Extend the shirt from the book Escapade au Soleil

You liked the shirt from the book Escapade au soleil a lot, and today we offer you a shirt dress version. To help you too to make it happen, here is a step by step of our modifications.

Follow the guide!

WHAT CHANGES?

On this version of the shirt from the book Escapade au Soleil, we will simply lengthen the front and back patterns to obtain a dress pattern. We will also create slots on the sides and make a belt and loops.

THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT

We lengthened our dress by 35cm. If you choose the same length:
 
Fabric (wool 140cm):
 
From 34 to 58: Add 70 cm to the recommended size, to be adapted if your modifications are different (You must provide double the fabric compared to the length you want to add because the front and back do not fit side by side in the size)
 
Thermocollant: the footage remains the same
 
Buttons:
 
16 buttons from 9 to 12 mm for a 35cm elongated version, to be adapted if your modifications are different

THE tuto

To make these modifications, you will need the patronage of the front and back.

 

1 – Start by cutting your patterns at the “Allonger / raccourcir” line.

 

2 – Define how many centimeters you want to lengthen your room. Our models are intended for a stature of 1m65. Lengthen your shirt patronage by following the explanations in the book Escapade au Soleil pages 28-29 of the desired length (we have chosen to lengthen our shirt by 35cm).

4- Cut and sewn the dress by following the tutorial in the book Escapade au Soleil until step 4. Assemble the shoulders normally.

5 – Mark  30cm from the bottom of the dress on each side seam.

6 – Assemble the seams on the side arresting your seam at the mark of the bottom of the dress.

 

 

7 – Open the seam values of the sides to the iron. On the non-assembled parts, make a fold of 1cm in the continuity of the opening of the sewing values in order to create the slit.

8 – On the non-assembled parts, make stitching 5mm from the edges to keep the seam values in place, and thus finish the slit nicely.

9 – Finish the assembly by following the book tutorial

REALIZE THE loops AND THE BELT

If you already own Janie, Giverny or Gigi, you can use their belt patterns and loops and explanations. Otherwise, follow this step by step:
 
The loops
Cut 2 rectangles of 6x4cm fabric, fold them in half in their length, place against place, and make a seam at 1cm.
 
Reduce the seam value to 5mm, turn over and iron the passers-by.
 
Make a 7mm filling at the top and bottom of each loop and sew them at the waist by stitching 2mm from the folds.
 
We have positioned the passers-by 16cm below the sleeve but you can adapt the measurements to your morphology by trying the dress first.
 
The belt
 
Cut 2 rectangles of 10x76cm, assemble the two rectangles place against place by the small side. Open the iron seams.
 
Fold the belt in half in its length place against place and sew all the way around 1cm from the edge, leaving an opening of 6cm.
 
Turn the belt upside down and give an iron stroke to get a nice finish. Close the opening with a few invisible dots in the hand.

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