Easy to make Girl's dress

Pillowcase Dresses - i found these on a Martha Stewart site but decided to make a variation of them. Basically, pillowcase dresses are made from a pillowcase - with the top cut off and a drawstring threaded through as straps and neckline.

I thought that the drawstring could be a choking hazard so i replaced it with elastic. The straps are fixed.

All you need is a piece of fabric - choose the length you'd like the dress to be - get the width by measuring the chest then add 6". You need two pieces like this.

Sew up the side and leave about 4-6" open which will be the armholes. Hem these open sides.

Turn down the top and make a casing for the elastic.

Put in elastic that is about 4" long.

Add ribbons to the ends. Sew over the elastic and where the ribbon joins.

Hem the bottom

Viola'

I added the ribbon as embellishment and to be continuous with the straps.

This dress was made using different strips of fabric sewn vertically.

I made a couple more:

I used different fabrics to create a unique piece. I dont use a pattern so each one is always different and unique. You can add different embellishments to make each one different.

This one is reversible - patterned on one side and plain on the other