To sew this charming dress with one-piece sleeves, you will need the most ordinary T-shirt, which will serve as a template for building a pattern.
You will need:
✽ T-shirt of a suitable size;
✽ paper for a pattern;
✽ cotton knitted fabric;
✽ elastic tape;
✽ interlining for knitwear
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Step 1
Put a T-shirt on the paper for the pattern and circle around the contour.
Increase the length of the pattern to the length of the dress.
Add flare and allowances on all sides.
Cut out the pattern.
Fold the dress pattern in half, make sure that the sides are symmetrical.
Step 2
Cut the pattern exactly in the middle.
On the front half of the paper pattern of the dress, lower the neckline of the neckline down 2-3 cm. Leave the back unchanged.
Step 3
Fold the fabric in half. Pin the front and back parts to it, aligning the midline with the fold. Pin it up.
Cut it out.
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Step 4
Stitch the shoulder seam only on the right side.
Step 5
Cut a strip of fabric 2-3 cm shorter than the neckline and 5 cm wide.
Fold it in half, combining long slices. Iron.
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Step 6
Place the fringing strip on the neckline on the front side, aligning the slices.
Chip off parts by slightly stretching the strip to the length of the neck. Sew it down.
Unscrew the strip up and iron it.
Step 7
Stitch the left shoulder seam.
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Step 8
Fold on short, one-piece dress sleeves. Iron.
Step 9
Stitch the side seams of the dress.
Step 10
Measure 8-9 cm down from the sleeve and mark with a water-soluble marker.
Connect these marks with a straight line.
Step 11
On the line, mark the middle of the front and back of the dress.
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Step 12
From an elastic tape, cut a length 5 cm less than the width of the dress.
Step 13
Stitch the elastic band into the ring and mark.
Step 14
Use tailor pins to pin the elastic along the marked line, aligning the marks in the center and at the side seams.
Step 15
Stitch the elastic ribbon to the dress with a wide zigzag stitch, slightly stretching it across the width of the dress.
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Step 16
Fold the bottom of the dress.
Done!
Source and illustrations: zaaberry.blogspot.com
