After posting photographs of Little Sister's new dresses on Reddit, the public demanded a tutorial. Well, you all asked so here it is!
YOU WILL NEED:
- Sewing Machine
- A shirt, men's or women's are both fine. The bigger size the shirt, the more volume you can get into the skirt of the dress!
- Scissors
- Chalk
- A tee shirt that fits your subject well.
You should end up with something that looks a lot like this:

Stitch the side seams of the bodice. If you haven't already, unbutton both the skirt and bodice sections, then lay them right side to right side, with the bottom edge of the bodice lining up with the top gathered edge of the skirt. Pin, making sure that the side seams line up throughout, along with the front plackets (bits on either side with the buttons/button holes on!). Stitch. You should now see your dress!
At this stage, you can either leave it sleeveless, by stitching a facing on. You do this by using a 2inch wide strip of fabric stitched right side to right side on the outside of the garment, then folded back in and stitched carefully for security to the shoulder seam seam allowance.

Again, use your tee shirt as a guide to get the shape. Lay the shirt sleeve folded as it would be naturally and then lay the tee shirt or your bodice on it, folding back the sleeve and following the outline for the arm hole. Adjust the length of the shirt sleeve as you see fit, and then stitch into the bodice as you would any other sleeve.