses. The dusky pink and green stripes trim fabric on Hanan's dress is Kaffe Fasset's shot cotton.

19 comments:

  1. zura...beautiful dresses....i love the sleeves of hanan's dress...aiysha looks pretty in her new dress...

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  2. both girls look very luvly with their new dress :-)

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  3. aisha look so sweet n pretty.. pandai dia posing sweet gitu.. :-)
    baju hanan tu taklah nampak ketat kan tapi in my opinion if you add another tier, it will look just nice. those flower print memang saya suka sangat.. good job!

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  4. lovely dresses and Aisha is a natural in front of the camera.. Love Hanan's cute dress, I love everything with ruffles :D your girls are very lucky to have such a talented mommy thet love sewing for them.. so what did you wear to the wedding?? any pics?

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  5. thank you friends! love all your sweet comments, really made my day :)

    nima - i love the sleeves too! better coverage than a thin spagetti straps :)

    mai (maya) - thanks my fren!

    neeza - awww...tq..just saw Zahra's dress too & it's gorgeous!

    kak haida - caya tak Aisha bila tgk kain tu dia kata "Very vintage mummy!". I can't believe my 9yo pandai sebut vintage LOL...baju Hanan tu sedih la..ketat kat bodice..nak kena alter lepas ni..

    My Botang - tq so much! Aisha is indeed a natural and she's very photogenic..she's growing up too fast though, I feel like I'm rushing to capture her younger years in pictures :) What I wear to the wedding? Eheheh...nothing worth showing, I've become secondary in this blog lol :D

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  6. Dearest Zura,

    Im a silent reader to yr blog and i find you so very talented!!

    Keep d pics cuming...i enjoy yr blog so mch!!

    Warmest Regards,
    Sarah Sincity

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  7. Zura what lovely dresses... I also wanted to thank you for the shirred top tutorial, I tried to make one and am happy with the result. You can view it on my blog.

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  8. hi sarah! thank you so much for visiting and leaving such sweet comment, i truly appreciate it :). i just love to sew (and photography) and i'm still learning. do drop by often ya? :)

    preeta - i saw the top and i love it! thank you for trying my tute and well done! :)

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  9. oooo, i love both dresses!! been meaning to ask you, all this pattern/fabrics is banyak from US, you beli direct ker or ade supplier in msia?

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  10. hi zura. Both dresses are really beautiful and the most important, both of them are lucky to have a mother like you.

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  11. aida - tq babe :) I ni kan, chronic gatherer huhu..been collecting (and also selling) fabric for years. Japs & linen i beli local je, kat sini ada. but designer 100% cotton & patterns tu i buy online, mostly on etsy.

    aimila - hi! so happy to see your comment, tq :) I work full time, so I've a lot of guilt as I'm not able to be with my kids all the time..so I sew and get my daughters involved, I think it's good for the soul :)

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  12. Dearest Zura,

    i thnk u are super amazing la and talented!!! SERIOUS!!

    i dont have dat mch bakat like u when it comes to sewing..can even handle d sewing machine! ha!

    i have a gal arnd 5yrs and i lurve to see dos dresses dat u sewed for yr gals...nak ambik upah tak eh?? hehehhe...just trying my luck la

    anyways, keep in touch!

    Lurve,
    Sarah Sincity

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  13. I love the dresses you made! The fabrics are so pretty too! Where do you get your fabrics?

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  14. sarah - I get a lot of the same request from friends & families..erm..am thinking perhaps I can take custom order but based on standard size instead of made to measure (I tak konfiden jahit ikut ukuran hehe)...anyway please email me ya? I tak jumpa your email, we can discuss via email. thank you sarah!

    sachiko - thank you for visiting my blog & your comment :) these fabric I purchased here in Kuala Lumpur, in our local fabric stores. They are lightweight Japanese cotton :)

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  15. Bu! mana dia mine & Nyah's pjs?? Err.. baju aisyah cantik. Can do my size ka?

    Muuaaahhhhhh.... EI

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  16. ezza, i know it's you! - let me try my size first, if fit can try yours. eh, i thought your closet's bursting already :P

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  17. your girls look so classsy in those dress. macam sudah besar posing2 gitu! :)

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  18. I agree - very classy and Aisha looks half grown up in her dress! Hanna's dress is very baby doll :) in comparison and just as beautiful!

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