Pillowcase Dress

I saw this dress on a forum I visit and thought it was pretty cute. It looked easy enough, so–in spite of my minimal sewing skills–I decided to give it a try. The idea is that you use a pillowcase and just add arm holes and a drawstring casing to put it together. I didn’t dare cut into a vintage pillowcase until I knew was I was doing, so I started with a piece of scrap fabric that I had in my stash. Here’s my final result:

Isn’t she adorable with her bed-head??  It’s a bit big on her now, but hopefully by the time it’s warm enough to actually wear it, it will fit better.  And, I think the ribbons are a bit wide….maybe next time I’ll go with a bit smaller width.

I had a little trouble with the first pattern I used. I got halfway through and the author ended the pattern with “finish the rest of the dress per the instructions in the magazine”….but left no other info. So, I had to go searching for another pattern to finish up with. THIS is the one I ended up going with, and if I could figure it out, I’m sure everyone else can too! Just don’t look too closely at my stitching 😆 . I’ve got one more piece of scrap fabric that I think I’ll make another with before actually cutting into my pillowcase….a little extra practice never hurts!  It was a fun project anyway, and now that I’ve got a feel for how to make it, I think I should be able to whip the next one out in about 30 minutes.

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