two piece “shirtdress” (sewaholic rae and granville)

 

I shared this shirt previously here and I mentioned then that I made a little matching Rae skirt with the leftovers. I\’ve worn them each of these pieces alone–the shirt goes with basically everything and the skirt is really cute with a tee shirt or Breton top–today I\’ve paired them together styled as a faux shirtdress!

This skirt was born of having too much fabric to just toss, but not quite enough to make the pattern properly; I had to make some adjustments based on my very limited amount of material! First, the Rae skirt has three views: a full mini, a regular mini, and a knee-length version. My favorite is the full mini, but I didn\’t have quite enough of my fabric left over to make that one, so I cut the sides from one mini and the center front and back from the other–I can\’t remember if it\’s the sides that are full or the center though, sorry.

Also, after making my first Rae as written, all the others were made by gathering the skirt into a waistband. It\’s just a long rectangle, nothing fancy, but this time I didn\’t have enough material to even do that! I debated making a ribbon waistband but ended up going with a new-to-me type of elastic inspired by the boxers I was making at the same time–so if this gathered waistband looks a bit like your boyfriend\’s boxer elastic, that\’s why! It uses less fabric than the gathered waistband as written and minimizes bulk at the waist to keep my \”shirtdress\” streamlined, so it all worked out well in the end.

You may have noticed I really like making two-piece outfits, and although this is my first two-piece shirtdress, I don\’t think it will be my last. It\’s so nice to relax and make a little skirt after the precision of a collared shirt, and it\’s great to have two pieces that you can wear separately or together.

Tragically this skirt waistband is slightly too large, so I really ought to take it in slightly. Will I do it? We shall see.

xoxo,