Craft for November

Pillow case dress for

OCC shoebox!

I know I did this last year, but I really think it's worth telling y'all about it again.

This dress is really simple to make, and it fits in the shoe box really well. 

I have always bought scrap fabric from the second hand store

I often find sections like this that are about (or a little more than) the width of a pillow case, and nice and long! I really like length in dresses, because then if the box goes to a 4 year old instead of a 2 year old, or the 2 yr old grows, the dress will still fit!

 As you can see, (sorry for the bad picture) I cut two arm holes, and two small sections (from the bottom) for two sashes or ties. 

After that, it's just sewing. I hem up the bottom so that it can be let down if needed. Like I said, I like length for growth. 

I sew up the side, and sew around the arm holes and the top. Then I turn over a section at the top, for the tie to run through, on both front and back.
And we're done!

The other tie, is for around the waist if desired. I made one of these dresses for my daughter, and we like the waist tie, because when the dress is long, it's nice to have it gathered and not ballooning out. Makes it look more like a dress and less like a nightgown. 

Happy Sewing!

S.L. Kliever