DIY Sleeveless Shirt Dress

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Hi there, I finished my sleeveless shirt dress, and I'm happy with the final result. The dress is comfy and perfect for summer. I will definitely wear it a lot.  This summer, I'm focusing on building my capsule wardrobe, and I'm glad I managed to create three garments (a skirt, top, and sleeveless dress).  I will continue sewing more garments to complete my plan. My progress will be slow, but I'm sure I will complete it before the end of the summer 😊 For the pattern, I used Faitmain shirt dress May 2019 size 38 and I used this pattern before to make two long-sleeved shirts. And this time, I omitted the sleeves and reduced the shoulder length by 2 cm. I used cotton fabric in blue and white gingham and I planned to add a pocket, but in the end, I gave up because it didn't look good. The sewing progress was slow as I have a lot of things to do. The only difficult part was sewing the collar.  And in case you are interested in seeing ...

Lace Dress

I mentioned in my Instagram post that I'm going to make at least two lace dresses to wear on a special occasion next month. As usual, I searched for inspirations on Pinterest and chose the right design that might suit me. 
To start my sewing journey, I drafted the sheath dress pattern and made a muslin. I wasn't happy with the result, too simple for a special dress. So, I drafted another pattern with a princess seam bodice, I made a muslin and adjusted the fit. Again, I wasn't happy with the princess seam dress and decided to use the sheath dress pattern and modify it into a sweetheart style. I didn't make a muslin ( I was brave) and cut the peach color lace fabric as the main dress and silk satin as the lining.

For this dress, I used five pieces of the main dress pattern (front bodice, back bodice, front skirt, back skirt and sleeve) and four pieces of the lining (front bodice sweetheart style, back bodice, front skirt and back skirt). The dress finished with an invisible zipper at the center back and finished the neckline with a bias tape band from the same silk fabric. 
The sewing progress started in the usual manner, I worked with the front bodice sweetheart style lining and attached it to the main front bodice dress. Basted the two fabrics together, sewed the darts and hand-sewed the lining and the main dress together.
I sewed all the pieces together and the invisible zipper as well. I decided to make the skirt lining shorter than the main skirt, I sewed the hemline of the skirt lining first before I sew the sides of the dress. 
And then, I tried the dress and it was loose 😔 I reduced the sides, 0.75 cm at the bodice and 2.5 cm at the skirt bottom, as shown in the picture below. The fit is better after this.
After the dress sides were adjusted, I sewed the neckband into the neckline, I used the sewing machine to sew the band and the neckline right sides together and then hand sewing the inner neckline and the band together. In this case, I used a 0.50 cm seam allowance.
Also, the sleeve was a little long for my liking, I folded 2 cm total and sewed it around. I prefer the folding method to save time instead of removing the sleeve and sewing it again.


That's it enough for today, I will be working on another lace dress with a princess seam style and a little flare skirt. Also, I'd love to make the inner dress neater than this peach lace dress. 
Another thing that I see after I put this dress on, I think the peach color doesn't suit my skin. And the sweetheart style is invisible under the lace, I will use a darker color lining fabric next time I make this type of dress again.

Happy sewing friends 💗

Comments

  1. Oh, what a beautiful dress! I stare and stare at it, admiring it. Well done, and thank you for sharing all the assemblage photos.

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  2. Your lace dress is amazing and it's a lovly color that suits you very well ♥

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