Pster Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 I made these in the past based on someone's recommendations here - their written description or a website they sent me to.... and they turned out really neat. I'd like to pass this on to a friend - maybe even make a couple more at some point..... anybody have those directions or website? thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Indeed Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 http://www.mormonchic.com/crafty/patriotic-apparel.asp#2 Step by Step: (1) Choose fabric and a T-shirt in a coordinating color. Crafty Chic Note: you'll want to wash the fabric and the T-shirt before using and iron them smooth. (2) Have your child try on the T-shirt and mark where it hits the belly button. Remove the shirt and cut the T-shirt straight across. (3) Fold the yard of fabric in half so that the selvage edges are together. The selvage is the clean edge, opposed to the cut edge. (4) Cut the yard into two pieces at the fold. (5) Place the fabric with right sides together and sew up each short side to form the skirt. (6) Find the center back and center front of the shirt and the skirt and mark with pins. Sew a basting/gathering stitch at top of the skirt, the waist. (7) With the right side of the fabric facing the right side of the shirt, match the front, back and sides together and pin. (8) Gather and pin as you go to make the waist of the dress. Baste the fabric to the shirt. (9) After removing the pins, sew a regular straight stitch over the baste stitch to connect the shirt and skirt. (10) Try the dress on your little girl to decide where you want the hem to fall. Pin and sew. The dress will have a more finished look if the hem is folded under twice to cover the selvage edge. (11) Now you have the finished project -- a cute, summery favorite that's easy to make as it is to wear. Other Ideas To make the dress even more unique, try appliquéing a figure cut from the fabric or other shapes to the front of the T-shirt. This is a great dress to make for a theme or holiday. Some ideas are cat dresses, cow dresses, fish dresses, 4th of July dresses, tea party dresses and even shoe dresses. With the wide variety of fabrics out there you can have lots of fun being creative with your little girl‚s summer wardrobe. To make a T-shirt dress for bigger girls you will need about 1 yard and 1/2 or 2 yards. To get the correct length, you will need to fold the fabric in half with the cut edges together instead of the selvges. Sew up the long sides to make the skirt. This also a great summer dress for adults as well. Perfect for a lightwieght maternity dress too. You will need 3 to 4 yards depending on how full you will want the skirt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmgconner Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Here's a really cute and quick alternative to the traditional t-shirt dress. http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=170402.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Indeed Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 OH that is cute! Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donovans4 Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 In fact, she wants to make one of these tee shirt dresses, so these directions are perfect! LauraD in MN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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