Today I am posting the tutorial for Aria’s dress. It is made from one of the T-shirts that I dyed yesterday, plus the rest of the T-shirt that I used for the infant gown. I also used pieces from a vintage dress.
Here is Aria’s dress.
After making the infant gown, the top part of the T-shirt was left, so I used it to make the bodice and sleeves for Aria’s dress.
I used one of the tops that I knew fit her to cut the pattern for both the bodice and the sleeves.
Then I sewed the sleeves onto the bodice.
I then pinned right sides together and sewed the side seams together. I turned right side out and ironed the seams flat.
I cut a skirt out of the unused T-shirt, measuring the desired length that I wanted and sewed it onto the top.
I cut the cuffs off the sleeve of the vintage dress and sewed it onto the dress sleeves, making sure that the buttons were on the outside of the sleeve.
I wanted the overskirt to hang lower than the underskirt so I measured the desired length and cut it.
I then pinned it onto the dress and sewed it in place.
I cut a piece of the T-shirt fabric on the bias, about 4 1/2 inches wide for the neck binding.
I folded it wrong sides together and ironed in place, then I sewed it onto the neck edge of the dress, making a couple of pleats in the very center of the bodice.
I sewed lace around the top and embellished the neck edge with fabric and tulle flowers.
Here is a close up of the sleeves.
I cut the lace collar off the vintage dress and used it for a headband, embellishing it with trim and fabric flowers and sewing everything onto a purchased stretch headband.
Done!
If you have any questions please ask!!
She makes tapestry for herself; Her clothing is fine linen and purple. Proverbs 31:22
You amaze me with your beautiful talent! You must show me how to make the fabric flowers.
Absolutely Anne, they are super easy!!!