Ellen's Sewing Passion

  I wanted to make a new dress for my nephew's wedding 💖 I was lucky to find this beautiful silk blend in a local shop in Haugesund. I choose to use the same pattern as for the  Maxi Dress  I made earlier, BurdaStyle pattern #121 06/2019 that I love very much! I started with gathering the bust-pieces to fit the under layer. Then the layers are stitched together, and the draping are in place. I stitched the side seams,  and stitched the lining for the upper-part in place. The shoulders are stitched together, and also the front. The square short sleeves are overlocked and stitched to the inside all around, except for the part that are stitched to the dress. The upper part is finished, and the skirt is stitched to the top. I hand-stitched the lining to the inside of the waist.   The zipper is stitched at last.  I measured the circle of the skirt, and it was 425cm! BurdaStyle #121 06/2019 My lovely husband toghether with me ♥

  I bought this lovely Liberty cotton voile at Skipper Stoffer in Copenhagen. It's very soft and delicious to wear. I deceided to make a blouse and found a pattern that I have used once before  when I made an  Abstract print Blouse . At first, I cut out all the parts. I have iron vliseline for both the insert at front and the finish for the sleeves. I stitched the upper-part for the neck, and turned it.  These parts are stitched around the opening at the front. Then I stitched the shoulder seams and the neck-band. The sleeve has a lot of pleats that are stitched together. The split for the sleeves are stitched in place. This is how it lookslike. I attatched the sleeve-bands and turned them to the inside, and hand-stitched them in place. The sleeves are attached to the blouse, and the blouse is finished. BurdaStyle pattern #111 06/2019