Toddler 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.

Toddler pillowcase dress.

You will also need about a yard of coordinating ribbon. Check out our toddler pillowcase dresses selection for the very best in unique or custom handmade pieces from our dresses shops. Anchor pillowcase dress childrens anchor pillowcase dress toddler pillowcase dress children and toddler dress miss thangs dress missthangs. You will then use your scissors to trim the seam allowance down to a scant 1 8.

And i m no exception. There s something about warm weather that brings out the pillowcase dresses in droves. And it was super easy to make even making it up as i went along. Toddler pillowcase dress pattern.

The way the dresses are made loose fitting and gathered around the neckline. To do this sew the dress front and back pieces together wrong sides facing. 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. But i really cannot sew.

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. You want to cut as close to the seam as you can without actually cutting the seam. This pillowcase dress is quite similar to the others in the post with a little decorative twist at the bottom. 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. Figure 1 the following measurements can also be used. And there are no complicated techniques if you can sew a. A few years ago i stumbled across the easiest tutorial i ve ever seen for these popular dresses and since i can t find the source again if anyone knows who it belongs to please let me know i m making my own tutorial.

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. Favorite add to simplicity 2383. Pillowcase dresses were originally designed to be kind of a one size fits all type dress for little girls.

How to make a pillowcase dress.