{"id":67098,"date":"2018-10-09T11:21:24","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T15:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=67098"},"modified":"2018-10-09T11:21:24","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T15:21:24","slug":"t-shirt-dress-with-sleeve-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2018\/10\/t-shirt-dress-with-sleeve-ties.html","title":{"rendered":"t-shirt dress with sleeve ties"},"content":{"rendered":"

I saw a casual dress that I liked a lot and thought that I could make a similar version for myself. So I grabbed the Girl on the Go Dress<\/a> pattern, but instead of using the ties that come with the pattern, I used modified t-shirt sleeves as the ties at the waist. Here I am sharing a quick explanation of how I made my dress in case you would like to make yourself a similar one, too. You will discover it is really quite easy to do.<\/p>\n

\"Oliver<\/a><\/p>\n

To get the look of the ties that I wanted, I turned to the sleeves from the Women\u2019s Metro T-shirt<\/a> which I\u2019ve sewn nine times so far. It has become my tried \u2019n true pattern (it is Shelley\u2019s tried \u2019n true pattern<\/a> as well). Inspired by those t-shirt sleeves, I created my own pattern piece.<\/p>\n

\"sleeve<\/a><\/p>\n

I simply added cuffs to the sleeves using our How to Add Cuffs to Knit Patterns to Make Pajamas<\/a> tutorial. I made my two cuffs 5.5 inches tall by 6.5 inches wide in case you were wondering.<\/p>\n

\"sleeve<\/a><\/p>\n

I used this great charcoal gray knit fabric. I had already made myself a Women\u2019s Metro long sleeve t-shirt using the same fabric and I love it and wear it all of the time. So I went diving into my fabric stash and was so happy to discover I had enough of it leftover to make this dress.<\/p>\n

\"sleeve<\/a><\/p>\n

This dress is so comfortable and easy to wear. And what a bonus that the sleeve ties camouflage \u201cmommy tummy.\u201d Winner!<\/p>\n

\"Oliver<\/a><\/p>\n

You could also take the Chai Tee<\/a> and make it into a dress<\/a>, as well as the Maritime Knit Top<\/a>, Bento Tee<\/a>, or Lunch Box Tee<\/a>. And you could also use our Side Vent<\/a> tutorial as a hem option.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Learn how to make a t-shirt dress with t-shirt sleeves as the ties at the waist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7455,"featured_media":67117,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[66,20785,158,140],"class_list":["post-67098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tutorials","tag-customized","tag-girl-on-the-go","tag-metro-t-shirt","tag-tutorial"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sleevetiesF.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-hse","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":72806,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2019\/10\/four-t-shirt-dress-tutorials.html","url_meta":{"origin":67098,"position":0},"title":"four t-shirt dress tutorials","author":"Rachel Le Grand","date":"October 2, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Today the focus is on t-shirt dresses. 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