Easy Peasy Dress
a strapless dress i wanted to make for a while
Posted by MissRaynaLee
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so i found this huge piece of striped knit type fabric at the flea market for $1.50 and decided to make a dress out of it. :Di have enough to make 3 more dresses so you know im gonna put them up on my etsy :D
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You Will Need (4 things)
- Scissors
- Needle And Thread Or Sewing Machine
- Knit Fabric
- Measuring Tape
Steps (10 steps, 60 minutes)
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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 -
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. -
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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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. -
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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now its time to cut out your dress!!!!
cut around all the marks you made. mine came out almost a perfect square -
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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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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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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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