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Convertible/Infinity Dress

Convertible/Infinity Dress

Dragon dress: Garden Part 3 PLUS TUTE! Finally. My Dragon dress!!!! I can't say how much I love this dress. I saw the fabric at the fabric store and knew I had to make a dress. I love the shape of the skirt I wore it to a friends memorial because it reminded me of him and it was a huge hit. Tute:Fabric: I used three yards and had some left over...I'm 6'0 so most people will need a bit less.Zipper: Whatever length you feel comfortable with. *To start measure from your waist (bellybutton or smallest part of your torso) to about how long you want the skirt of your dress to be and add an inch. Fold in half and snip the parts that are a little uneven so you have a nice looking slope. This is the basic shape you want to cut out for the dress top. Measure the widest part of your bust and cut your piece that long. Here are the first set of darts. Close up. The second set of darts. This is around what the new shape should look like after both sets of darts on either side. Find the center of the skirt and the top and the back. Sew across.

CAFTAN Featured: Oscar de la Renta Caftan Oscar de la Renta shows us how to relax with this 2009 caftan style. The sheer striped silk print is so feminine and the flat braid trim makes this style ultra luxe. Can you just imagine lounging around in this? You will need: Fashion fabric, 45″ [114cm] wideFlat braid trim, 2″ [5cm] wideCoordinating thread12 half-ball buttons, line 20 [12.5 mm dia.] Measure from the nape of your neck down to the desired length: purchase twice this amount of 45″ [114cm] wide fashion fabric and four and a half times this amount of 2″ [50mm] wide flat braid trim . Cut the fabric into two equal lengths. Reduce the width of both pieces to 35″ [89cm]. From the excess cut-away material, cut two rectangles, each measuring 10″ wide x 40″ long [25.5cm x 102cm]. Choose one length of fabric to be the front of the caftan. From the foldline at the center top edge of the fabric: Measure down 4″ [10cm] and mark with a pin. Along the top edge, place a pin 4″ [10 cm] from the foldline.

NAUTICAL HALTER Featured: Selma dress In many cases, discover your fabric as inspiration and the theme for the piece begins there. There are so many design ideas you can do with patterned fashion fabric and a bit of elastic. You will need: approx. 2 ½ yds. [2.3m] of fashion fabric, 45″ [114 cm] wide (depends on desired length)shirring elastic thread.4 yds. [3.6m] of cording, 1/2″ [12mm] diameterCoordinating thread X = bust measurement (measure just under the arms around the fullest part of the chest). Finished length = measure vertically from the armpit to the desired hemline . This is a patternless design (simple block draft). Cut 1 front, cut 1 back, cut 4 bra cups and cut 4 loop carriers (1-1/2” [4 cm] wide strips). 1. With FACE side up, shirr fabric panels using elastic thread in the bobbin. For example: if the bust equals 36 inches , you would shirr 12-inch length from the top edge of the panel. 3. Design Note: The fit of this style is not a snug one. 4. 5. 6. 8. Like this: Like Loading...

Golden goddess gown - a side tie infinity dress that is smokin' hot Measurement instructions edited 6/14/09 Four knit rectangles + elastic + thread + sewing machine + 2 hours = one fabulous knit tube dress. Front views Back views That’s right. Fabric and notions: Approximately 2 yards of 60” wide knit fabric.The wrong side of the fabric will show with the tie variations, so keep that in mind when you choose your fabric. Thank you to the Anonymous (Jun) for asking for clarification on this step. Take your measurements: Measure around the fullest part of your bust. Cut your dress: Find a large flat surface to cut out your dress.Fold your fabric in half, wrong sides together, and lay on a large flat surface.I used the floor in my sewing room, much to the delight of my little helper Sophia, who promptly plopped herself on the fabric and refused to budget. Measure, mark and cut your rectangle. Cut your ties: Cut two rectangles that measure 6”(w) x 50” (l). Sew your dress: Hem the two long edges and one short edge of the ties. Done!

Beatles Sundress out of a handful of T-shirts (now w/ tut) This is my first post on crafster, but i've been looking up ideas on it for a while, so i figured i might as well give back and submit something. I made this dress out of 5 T-shirts, one printed beatles shirt for the top, the bottom of a tan shirt for the waist section, and three colored tees for the six trapezoids that make up the skirt. Let me know if you'd like more info on how i made it, it's a pretty simple design so fairly self-explanatory. So here's a rough tutorial, let me know if anything is unclear. (sorry, the tut pic didn't load right before, here it is now)

ISLAND FLOUNCER Courtesy: Vogue A flirty flouncer has that button-to-hem flippancy and shows lots of sun-kissed shoulder. A very easy sundress draft to get you in that tantalizing “island-in-the-sun” attitude. You will need: Approx. 2 – 2 ¼ yds [1.8 - 2m] of fashion fabric, 45″ [114 cm] wide2.5 yds. [2.3 m] of pre-cut interfacing, 1″ [2.5 cm] wide1 pkg. of single fold bias tape, ½” [12.5 mm] wide1 yd of elastic, 3/8″ [10 mm] wide8 buttons, line 20; ½” [12.5 mm] diameterCoordinating threadKraft paper Bust = measure around the fullest part of chest just under the arms. Hip = measure around the fullest part of the seat about 9″ [23 cm] below the natural waist. Back waist length = distance from nape of neck to natural waistline. This pattern is drafted by height. Make a SQUARE template with length and width equal to your Back Waist Length. On the kraft paper, square lines from X at 90 degrees. The line squared down from X is the length. Along the length line of the paper, set up A-B-C as shown. 1. 2. 3. 4. Like this:

Necktie Couture--a "Hermes" original I made this necktie dress a while back, but never got around to posting pictures. I didn't want it to be stiff and heavy like the necktie skirts I've seen, so I took each of the silk ties apart and removed the batting inside, then washed the ties and ironed them all flat before sewing. It's very light and comfortable! I didn't really use a pattern--I just sewed them together until I had enough to fit around me, then tucked in the narrow ends of the ties and hand-sewed the back to fit. (You can see the famous Oreo there on the porch as well.) For the center of the bodice, I made a little necktie-detail from the end of an Hermès tie I found in a thrift-store bin for $1. It's particularly apt, since my own last name is Hermes--no relation to the Parisian designers, unfortunately!

The Convertible “Infinity” Dress: How it almost defeated me, and what you need to make one I made this thing. It’s pretty cool. It’s a convertible dress that’s basically a circle and two straps, so it’s really easy, inexpensive, and crazy versatile. It’s been around forever and everyone seems to love it (in fact, part of the reason I’m posting this is to answer some questions for people I’ve run into), and I can hardly believe how close I came to not making it at all. I first found the instructions at a blog called rostitchery, and then I came across a second set at Cut Out + Keep. It sounded so easy. So I bought some material, spread it out in the living room, cut out my pieces, and… …stopped. I didn’t understand the next step. Turn the skirt inside out? And what’s this about making them overlap each other? There’s, like, a band of fabric involved? What? I figured I was just being thick. So I folded up my circle and my straps and I put it all back in the bag it came in. And I went upstairs to watch TV. I was wearing my new dress after about half an hour. Even me. Good luck!

Some of my clothes I've made.. Tut for apron dress pg 4 & seminole patchwk pg 5 Ok.. a couple of people have aksed me about the scrap apron dress and it's SUPER easy.. and so fantastic. It looks like a dress from the front.. but you can be wearing shorts underneath if it's hot (or a skirt.. or pants.. ) It's SOO versitile!!so here's a quick tut of the apron for ya... The top is a simple rectangle of fabric. For the one I have on.. the top is made of a soft white eyelet, and it's lined with a soft muslin. I make straps out of scrap fabric.. For the measurments of the top.. For the length of the top, I usully go about 2 inches above my waistline.. or an inch or so below my bustline. I then pin the lining to the fabric, inside out. Fold each 2inch strip in half and iron. ), then depending on the length of your top, another half way down on each side, so that the ends are pointing out. Ok.. so you now have a rectangle of fabric, pinned with ends sticking out of the top, and ends sticking out of the sides near the top corners and about halfway down. Voila!!

Boho Maxi Dress: a tutorial This dress is an incredibly easy make. By now you may have realized that I'm all about the simple projects. I'm far from being a master seamstress, I just work with what I know and try to learn as I go. I've never actually owned a maxi dress before, but now I might be hooked. Want to make one too?? Materials: 1 4/5 yd Extra Stretchy Jersey Knit (60"wide) (You want a lightweight knit. 1/3 yd Trim Fabric Dye I know that there are many of you out there who have a fear of sewing with knit. A couple of things to keep in mind when sewing with knit... Let the material go at it's own pace when feeding through the machineUse a zig zag stitch or a stretch stitch. Tutorial: Fold your panel of fabric in half along the 60" side. Because it was so huge, it was difficult to get a decent pic of this step...so I drew up this nice little chart instead. Sew everywhere you see the white dashed line. After your 3 seams, turn your fabric inside out. Cut out an 8" strip at both ends for the sleeves. Dye: You'll need:

Grey Knit Dress » LauPre I sewed up this little light weight knit dress last night, and I’m really happy with it! (observant eyes may notice it’s the same fabric I used for the top in my last post) It has a fun, flowy skirt with an interesting uneven hem. I was working without a pattern and freehanded some shapes to see how it would look in a skirt. The back is made of three pieces shaped like in the image above. The front is a modified half circle skirt shape with the edges cut to match the pieces along the back. Oh yeah, and I’m currently blonde

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