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Summer of T-Shirts Event: Cashmerette's Concord T-Shirt Dress Hack

This week's post is from Jenny, Founder and Creative Director behind Cashmerette Patterns, a pattern line for the modern, curvy woman. This concept can be used on other t-shirt patterns too. It’s really easy to turn the Cashmerette Concord T-Shirt into a casual dress! When you’re thinking about fabrics, consider using something a little heavier than your usual t-shirt jersey: a double-knit , ponte , or quilted knit would be a great idea. I’d also recommend sizing up a size or two to avoid too much cling over your midsection. How to make your dress pattern 1. Trace your pattern pieces  - use the longest length option. 2. Take your front piece (1 A/B/C) and cut across the lengthen/shorten line. 3. Move the top and bottom pieces apart from each other, by the amount of additional length you need to take your t-shirt to a dress length. For my dress I lengthened it by 7 inches (I’m 5’6”), but you can do more or less depending on the hem length you w...