One thing I look forward to ever since I started sewing about 4 years ago (wow how time flies, I cannot believe it has been that long since my sewing journey), has been making my own birthday outfits, no matter how simple of busy it might seem.
The first time I made my birthday outfit, I had no idea how to go about it or what I wanted to make, I just knew I wanted to make a dress for myself for the first time, so I made this really beautiful maxi off shoulder dress that had a detachable shirred sleeves and this massive hat which I did not end up wearing but made as a decorative piece for my bedroom close to my sewing space at that time.
That is still hands down my favourite make so far, maybe because of the sentimental value attached to it being my first serious birthday make.
My 2021 birthday dress
Fast forward to this year 2024 year and I decided to make yet another birthday dress for myself, one that aligns with my current style.In the course of making my birthday dress, the style I was going for changed so many times. I intially wanted something with turtleneck since I live in a country with a cold climate now, I also didn't want any fastener, so it would be easier for beginners to make if I decided to make the pattern released, but I also wanted a snatched waist regardless, hence my choosing to have waist straps at the back of the dress.
I also wanted a flared dress with some fullness as styles like that seem to suit me so well, but I also wanted to explore a different design style, so I chose to make a godet, this one right here was quite an interesting approach for me, since I have never made any outfit with godet before.
However, after making the dress, I found out I did not like it as much as I thought I would and then went back to my drawing board to come up with another design, at this point, I only had about a week to design on the design, fabric and sewing, which was not a lot of time (spoiler alert: I actually finished my dress on my birthday, few hours before heading out)
So what did I finally decide on?
Well I chose to use one of my TNT patterns which is the Cynthia top pattern and hacked it into a dress version.
FABRIC
For the fabric, I chose to use this really beautiful brown satin fabric, which turned out better than what I initially wanted to use for the previous design which was a green velvet fabric, this brown fabric just suit me so well in my opinion.
PATTERN
The Cynthia top pattern is considered confidently beginner-friendly; however, a novice could still pull it off seamlessly with detailed instructions and video tutorials.
So I hope you love this make as much as I do and I cannot wait to see what you make with yours.
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