The Piper Dress

      I whipped this dress up from start to finish in just 2 hours so it’s a great nap time project!  You only have to cut 4 pieces of fabric but this dress does use some shirring and a button hole.  For more details on shirring check out my basics tute on how [...]

The Ruffled Beachy Dress

I originally shared this tutorial over at Me Sew Crazy.  Jessica is unbelievably talented and her blog is among the first I started to follow when I got into sewing.  It’s a fun Ruffled Beachy Dress up-cycled from some of my old shirred summer dresses. What You’ll Need: Shirred Dresses in Women’s Sizes Fabric for the ruffle/straps [...]

The Patchwork Dress

I bought these fabrics as a layer cake just ’cause I thought they were pretty.  I finally decided what I needed to do with them was make a little patchwork sundress…my two year old is very, well, two lately.  She refused to model it for me so you’ll just have to trust me that it’s [...]

The Ruffly Tank Dress

This easy sew starts with a basic store-bought tank (I used this one from Old Navy).  Add some sweet ruffles and you’ve got a cute little tank dress.  I used elastic thread to attach the skirt piece so it’s easy to fit over your child’s head.  If you’ve never use elastic thread, now’s your chance.  It’s [...]

Pattern Release: The Lyla Dress

AHHHH. I’m. so. excited. The PDF Pattern is officially released!   You can purchase it via my new Big Cartel shop here. This is a 16 page PDF Pattern with detailed instructions and plenty of pictures for each step. The Lyla Dress is a sweet tea-length sundress with shirred bodice, wide bow-tie straps, and a ruffled [...]

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