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What's His is Mine By: Hargismom 1What'shttp://www.burdastyle.com/projects/what-s-his-is-mine 2http://www.burdastyle.com/projects/what-s-his-is-mine Summer halter dress made from refashioned down from my husband’s closet.

Materials

Cotton Button Down Shirt Knit Fabric or Ribbon 3MaterialsStep 1 — Cutting the shirt Button the shirt all the way up.

1. according to the picture:

-the off at the arm 4Step-the cuffs off the sleeves -each open down the sleeve seam

-the off the shirt at the collar seam -the off the front of the shirt (ripping the stitches carefully…we want to use the pocket fabric so keep that and the shirt intact when removing)

-the shirt straight across from underarm to underarm (both back and front of shirt)

-the button (button side only) from the top half of the shirt -the back from the remaining back of the shirt (if it has a back yoke; if not, do not cut) -the shoulder seams open

What you should have left is the picture on the right above. Now we have to create each piece of the dress from the parts of the shirt we’ve just cut. 5 Step 2 — Construction Step 2 — Skirt Construction 6 Step 2 — Skirt Construction Turn shirt bottom inside out. Sew both sides together with a line of stitching just outside the stitching of the button placket. (We don’t want the button placket to show on the finished piece – and all we’re doing is the two sides together to create a finished skirt – since there’s that handy button placket, no need to !) Cut off button placket to create on inside. This seam is now the skirt CENTER BACK (CB) seam).

Turn shirt bottom right side out. Cut straight across bottom to create (or leave as is if you like the “shirt-style” hem). I stitched 1/4" on inside of hem so that the fray wouldn’t go all the way up my garment. I left the raw edge cuz I liked it like that. You can leave the hemming until later, once you out it on and adjust the length, or you can even add a little onto the bottom for more length if you have enough fabric (I didn’t).

Step 3 — Back

Sew sleeve placket closed by top stitching the open side down to the sleeve, using the same color , spi, and seam allowance as the other side of the placket (which is likely top stitched). We don’t want that sleeve slit opening up! (Repeat for other sleeve)

Place sleeves, right sides together, with the (former) cuff edges together. Sew cuff edges together, matching placket lines, leaving a 3/8" seam allowance. Open – you’ll see that the sleeve cuff create this sort of faux “vest” appearance in the back of the 7 bodice. Step 3 — Bodice Back Step 4 — Bodice Front

First, wrap the bodice around your top, remembering that it needs to be slightly loose in order to get it on. Make sure that the two end of your shirt sleeves (i.e., the sleeve caps) can meet in the center with a 3/8" overlap for seam allowance.

If they don’t meet then you will need to use pieces to refit the bodice. 8 Step 5 — Attach Bodice to Skirt Step 4 — Bodice Front 9Step 5 — Attach Bodice to Skirt Turn bodice inside out and pin bottom of bodice to top of skirt (with right sides together, skirt on the inside). Sew together.

Overlap 1" of your elastic, secure ends together with a stitched square with an “X” going through it, to make a big elastic circle. Place circle over waist seam that you just sewed on your dress, and sew elastic to dress. Of course, if you’re super-talented, you probably don’t need to sew the bodice to the skirt first in a separate step; you could just attach the elastic in one fell swoop.

Measure height of CF of bodice; cut shirt front button placket piece you cut way back in step one to this height, leaving about 1/2" extra on both top and bottom (to turn under). Make sure the button placement will be attractive when the placket is sewn to the bodice. 10 Step 6 — Make the Ruffle Step 6 — Make the Ruffle 11 Step 6 — Make the Ruffle Cut two pieces of fabric from your leftover shirt back. Sew a narrow hem on each ruffle edge, turn, then sew again to encase any raw edges. Triple-knot a double-length of thread and hand-baste other side of each ruffle with 3/8" long stitches. Once done the length of each ruffle, pull on your thread to ruffle length attractively and match it to length of shirt front button placket you cut in the previous step. Pin ruffles to underside of placket (with about a 1/4" to 3/8" underlap), leaving 1/2" at top and bottom of placket sans ruffles. ( shown in diagram in red.) Fold under bottom of placket. Place placket + ruffle decoration on top of bodice front. Repin same area to bodice front (going thru all 3 layers), centering placket on CF, removing earlier pins as you go. (Make sure that bottom of the placket stays folded under, matching fold to waist seam!!) through all layers, vertically down each side of button placket – approximately 1/8" from edge. Fold down top of button placket to wrong side of bodice front; topstitch horizontally at top edge to keep in place. 12 Step 7 — Add Halter Step 7 — Add Halter Neckline 13 Step 7 — Add Halter Neckline My halter was made from an old shirt bottom. I sewed a casing on the top of my dress of about an inch and passed the know fabric through with a safety pin. 14 What's His is Mine Step 7 — Add Halter Neckline