Toddler Pillowcase Dress

You will also need about a yard of coordinating ribbon.

Toddler pillowcase dress.

Anchor pillowcase dress childrens anchor pillowcase dress toddler pillowcase dress children and toddler dress miss thangs dress missthangs. I ve always wanted to try my hand at making a pillowcase dress. For years i ve seen them around made by other crafters and sewers. Sew the dress front and back pieces together using a french seam.

The dress will grow with the girl eventually becoming more of a top than a dress. You will then use your scissors to trim the seam allowance down to a scant 1 8. Favorite add to simplicity 2383. You want to cut as close to the seam as you can without actually cutting the seam.

Directions how to make a pillowcase dress measure your child from the shoulder to where you want the hem to rest and then add approx 7 8in to the total. Check out our toddler pillowcase dresses selection for the very best in unique or custom handmade pieces from our dresses shops. And it was super easy to make even making it up as i went along. To do this sew the dress front and back pieces together wrong sides facing.

The way the dresses are made loose fitting and gathered around the neckline. This past weekend my sweet baby niece turned one and i wanted to give her something extra special to celebrate the occasion by making her a diy pillowcase dress. Figure 1 the following measurements can also be used. How to make a pillowcase dress.

At about 3 to 4 inches from the bottom of the dress this pattern includes a strip rick rack or you can use a strip of ribbon instead. There s something about warm weather that brings out the pillowcase dresses in droves. And there are no complicated techniques if you can sew a. But i really cannot sew.

Pillowcase dresses are popular because they are so simple to make the measurements aren t super important and they can grow with baby from a dress into a top. Pillowcase dresses were originally designed to be kind of a one size fits all type dress for little girls. Toddler pillowcase dress pattern. To make this dress you will need about a yard of fabric or less for a smaller dress and about 1 4 yard of a coordinating fabric.

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