I just couldn't get that baby tank dress out of my mind, and HAD to try it again with a different style of tank -- just to see if it would work. Here is what I did!
This time I started with a women's size M tank top. (I love the braided trim!) I cut it apart at the side seams, and cut the straps where they connected at the back.
Like version #1 I folded it right sides together at the center front, and pinned down a few inches.
I opened it to see whether the strap placement looked likely for my sister's almost-one-year-old.
I sewed only as far as where I wanted the bodice to end, then cut along the stitching, leaving approximately a 1/4" seam allowance. Then I cut across perpendicular to the fold.**You could also sew this center front portion of the bodice with a gather instead of making it straight!**
I laid it flat, wrong side up, and folded down the excess to create a box pleat.
Carefully holding my box pleat (pin? no way!), I flipped it over, then folded the "bodice" down so it was folded right sides together. (Make sense? It will when you look at the next step!)
I sewed all the way across from side to side to create the bodice!**Here, you could go ahead and cut across the entire bodice and do gathers instead of the box pleat!**
Obviously the hems will not match up at the bottom since you've taken a small chunk out of the length in the front. I remedied this by first cutting the front the shape I wanted, then lining it up at the top. (I still did the "scrunch" at the side seams of the front like in Tank Dress #1 to create a little interest in the bodice, and even matched up the pattern in the fabric!) Then I serged the bottom with a lettuce-edge rolled hem. You could also re-hem the entire thing, or just cut it off and leave as is -- the knit shouldn't fray.
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