Summer Dress

8:04 am


A quickie birthday gift, originally uploaded by indiaeden.

I ran this up yesterday for a little girl I know who will be 4 on Saturday. I based it very vaguely on the sundress in Betz White's book Sewing Green....that means I looked at the pictures and skim read the instructions!
It's basically a version of the pillowcase dresses you can find instructions for all over the internet....except I used yardage as I have no luck at all finding pretty pillowcases in the charity shops around here, I do keep looking though.
I have another one cut out and ready to sew up later today, for another birthday girl.
Only problem I have is, and this shocked me to the core...I'm all out of ric rac!!!! How can that happen? I need to go emergency ric rac buying asap!

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6 comments

  1. That is very pretty! I wish I had more girls to sew for!

    I can never find any pretty pillowcases either (just been looking today as well!)

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  2. I love it Jeanette!!

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  3. Fiona, you could so easily run these up for your girls, they would look adorable in them!

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  4. Very cute! Love the fabric! It's one of my favorites!

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  5. The thought of emergency ric-rac buying made me laugh, but it's not the thing to run out of is it!!

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  6. i have made loads of those pillowcase dresses- they are so easy and look so pretty on.

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