DIY summer dress

As soon as the summer has fully taken over, all the girls and women want to dilute their boring gray wardrobe with some bright and fresh outfits. But, unfortunately, in our time, not everyone can afford to just go and buy some new parts for their wardrobe immediately. Therefore, today we will consider the simplest and at the same time interesting ideas for tailoring at home. Thanks to these master classes, you can easily sew a summer dress with your own hands from such a fabric and such a style as you wish. Moreover, this season, as never before, light and colorful dresses in combination with original accessories and embroidery are popular.

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How to choose the material for the future dress?

Sewing a dress for the summer is not a problem, and in principle, any girl can even cope with it, even quite far from sewing, the main thing is to choose the right fabric. Naturally, it is better to give preference to natural materials or with a slight addition of synthetics, because it is thanks to her that the clothes are wrinkled less.

Important! Natural fabrics are so popular due to their softness, hygroscopicity and hypoallergenicity.

Indisputable leaders among these fabrics are cotton, linen, silk and viscose:

• Natural silk is considered a rather expensive option, and due to the fact that the material itself is slippery, it is difficult to work with it. But in terms of quality and tactile sensations, he has no equal.
• It will be easier to sew a dress with your own hands from cotton or linen fabric, as well as viscose. The materials listed are not capricious, the raw edges will not crumble, and special needles are not needed to work with them, as is the case with knitwear.

Important! You can try to alter old clothes or buy in a specialty store as much as you need material.

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How to choose a suitable style for the figure?

The physique of each person also dictates certain rules. That is why it is important before sewing a summer dress with your own hands, to analyze the features of your figure:

• Sporty slim girls are more likely to wear straight cut clothing.
• But if the figure has more expressive bends, a more complex approach should be applied. In such cases, the silhouette is formed by assemblies, belts and draperies. Everything is aimed at hiding body imperfections and focusing on beneficial features.

Patterns proposed in popular women's magazines and on the Internet are suitable for any type of body structure. It is much easier to take a finished pattern than to create it yourself from scratch on a basic grid. Simple options for summer dresses suggest a tight-fitting loose style, as well as the absence of any complex details.

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The most suitable options for summer dresses

Not experienced tailors should choose a simple dress for the summer. With your own hands, patterns, as we have already determined earlier, it is better not to try to do it, but to use the finished one with a minimum amount of seam. Such a pattern can be obtained in several ways. For example:

• Find a style in the magazine and build your own pattern according to the basic grid. Naturally, this will require some experience and skill.
• You can take as a basis the old dress of your favorite style for a sample. In this case, it is necessary to undo the thing at the seams and use the details obtained as a pattern.

As it turned out, updating the wardrobe is not difficult at all, because patterns in both cases are completely free.

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The simplest styles of dresses for the summer

If you are a beginner, it is better to sew a dress with the simplest silhouette for the summer with your own hands. Such simplified silhouettes include:

• trapezoid;
• full and incomplete sun.

Important! In such cases, you just need to take measurements, namely, measure the girth of the chest, the length of the product, the circumference of the hips and waist. The absence of sleeves can significantly facilitate the work, because it is precisely these elements that are considered the most complex in terms of cut. Without them, any beginning seamstress can sew a summer dress.

Thanks to the simple silhouette, you can also not burden yourself by cutting out tucks on the chest, taking into account the circumference of the hips and waist. The most important thing is to successfully put on top of the dress. In this case, the upper part of the trapeze will play the role of the neck of the dress and shoulder line. Or it will go through the armpits, if you decide to sew a sundress.

Important! Ideally, such styles look on babies, because ruffles, assemblies and sleeves-flashlights give them even more tenderness. In addition, it is easier to sew on children, because their figures do not yet have such a number of all kinds of bends and many tucks do not need to be done.

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How to sew a summer dress without a pattern?

You can sew simple summer dresses with your own hands even without using a pattern, even the most ordinary one. To do this, you need to choose a style with assemblies and draperies. For example, a half-sun, which can be assembled from two identical geometrically regular semicircles.

In such a product, the top of the dress will begin slightly lower than the collarbones, and the lower part can be any length - it all depends on the choice of the hostess. It will be necessary:

1. Make only two seams on the sides and stitch them not to the very bottom.
2. From above, make a drawstring, into which then you will pass the braid to fix the ties.

And that’s it, the dress is ready! Here you can wear such a simple, but original outfit with a beautiful belt or without it.

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How to make a dress from an ordinary T-shirt?

And now we sew a summer dress with our own hands from the shirt that is already in the closet. More precisely, it will not be sewing as such, but a product alteration. You just need to sew a couple of wide frills on the bottom of your T-shirt, and the dress is ready. Moreover, you will spend no more than 30 minutes on this. Agree, nothing complicated - the seamstress’s fantasy plays a big role here, how much she will play out.

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How to sew a beach cotton dress yourself?

A sewn cotton dress for the summer with your own hands will certainly come in handy for hiking on the beach or trips to the sea. Need to:

1. Purchase at a store or prepare existing fabric.
2. Then make basic measurements and make a simple pattern for them, as we have previously considered.
3. First, we cut the front part and back, and then fold them together and cut along the side seam.
4. It is necessary to note in advance in the product the places where the gum will be inserted. Need for this:
   • Just attach a dress to yourself.
   • Now you should cut the elastic bands of the same size, and you need to grab yourself with it to understand whether you will be comfortable wearing it then.
   • Sew the elastic bands at the end and place them evenly, and then sew them on.
   • If necessary, you can still make a frill.

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How to remake unnecessary things in a beautiful dress?

You can make a light summer dress with your own hands from old things. So, take an old skirt and shirt, or a piece of cloth lying around in a closet. The main thing is that they fit together. Better - if the top of the product is knitted, but the skirt is lighter.We will make the dress according to the presented scheme in just an hour:

1. Cut the shirt in the middle or slightly lower - it will all depend on the volume of the chest.
2. Wrap the material from which the skirt will be sewn around your waist several times and cut it off. Fold the fabric in half, sew on the sides.
3. With a larger stitch, make the assembly on a typewriter in the forward and reverse direction.
4. Connect the top and bottom together, and then sweep. The main thing is to ensure that there are no folds on top, but they are below. If everything is done correctly, then you can already sew on a typewriter.

Important! If necessary, you can sew a belt to the dress. You just need to fold a long strip in half of the existing material and stitch it on a typewriter.

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An original dress made with calico

If you want to not only replenish your wardrobe with some original and light element, but also surprise others, then try to sew a dress from calico with your own hands:

1. Take a square piece of fabric with a side of one and a half meters.
2. Then fold it in half and take measurements of the volume of the chest and hips.
3. Measure the bottom material according to the semi-girth of a larger measure.
4. Next, draw a line up, while not reaching the edge of 25 cm.
5. Now you need to stitch the product and extend the line by 1 cm.
6. As a result, the backstage is formed, and they will need to stretch the tape.
7. Sew shoulder sections at the end, or stitch them with a beautiful brooch.

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In this article, we have offered you only a few of the simplest ideas on how to make a summer dress with your own hands. But you can not limit yourself to such models, because everything depends only on the quantity and type of material at hand or old things, as well as your imagination and sewing skills. Experiment, and for sure you will get some successful models in which you will look like a goddess, despite the extremely simple cut of the product.