Ellen's Sewing Passion

This is another project I made when I attended the course by Shingo Sato. This is how I started with making the pattern. The patten is finished and folded. I use cotton fabric so I can see wher the pattern is folded. I stitched the folds in place. Then the panel is finished. Then I can make a jacket or a blouse :)  

The dress is based on the same BurdaStyle pattern as I used for my  Draping Fluid Dress This project was very challenging, but also very fun! The pattern had to be made at first, so this is on the right side, - and this is on the wrong side. I put the pattern on the cotton fabric. It's definitely the best to use cotton fabric, so the foldings can be shown.   I have to press hard with the fingers so the folding will stay, but I do not recommend to use iron, then it will be to hard. Then you have to stitch one by one together, and one of the seam will be on the side.   I started sewing the folds for the skirt together. The skirt has inserted side pockets. This is all the parts that needs to stitch together. This is the lining with a part of the fabric. - and this is the lining of the front. The top of the dress is loose, and not stitched to the skirt. It's the same at the back, and the slits are open on top of the zipper. This is a closer picture. The pockets are in line wi...

This is another challenge I made for the TR course that I attended on the web  hosted by Shingo Sato. I couldn't leave the front panel in a drawer, so I decided to make a dress. This is the same pattern as I used to make the  TR Dress with Stripes This is how the finished challenge should look like. I decided to to adjust the neck and the arm holes.  I inserted one of my embroidery that I have made on the sewing machine on the back ♪♫ The short sleeves are stitched on the top  and I have inserted rubberband at the shoulders. I have also inserted rubberband at the sleeve hem and inserted an invisible zipper  at the left side, and gathered the first ruffle.

  This was the last challange of the my TR Course with Shingo Sato. If you like, you can see my  TR Collection  post. I started with making a hole in the front.  Then formed a "rose blade" with a layer of fabric and tape it to the body.  Then I made a several "rose blade" with drawing it first before cut it out and sculture it.    The pattern for the rose is finished and I'm drawing the lines so I can see where to cut it out.  The pattern is cut to pieces and I have to mark it very exact. I start sewing from the middle with the inner "rose blade" first. Then you can see how it looks like on the wrong side as well. The rose is finished and ready to get a skirt for a dress! I was lucky and got my TR Master Certificate!