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 ...

DIY Wrap Swimsuit ( Third Version)

Here is the last garment I made last month, a wrap-style swimsuit made from lycra fabric from my stash. I made two similar swimsuits before and I was happy with the fit. So, I was okay with the process and was sure it would turn out as well as the previous ones. 
The process took me two days, just right before our holiday. And I immediately packed it as soon as it finished. 
I love this wrap swimsuit, the design hides the fatty tummy and is comfortable to wear for swimming. Also, the wrap style adds something special, so girly and stylish.

For the pattern, I used my self-draft (TNT: tried and true pattern) and the sewing process was started by cutting the fabric pieces, sewing the elastic on the front lining and continuing to pin the necessary parts.

I prepared the bands for the back ties and the side wrap. Sewing them as a loop and turning them inside out.

I pinned and sewed the bands (ties) on the right front piece (wrap) and backside. Stitched the front pieces (the main fabric and the lining) right sides together and did the same for the back pieces.
After that, I stitched the shoulders together (the main fabric and the lining) right sides together and then folded the wrong sides together, as shown in the picture below,

And then, I inserted another band for the wrap at the front left side. Sewed both sides right sides together and the last two parts were top-stitching the armholes and bottoms (legs opening) using zig-zag stitches.
I was happy that I made this swimsuit in two days and wore it for swimming during the holidays.
Here are more pictures of the swimsuit, front, back and on me 😊




The holiday in Bali was great and I missed it already. So many good moments to remember and hope to come back one day.

That's it for today, I'm starting to sew again and will be posting them in this blog when I finish. 
Happy sewing 💖✂📍

Comments

  1. I'm impressed! It's such a great and flattering one-piece. It fits so well Hana.

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  2. I love the wrap style of your swimsuit - it sounds both comfortable and stylish.

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