My beautiful, talented best friend creates heart warming home decor, colorful, detailed quilts, and the cutest children's clothing.
Here are 10 easy steps to make her pillowcase dress.
(Pictures and instructions by Katrina)
1. Choose your fabric. I sometimes like to have a coordinating color on the
bottom, but that's not necessary.
2. Cut the fabric and fold fabric so that it's inside out. For ages 0-3, the width of the
dress is 14 inches. The length of the dress differs with age. For a 2-year-old, I did a 14-inch top with a 3-inch bottom layer. You can adjust. After you
decide on the size, cut armholes on either side of the fabric.
(Steps 1 and 2 pictured from left to right)
3. Sew
on the bottom layer and hem. Or just hem the bottom by folding the fabric up 1/4
inch and sew.
4. Sew
along the sides (dress should still be inside out) I had one side be the crease
so I only had to sew along one side.
5. Fold
the top down 1/2 inch and then fold over again 3/4 inch. Sew along the bottom.
This will be your slot for the elastic.
(Steps 4 and 5 pictured from left to right)
6. Cut 6-7 inches of elastic. Attach a safety clip to one side to help move elastic
through.
(Continuation of step 5 and step 6 pictured from left to right)
7. Sew
along the ends to secure the elastic in place.
8. Cut
ribbon for the ties. About 16 inches or longer if you like. You can also use
bias tape. If you have thicker ribbon, you can fold it over to line the armhole, but I didn't do that this time.
9. Pin
and sew along the armhole. Use a lighter to burn the ends of the ribbon so it
won't fray.
(Steps 7 and 8 pictured from left to right)
10. Turn the dress right side out and it's finished!
Here are Katrina's two little princesses modeling her beautiful design.
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