DIY V-neck T-shirt Dress

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Hi there, I hope you are well. I had a leftover knit cotton fabric in a lovely printed pink and decided to make a simple summer dress with it. I was checking my summer wardrobe last month and it lacked t-shirt dresses and some summer tops. So, I started to sew this t-shirt dress and will continue following my plans. For the pattern, I used my self-drafted t-shirt pattern and lengthened it above my knee.  And here are the pattern pieces: - Front (on fold) 1x - Back (on fold) 1x - Neckband 57 cm long x 5 cm wide. The sewing process was easy and fast. I did it in three hours.  It started with sewing the shoulder lines together and the dress sides together using my overlocker machine. And then sewed the V-neckband piece and attached it to the neckline. I sewed around the neckline with a sewing machine first and covered the raw edge using an overlocker machine. And top-stitched the neckline 0.25 cm using a sewing machine. ...
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DIY Puff Sleeve Gingham Top With Ruffle Hem

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Happy Monday, friends.
I made a new summer top using gingham fabric and a self-drafted pattern. The top is simple, featuring puff sleeves, a round neckline, and a ruffled hem. I decided to make it to fill a gap in my summer wardrobe. The fabric is cotton, which is perfect for wearing in our humid and hot summer.

This picture was taken yesterday, and we went for a Sunday walk at the mall. I wore the top with my old and trusted denim pants. 

I bought this gingham cotton fabric as a souvenir from our trip to Singapore last year and I'm happy I finally made a top with it. And I still have enough leftover to make another top.

The pattern was self-drafted and I made two tops using the same pattern before. 
The front bodice with darts and the back does not have a dart for comfort. 

The sewing process was fast and enjoyable. I sewed the darts on the front bodice.
And then, I clipped and sewed the zipper on the back bodice pieces.


I sewed the front and back bodices at the shoulder lines.
And I sewed the facing together and then attached and sewed to the neckline. Flipped the facing to the wrong side of the neckline.

I gathered the sleeves and bottom pieces (for the ruffled hem). And then sewed the sleeves to the armholes and sewed the bottom pieces to the front and back bodices.


I basted the facing and the neckline together by hand.

I sewed the sides after that.

I stitched the sleeve allowances and hemline 1 cm.

And the last part was hand-sewing (top-stitching) the facing to the neckline and I'm done 💗

The inner top was neat as well as the outside 😍

And here are more pictures of the top, side and back views.



In case you are interested in seeing the complete video of the making of this top, feel free to visit my YouTube channel, link here


Thank you for stopping by and happy sewing, friends 💗

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