Pillowcase Doll Dress Tutorial

Okay, here we go!  You’ll need:

• fat quarter of fabric
• 25-30 inches of ribbon
• basic sewing supplies

Once together you have a full “u” that is the arm hole of the dress.  Finish it as you choose.  You can turn it under and hem it.  I just serged it because I’m lazy.  You could also trim it out in bias tape.  You could even just leave it – it’s a doll dress, so it won’t get too much wear/frayiness.

After the arm holes are complete, fold the top down 1/4 in and then again about 1 inch.  This is creating a casing for your ribbon.  Do this to both sides.

Then sew along the bottom folded edge:

As mentioned, this is a great project for girls!  I did the curved arm hole area, but she did the straight sewing:

Now, take your ribbon and feed it through one casing, then continuously through the other casing, as shown.  A safety pin on the end of the ribbon will help you shimmy it through:

Here it is, all finished:

Slip it on the doll and then cinch up the ribbon and gather the dress around the neck:

That’s it!  You can do this!

With the scraps from your fat quarter, you can cut some stars and applique them on a shirt so you can have a coordinating doll/girl outfit.  If you need tips on how to do simple applique, I posted that today on my blog.

Hope to see you over at Sugar Bee Crafts!!
I’ve got some great projects to make from a Fat Quarter of Fabric, including no-sew braided headbands, ruffled keychain fobs, and rolled flower necklaces: