1. After assembled the upper bodices to the peplum, Attached the facings to the neckline.
Closed up of the facings.
2. Tulip Sleeves decorated with trims
3. Zipper was pinned to the side seam before it was sewed.
Closed up.
4. Pinned the sleeves to armscye.
5. Redo the neckline as it was too small.
Front view of the finished project
Back view:
Tulip Sleeves:
Had done the following yesterday:
– Sewed the darts for both front and back bodice
– Created the gathered for the peplum
– Joined the peplum to the bodices
– Joint the left seam and shoulder seams together
Will be doing the following today (if time allowed):
1. To have trims sewed to the sleeves edge, hems and neckline. Blue trims will be added to the white tulip sleeves. White trims will be added to the neckline and hems.
2. To create the gathers at the top of the sleeves
3. To attach zipper to the right seam.
I am back to embark on the project for cheesecloth for three different designs namely: Casual tunic with tulip sleeves, Cyan Boat Neck Empire Waist Dress and Green Stand Collar Pleated Sleeve Blouse.
Project 1: Pink Casual Tunic Tulip Sleeves Tunic – Pink
Draft: A casual tunic with a single button to close up the split neckline. This will be much simpler than the original idea of a drawstring. The length of the sleeves will reached elbow and flare out from there. The tunic will be loosely fit to the body. Will consider whether to use lining later on.
Project 2: Cyan Boat Neck Empire Waist A-Line Dress
Draft: This design was taken from web and since I find it quite sweet, decided to embark on it. I could make use of the basic pattern for the empire waist dress and just make some alterations here and there. Cool~~ will try to work out the basic pattern.
Project 3: Green Stand Collar Pleated Sleeve Blouse
Draft: This blouse is also from one of the website I randomly search. The sleeves looks a bit complicated and I still trying to figure out how to go about drafting it. It looks pleated at the both sides.
Have completed this blouse except for th button holes.
Collars:
Have use pins to stable the collar stands, the length matches the neckline, so remember in future, must pull the collar when sewing so that top and bottom is in the same length.
Sleeves:
Again, suspected that the armscye is much longer than the armhole. the cap sleeves reached the under armscye. I have no choice but to open up the split sleeves so that it won’t be too tight.
Below is the completed project! yes~~!
Some of the updates today:
1. Sewed the darts for back bodice
Wrong Side:
Right Side:
2. Joined the front piece together for both left and right bodices
Pinned both pieces together:
After sewing:
Left Front Bodice pinned together:
Finished piece:
The complete bodice:
Tulip Cap Sleeves:
One thing really puzzled me, the collar was somehow too short to fit the neckline by about 1.5cm. Don’t understand why but many be I have to use back the classic collar. Will see how tomorrow.
Another thing is, there is have a binding at the lower armscye as the sleeves cannot cover the whole armscye. Will have to think of whether to use those ready made binding or cut from the cloth.
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