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Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Easy knit sundress for a little girl

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Tutorial: Easy knit sundress for a little girlRemona from The Stitching Scientist shows how to make an easy knit sundress for a little girl.  The bodice is simply a tube of knit fabric, with ribbons for straps and a skirt gathered to the bottom.   You can make it any length from tunic top to maxi dress.  The textured knit she used for the one in her post is super cute!  Go to The Stitching Scientist to get her tutorial.

[photo from The Stitching Scientist]

 

Looking for more sewing patterns for Girls summer dresses? Check these lovely sewing patterns on Etsy.

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  1. I am so excited about finding all of the wonderful ideas you young women come up with. I stopped sewing 30 years ago for a number of reasons and am now jumping back into the “mix,” but I feel like Rip Van Winkle awakening to a world of options, notions, fabrics (all available at the end of my computer) and it is tremendously exciting! At 71 I have a whole new life to live. Thank you so much, you young women who “never gave up” the womanly art of providing clothing for your children (and selves and husbands). I admire you all tremendously.

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Have you read?

Learn All About Sewing Velvet Fabric

 

I’m always tempted by the pretty velvets at the fabric store.  So much texture!  And the way the fibers catch the light!  But sewing on velvet is trickier than you’d think.  That nap that lends beautiful texture also likes to slip and crawl.  That nap can also spell disaster if you cut a piece the wrong direction.  That isn’t to say you shouldn’t use buy that velvet and sew it into something gorgeous, you just need to go into your velvet sewing project prepared.  And Melissa at Melly Sews has a post that takes you step by step through sewing on velvet. 

Velvet is such a luscious fabric, especially for winter sewing projects.  Of course there are velvet Christmas sewing projects – stockings, tree skirts, santa hats – but velvet is beautiful for all winter.  Think of all the gorgeous velvet dresses, evening bags, hair accessories, even pillows and other home décor that you see all winter long. 

Melly Sews’ post gives you the tips and tricks you need to know in order for your velvet sewing project to end up a success.  There are types of projects better suited for velvets, and kinds of projects to avoid.  She describes the different types of velvet available.  And she also tells the best way to lay out and cut your pattern pieces from velvet fabric.  Her tutorial also covers marking, pressing, and of course sewing that beautiful fabric.  There’s also a video included in case that’s your preferred method for learning.

Head over to Melly Sews to learn how to sew on velvet fabric. 

And if you want to learn more about that lovely blue velvet dress shown, she has a post that tells more about it including 2 ways to style it depending on if you want to be more dressy or more casual.

[photo credit: Melly Sews]

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