Please indulge me as I’ve made another pillowcase dress. But to keep things interesting myself (and you!), I’ve been trying to change up the design of the dress each round. This time, it’s reversible!
The weight of two layers make the dress hang a little nicer. And I get to indulge my pretty fabric habit even more. I found these two fabrics on clearance. The darker purple was $3.49/yd. and the lighter tree-ish fabric was $2.79/yd. At these prices, the fabric is just begging to be made into something.
I pretty much made this one from memory. (My last two dresses were based on the directions from Prudent Baby.)
My decision last time to integrate the straps as part of the dress itself has worked out really well. They don’t fall out, get twisted or lost in the wash. You don’t get the cinching around the neckline, but I’m willing to make that compromise. I might even add straps like this to the first dress I made.
I could put together a tutorial if anyone wants one. I’m not a super sewer, but I’m willing to share what I do know! Leave a comment if you’re interested. It will give me an excuse to make another one!
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Great job Erin! Elise is getting so big!! The dress is super cute!!
Laura
Thanks, Laura! Elise is getting so big and silly, too. She started singing this week!
Only you would be able to make such a beautiful dress out of clearance fabric finds! I feel like I never like any of the clearance fabrics I see. And reversible! Overachiever. Shall we try and get the girls (and boy) together soon before school starts?
Thanks, Jodi! I think there’s a lot of luck and persistence involved with finding clearance fabric. The Jo-Ann I used to go to is moving farther away, so I’ve been going to Hancock, and, in general, they have a lot more bargains.
The fabrics I used here weren’t segregated into a clearance section. It was just mixed in with the regular stuff. It was strange because every fabric I liked turned out to be on clearance, even some I didn’t end up buying. I was wondering what that said about me, that I like things that no one else wants!
I will e-mail you about an outing!