Easy Peasy Dress

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  Step 1

  okay! so first things first. take your bust waist and hip measurements
  mine were
  bust :38
  waist:32
  hips :40
  mine are all within about 8 inches so i took my waist measurement and subtracted an inch (no seam allowance necessary yay!)
  also i measured how long i wanted my dress to be :D

• Step 2

  find the wrong side of your fabric. i took a picture of this but you cant tell the difference in it at all i had to look really close but find it and turn the fabric so it faces you.
  you will make all your markings on this side of the fabric.

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  Step 3

  so i wanted to make my dress 28 inches but i was afraid of it getting shorter when it stretched sideways (please. don't ask) so i measured down 33 inches and marked it with a green crayon you can barely see it in the picture but its there.

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  Step 4

  now measure sideways your width measurement. mine was 31.
  make sure your measuring and marking the direction that is stretching around your body
  measure this 3-5 times down the length of your dress to ensure you cut a straight line.

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  Step 5

  okay if your using striped fabric like i am you definetly cannot ignore this step.
  cut down across your top stripe to help ensure a straight line

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  Step 6

  now its time to cut out your dress!!!!
  cut around all the marks you made. mine came out almost a perfect square

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  Step 7

  okay now line up the long sides of your dress and start sewing. if your using a machine congrats pin sew it up real quick but use the stitch for like lingerie it looks like a zig zag stitch but some of the zigs are bigger than the zags
  if your hand sewing like i did do it the way i did in the picture try not to pull the stitches to tight but don't pull them too loose either.

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  Step 8

  cut i diagonal line on both sides of the edges you just sewn (sewed?) so that it doesn't stick out

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  Step 9

  try it on! mine came out to long so i folded the top over a bit. but on the bright side if i fold it in half it works as a tube top or a skirt! yay!

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  Step 10

  this is the finished version folded over. since its stretch fabric it curls at the raw edges and you don't need to hem it

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