Safari Dress

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  Step 1

  Start with your shirt and remove the sleeves because you don't need those.

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  Step 2

  Also remove the collar because you won't need that either.

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  Step 3

  Then cut out your neckline just below the first button and about an inch before the second.

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  Step 4

  Next remove your pocket but keep it to the side because you'll be re-adding it later.

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  Step 5

  Next you're going to cut out the shape of your dress. It's a basic triangle shape so what you'll want to do is mark the size of your arm holes and bust using a tank top that fits you well and then draw straight down from there to the bottom of your shirt/dress. Make sure you leave enough for seam allowance.

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  Step 6

  Next flip your dress inside out and pin and sew down the sides.

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  Step 7

  If you're not using a serger which I'm not then press open your seams and sew them down for a neater finish.

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  Step 8

  Next bust out your bias tape. I didn't have enough lying around in my stash so I made some. And because I was making my own I decided it was a good idea to have fun with it and use a fun material- like a plaid.

  Pin and sew it to your neckline and armholes.

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  Step 9

  Next take out that pocket and sew your fun and funky bias tape to the top portion of that.

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  Step 10

  Pin and sew your pocket back onto your dress using the seam lines that are already there as your guide.

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  Step 11

  Now I found that the bottom of my dress needed an extra button so I took an available matching button and made a new button hole at the bottom of my dress to help me cover up a bit. (If you don't know how to make a button hole on your machine check your machine's manual.)

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Emma B. 22nd February 2011

I love this, great job and way to go on the bias tape, it's the best isn't it?

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