![]() ![]() You will notice that the sleeves are a little bit bigger than the dress. Then sew the sleeve on sewing 1/2 inch from the edge. Start pinning in the middle and work your way around the sleeve. Try to center the sleeve onto the seam at the shoulder. Lay the sleeve piece down on top of the dress with the right side down. This wasn’t an issue as much with the dress I sewed out of the interlock but the jersey stretched a little more. I did not use my walking foot on the dresses I made, but I should have. To make things easier/better you should use a ballpoint needle and a zigzag stitch or a stretch stitch. Pin and sew across the shoulders, sewing about 1/2 inch from the edge. Lay the front and back of the dress one on top of the other, with the right sides together. ![]() Do this for the front neckline and the black. Trace along the neckline and cut a piece that’s about 2 inches thick. Using the piece of paper that you cut off of the neck of the dress cut out two pieces of fabric to line the neckline of the dress on the inside. Also, if you are making a dress out of a striped fabric like I did then be sure to line up your pattern piece on the fabric so your stripes will line up when they meet on the side of the dress. Again, make sure side marked fold is against the fold of your fabric. Trim the neckline of your main dress pattern piece so that this time you will be cutting out the front of the dress. Fold it toward the middle just enough to be a little wider than your pattern piece. Once you have cut out the back of your dress and one sleeve move to the other side of your fabric. Make sure that your main body of your dress (the big piece!) and the sleeve piece are both on the fold when you cut. Step 4- Use the t shirt dress pattern pieces to cut out the fabric. Make sure you lay your pattern pieces out so that the stretch is going across your body horizontally. Also, I did not make a pocket for my dress but I included a pattern piece for a square that I thought would be an appropriate size for a pocket if you wish to make one. The end result was totally fine so I did not change anything around. What I did was have my pattern touch at the top and bottom of the pattern, so there’s a little fabric showing to the left of the pattern. The line of my pattern is not totally straight (sorry!). Lay down the pattern pieces on top so that the side that says fold is on the fold. Fold it just far enough over to be as wide as the pattern. Fold over from one selvedge edge toward the middle. I did my best but it’s not totally perfect. Again, please keep in mind I’m an amateur and it’s a free pattern. Generally speaking the lines align… but not totally. Step 2- Tape the pages together and trim off the excess paper. A goes below 4A and page 5B goes right next to it. A goes below, and page 4B goes next to it. is on top, then page 2 goes below that, then page 3 goes below that. Again, do a test page and make sure that the square is 1 inch by 1 inch. Step 1- Print the t shirt dress pattern out. optional things that might make it easier/ look better ( walking foot, double ballpoint needle).1.5-2 yards of knit fabric (jersey will drape a little more nicely but interlock will be a little easier to work with, especially if you are new to knits).To Make the T Shirt Dress Pattern You Will Need: If it does not come out correctly then you will need to adjust your printer settings. Print a the first page as a test to make sure that that square comes out correctly. Each page has a little 1 inch square on it. ![]() It worked for me (so far I’ve made 2 dresses) so I’m sharing it in the hopes that it might help you too. This is my amateur attempt and as such it’s a little rough around the edges. You can get my t-shirt dress pattern here. If you’re a different size you could use the pattern as a guide and adjust using something that fits you. The pattern is based off of my original dress which is a size large. So today I’m sharing my tutorial for how I made it. So I decided that I needed to make a clone. But I looked and they didn’t have them any more. Again, not fancy, but the perfect-fitting, comfy, wonderful t-shirt dress of my dreams. And somehow, I have no idea how, I accidentally got bleach on my dress. A post shared by Cat went about my morning, doing this and that, and I descended the stairs to the basement to do laundry. ![]()
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