Shirt dress? or Just Shirt! -- Fall Project #2

In the fall, I always like to wear a loose shirt with jeans or tights.  It is comfortable.  However, sometimes a classy shirt dress is always on the top of my must-sew list, too.

This pattern I made is for both.  With one pattern you can make both a Shirt and a Shirt Dress.

As usual, these patterns are for sizes 12 (L), 8 (M), and 4 (S).  If you want to make one that fits you perfectly, you might want to try to draft one with bodice pattern.  You can learn it from here.  http://sewingclassfordaughters.blogspot.com/

I used the same pattern to make both.  You just have to change the length.

Here is the pattern for FRONT.

I didn't do pockets for my shirt nor my dress, but I added it to the pattern in case you want pockets.

The pattern for BACK:

SLEEVE AND COLLAR

For the front opening, I already made a tutorial in the post "Little Blue Dress".  If you need that, you can check it there.  

However, I am going to give you a tutorial on how to put the collar together.  It's not very easy, but you can do it.

1.  Match up the top and bottom parts of the collar and apply interfacing on the piece the will be shown.

2.  Sew the top pieces together.  Then, turn it out.

3.  Cut a very tiny triangular shape at the middle of top and bottom pieces where the two parts are going to join.

4.   Use the bottom pieces to sandwich the top piece.  Match up the cuts and align the edges.

5. Pin it down all the way, then sew it.

6.  After sewing it down, cut a little cuts at the parts that turns.  It will look prettier after you turn it out.

6.  Iron it down.  Now you have a very pretty collar.

7.  Finally, sew it together to your shirt or dress.  You will first sew the bottom flap to the shirt then fold in the seam of the top flap and sew it down.

That's all.  It might take some practice before you make it perfect, but it's a learning process, isn't it?

Have a lot of fun sewing.