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 ...

Simple And Classy Dress With Removable Bow

Hi there. Today's post is about a simple and classy dress with a removable bow. I made this dress last week for the annual dinner at my husband's work. 
I remembered I had two yards of cotton blend fabric with elastane in my stash, so I didn't need to buy new fabric. 
For the design, I chose a simple dress with a little bit of something like a bow or a flower. And in the end, I chose a silk bow.
For the pattern, I used my self-drafted dress with long sleeves. At first, I was making a midi length but cut it below my knee.



The sewing process was fast because of the simple design, I did it in two days. 
The process started in a usual manner, I sewed the darts, sewed the invisible zipper, sewed the front and back dress together, attached the sleeves, etc.
I tried on the dress and found out the neckline was a bit gaping and the dress was too loose and too long.
So, I reduced the shoulder line by 1 cm on both sides before attaching the facing. Sewed the facing and neckline right sides together.
I basted the neckline after that, and then I hand-sewed the finished facing.

As the dress was too loose, I reduced 1 cm at the sleeve and 3 cm at the hemline. I drew a new line and stitched the dress sides.

Also, I reduced the dress's length by 7 cm and finished with a hem and sleeve allowances 1.5 cm.

I made a silk bow because the dress was too simple and I wanted to add something extra.
I cut the black silk fabric 12 cm wide and 80 cm long, stitched the fabric on the fold, turned the fabric inside out and hand-sewed the opening area.
And to make the bow cuter, I finished it with a pointy end.

I pinned the bow to the left side of the neckline using a safety pin. 

In case you are interested to watch the making of this dress, feel free to check my YouTube channel,
link here or simply click the video below.

And here are the finished dress, front, side and back views. It was difficult to take clear pictures of a dark dress on a rainy afternoon. 



And here are more pictures of me wearing the dress. The annual dinner party was lovely.


Thank you for stopping by and I hope you enjoy reading my post. 
Have a lovely day and happy sewing 💗

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