Free Christmas Dress TUTORIAL by Seamingly Smitten

 Here is a dress I have made using the  Free Holiday dress tutorial by Seamiingly Smitten:
A note on the dress, the tutorial is well written and teaches me two new skills : 1) the bubble hem and 2) overlay with sequins . I did not use any of them in this tutorial but I have stored for future use I found just one small issue with the pattern, I think the arm hole is too deep, so I suggest that you look at your armhole carefully before cutting. I made a size 9.

GIRLS DRESS TUTORIAL : CUTE SUMMER DRESS - EASY BEGINNER TUTORIAL

I love the FRESHLY PICKED BODICE PATTERN (and tutorial) It is not a fancy pattern , but it works ! I have found great comfort in sewing with it as it does not require the use of buttons or zips . It is great as a beginner project. Here are some of my projects made with it:

This is the front of the dress, I had cut the bodice a little shorter than the patternso that it would be high waisted.

The bow is made out of satin fabric. The bow tutorial can be found at Marina Brumpton you tube video tutorial for a dicky bow

This is the back of the dress (buttons not yet added)

EASY GIRLS TOPS : NO BUTTONS OR ZIPS REQUIRED!

My inspiration for these tops was the  PAT BRAVO FREE TUTORIAL . As you can see I made a few!

The fun part about sewing is not the basic construction, but the additions that you make to it.
For eg I got to practice a faux placket by see kate sew  on this navy blue gingham top and I also practiced on making straps for the top

My next project was to get into colour blocking.  I practised making sphagetti straps by handmade things and bows by flax and twine.

Each time I make something, I try to practice a new technique to expand my sewing horizon.

For this top, I used gabardine fabric in navy blue and yellow. I added navy blue gingham for the bows.

This rayon fabric was inspired by 

EASY GIRLS DRESS TUTORIAL - NO BUTTONS OR ZIPS . GREAT FOR A BEGINNER SEWER SEAMSTRESS

This dress was inspired by THE LITTLE DRESS BY PAT BRAVO
This pattern is great for a beginner.
FABRIC DETAILS :
white - rayon
navy blue - gabardine
red - some type of linen.
flower - pongee with the edges melted.