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Sewing dress for a little girl: Tiered Toddler Dress, recycling ideas

Dress, Green crafts, Recycle, Sewing | October 6^th 2011 | 0 Comment

Today’s project: A sweet Valentine dress for your little girl!

Mine is made from four dollar store T-shirts ranging from light pink to dark pink, and a white size 2T T-shirt (for the bodice) that I picked up from Walmart for a couple bucks. Measurements fit my almost-two-year-old, but you could certainly adjust the measurements to fit whomever you have in mind.

STEP ONE: Cut your T-shirts!
Starting at the bottom (darkest) and working your way up (to lightest):
Bottom tier (darkest): Cut two 19″ x 4 3/4″ strips — this is the measurement BEFORE I created a 3/4″ hem. If you are utilizing an existing hem, adjust accordingly.
Third tier: Cut two 17″ x 4″ strips
Second tier: Cut two 15″ x 3 3/4″ strips
First tier: Cut two 13″ x 3 1/2″ strips

STEP TWO: If needed, hem your bottom tier. I folded mine up 3/4″ and double hemmed it to match the hem of the bodice’s sleeves.

STEP THREE: Starting with your bottom tier, lightly gather the top edge using a 1/4″ seam allowance. Do not backstitch so you can adjust your gathers as needed! On my machine, I was able to do this easily by increasing both my stitch length to 5 and my tension to 10. It came out just about exactly right for the amount of gathering I needed, making this project super easy!
Note: Don’t forget to switch your machine’s settings back to normal! )

STEP FOUR: Attach your gathered tier to the bottom of the next tier up, right sides together, using a 3/8″ seam allowance. Don’t forget to backstitch this time. You will then gather the top of the next tier and attach it to the next tier up, and so on.

STEP FIVE: Once you have your front and back together, sew them together at one of the side seams.

STEP SIX: Cut your bodice T-shirt where you want the skirt to begin. I cut mine 1″ below the armpit seam.

STEP SEVEN: Carefully pick open one side seam, as shown.

STEP EIGHT: Gather the top of your skirt and carefully attach it to your T-shirt bodice. This is a good time to pin! Once it is attached, sew up the remaining side seam.

Done!
I just love the gradated colors…