Toddler Pillowcase Dress

This pillowcase dress is quite similar to the others in the post with a little decorative twist at the bottom.

Toddler pillowcase dress.

You will also need about a yard of coordinating ribbon. But i really cannot sew. And there are no complicated techniques if you can sew a. Anchor pillowcase dress childrens anchor pillowcase dress toddler pillowcase dress children and toddler dress miss thangs dress missthangs.

And it was super easy to make even making it up as i went along. The way the dresses are made loose fitting and gathered around the neckline. Check out our toddler pillowcase dresses selection for the very best in unique or custom handmade pieces from our dresses shops. 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.

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. 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. 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. Favorite add to simplicity 2383.

To do this sew the dress front and back pieces together wrong sides facing. 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. Sew the dress front and back pieces together using a french seam.

For years i ve seen them around made by other crafters and sewers. Figure 1 the following measurements can also be used. There s something about warm weather that brings out the pillowcase dresses in droves. Toddler pillowcase dress pattern.

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. 5 out of 5 stars 460 460 reviews 22 99. You want to cut as close to the seam as you can without actually cutting the seam.

I ve always wanted to try my hand at making a pillowcase dress.