This month, Melissa from Elemental Stitches assigned either the “Dress with a Lace Doily”, or the “White Cotton and Flower Print Sundress” for our sew-a-long from Carefree Clothes for Girls. I chose the latter, but made it the “Red Cotton with Polka Dot Print, Crochet Trim, and Ruffles Sundress! I cheated a little bit and…
Help Us Name This Dress? (And a Giveaway)
I am working on an easy-peasy dress tutorial. Here’s my favorite version of it so far: I’m totally in love with it, which is why I’m so focused on giving it a lovely, snappy, fun name. But my problem is… I can’t think of a good one. The only things I’ve thought of won’t work….
The H&M Dress Tutorial
I wish I had a picture of the original, but H&M doesn’t have a (real) website, so you’ll have to use your imagination. A solid-color, cotton knit tank dress with a drop waist and rows of ruffles on the skirt. The original had a ribbon belt with a little bow on one hip. At only…
Men’s Shirt to Toddler Racerback Dress
So a few months back, my husband decided to clean out his closet (on his own! I know!) and when he was done he came to me with a stack of shirts up to my knee and said, “Honey, before I throw these out, do you want to save them for anything?” Um, YEAH!!! I…
Valentines Day Dress
Wow, that was a creative post title, huh? As Susan mentioned in her post about her daughter’s Valentine’s Day dress, we both used this tutorial again, with even more variation. I’ll save my raving since I’ve said it all before. Just go make this pattern. You won’t regret it. And so you can see all…