Once again, thank you to everyone following along, sewing along, and voting in this fun competition. It's been a challenge, but a lot of fun this season!
This week, on Refashion Runway the theme is tunic. I actually made two tunics this week. The first one started with a XL men's dress shirt. After passing it by because of the price, I was fortunate to go back a week later and pick it up for half price. I love a good deal!
The tunic is versatile. It can be worn with a slim skirt...
...or, by adding a flowy vest...
...or, worn casually with skinny jeans.
Either way, its definitely comfortable!
THE BLUE TUNIC
Stitch the front and back together at the shoulders.
After cutting new sleeves from the original ones, stitch the sleeves to the bodice,
followed by stitching the side seams.
Add a piece of lace to the "v" opening and stitch it to the back side by hand. Bind the whole neckline, including the top edge of the lace, with bias tape.
THE FLOWY VEST
My original plan was to give fullness to the back of the vest by gathering the back neck opening into the shawl collar. I didn't like the way it looked, so I ended up cutting the top part of the back off to allow for a yoke. I then gathered the lower part of the vest back into the yoke. I liked the result much better.
Gather the top edge of the vest back and attach it to the yoke.
Stitch the front and back shoulder seams together.
Stitch the two halves together at the widest part. Fold with right sides together and stitch across the bottom edge. Turn to the outside and press the bottom seam.
THE SKIRT
The skirt was cut from a men's polo shirt. I used a well-fitting skirt for a pattern. I shortened my pattern at the top since I knew I was going to add a yoga-style waistband. I retained the original hem of the shirt for my new skirt hem.
It was just a matter of stitching up the side seams and attaching the waistband which was cut from the original sleeves.
THE GRAY TUNIC
I started with a men's XL long sleeved basic t-shirt.
I forgot take a picture of the neckline, but all you do is cut away the original ribbing, serge the edge, if desired, turn it under 3/8" and top stitch.
And that's it, a super simple feminine tunic!
Thank's for following along. And, thanks again to Beth for hosting this fun competition!
Be sure to check out the rest of the creative ladies participating in Refashion Runway and to vote for your favorite!
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I love your step-by-step photographic tutorials! So well executed... As are the garments, beautiful attention to detail, as always!! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm not a big fan of V-necks and love how you've turned it into a round neck. A versatile tunic - looks great with both the skirt and the skinny jeans.
ReplyDeleteFeatured today, Susan.
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