Maxi Dresses & Army Shirt

 First lot of my early autumn sewing projects. :)

Maxi dress made in satin fabric. The pattern is from Burda 4/2014 magazine. I sewn this dress as a birthday gift for my sister. She picked the pattern and fabrics herself. This is the second dress I made using this pattern, you can see the first one in here. This dress is sewn on Henrietta, overlocked on Bebe and hemmed on Cornelia. 

Front and side view of the bodice.

Back view.

Happy owner of the dress. :) My sister <3

My sister is a talented musician and she can wear this dress for her concerts as well as for casual events.

Another maxi dress for myself this time. I had this viscose fabric for this dress for a while and didn´t get to sew it. When I was starting to sew dress for my sister, I figured why not sew this one simultaneously? Having a few machines I don´t have to change the thread color for another project so it was easy sewing them along. This one is sewn on Agatha.

Front and side view of the bodice.

Back view.

Men´s army shirt in medium weight fabric for heavy use. The pattern is from the book Burda Style- Sewing Vintage Modern. This is a modern interpretation on men´s 1940´s shirt. I really enjoyed sewing this one, so many intricate details! :)

Shirt is hemmed on Cornelia with 3 different shades of thread to give the stitching ombre effect.

1940´s collars were so much more stylish then modern tiny ones! :)

Slip dress made in stretch-satin fabric with lace trims. The pattern is from Burda 7/2013 magazine. Slippery stretch-satin fabric was a bit difficult to work with, especially delicate shoulder straps. I made this dress to be worn underneath sheer dresses.

 Lace trim detail.

Stretch-satin top from the same magazine as the slip dress. This top is meant to be worn underneath sheer blouses that I love! I have quite a few chiffon fabrics in my stash waiting to be sewn. Both slip dress and top were sewn on Fiona.

Autumn coat made in college fabric. The pattern is from Burda 9/2013 magazine. I absolutely had to buy this fabric, the print is so beautiful! This coat is sewn mainly on Bebe and details such as pockets are sewn with Henrietta.

Summer sewing vol. 4

Last lot of my summer sewing. September has been so far unusually warm but you can feel the autumn is definitely on it´s way. Lovely wools and tweeds, plaids and fake fur fabrics are waiting for me...

Bat-wing maxi dress in print satin and plain satin fabrics. Pattern is from Burda 6/2013 magazine. This dress has a seam under the bat-wing sleeve so it is figure hugging around hips. If you are making this dress, try it on and make fitting adjustments if necessary before sewing this seam ;) 

Back view. I like how the fabric flows on this dress. 

A detail of the fabric. Lovely print!

1960`s tunic made in cotton satin fabric. Pattern is from the book The Great British Sewing Bee.

Nice decorative zip on the back. I sewn the tunic so I get to use this zip! 

Dress in satin fabric. Pattern is from Burda 3/2015 magazine. A very comfy dress I wear a lot. :)

I love the print of this fabric. Obviously I´m into flower print ;)

1920´s midi dress made in viscose fabric. Dropped waistline typical for 1920´s. Pattern is from Burda 4/2015 magazine. This dress has large side-godets with round hem that are longer than hem in front and back of the dress. Nice, comfy pattern. 

A chiffon skirt I made for a friend. I drafted the pattern myself. Skirt is 3/4 length with a side slit and attached lining made in linen fabric in mini length.

Vintage nightie. The pattern is from Burda 12/2014 magazine.

If you are making this one, I suggest you make some serious adjustments to the bustier. It is very squashing even when I made it one size bigger. It is lined, the upper ruffle is sewn in between and under bust it forms a tube for the elastic so it isn´t possible to do any adjustments to it anymore. I overlocked the seams...

The hem has a tiny slit on both sides and a ruffle. I love those!