SUMMER DRESS WITH SIDE SLIT
- In this tutorial I’ll show you how to combine two patterns to make a fashionable maxi tunic dress with slits up the sides to wear over your pants this summer.
- I made this outfit with a sleeveless top pattern and a one piece summer sheath dress pattern.
I chose a sleeveless blouse pattern to combine with a simple sundress pattern.
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- Match the waist line mark on the blouse pattern to the waistline mark on the sundress
- Match both patterns making sure the waistline match and the underarm of both patterns are lined up.
- Pin both patterns together so it look like one dress pattern.
- I tapered the skirt for a slimmer fit (however that is optional.
Place and pin pattern on fabric, determine the length you want and mark the hemline before cutting.
- Place cut fabric on facing and cut facing the shape of the neck and armhole
- When making a sleeveless outfit I cut the neck and armhole as one piece.This gives the garment extra body and a neat finish.
- You will notice that the shoulders are narrower in the back diagram. You will need to adjust front shoulders to the same size of the back
If you decided to pipe the neck and arms Join the front and back shoulders together then base the bias binding on to the neckline and armhole to secure in place .
Place the facing so that the piping will be between the facing and the dress fabric.
Piping is optional.
If there is no piping you can eliminate the above step.
Determine how high you want the slits and stitch sides of garment together.
Finished summer tunic with slits.