OK, so the dress wasn't that "easy", but I wanted to play on words for the title. :) My last weekend hurrah before school starts, and of course the depressing thoughts pop into my head, "Serena, what did you do with all of your time off this summer?!" As a teacher, I know I can't complain about summer off, but I know other teachers might agree that we get more things done during the school year somehow. How does that work?! I do work part time in the summer, but 80% of the sewing/crafting/house projects I had envisioned remain uncompleted. :( So Labor day weekend, for me, usually is jam-packed with projects to make myself feel better. So far I have cleaned, cooked, got things ready for a sale, painted and stained 2 dressers and sewed a dress...and I still have 11 hours left today!
In my rushed state, hopefully this will be a short post. Here is quick tutorial for my Labor Day Dress:
In my rushed state, hopefully this will be a short post. Here is quick tutorial for my Labor Day Dress:
I started with a stretch lace tank top ($5 from Heartbreaker) that I had already cut the bottom off for another project (Courtney!!). I cut two pieces to make a "bandeau" top for underneath the lace tank. The pieces were doubled up (with the fold at the top) for coverage ;-).
For the skirt, I traced a jersey knit maxi dress I already own. I made the waist a little wider since I was going to be shirring the waistline, bringing it in. Make sure the stretch goes horizontal.
For more details about shirring, check out my February Maxi Dress Tutorial.
After the top is pinned to the bottom, then sew with a zig zag stitch all along the raw edges. You will probably have to pull the skirt layer a little bit to match up with the top layers. Then that is it! I didn't even hem the bottom, I don't think it will fray.
Any teachers out there agree that you get more done during the school year!? Anyone else have Labor Day projects they are working on?
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