Today is the day for the vintage holiday dress tutorial…and I am sorry but there are not 10 yards of tulle on this dress…(although I think it is just as cute.) I do show you in the tutorial how to add the tulle if you want to for all you ambitious or plain crazy sewers like I was…. or leave it plain and just as cute.
Go HERE to get the tutorial.
Post edit….I forgot to put the collar piece in…I will scan it in and update it soon. Sorry.
Post post edit….
The collar piece is HERE
But please know that because you are drafting your own bodice pattern from a tee shirt…that the top curve WILL NOT fit perfectly. You will have to adjust the top curve of the collar pieces to match your pattern.
Thank you so much for sharing this! I will have to give this a go. I hope that you will also make a tutorial for the polka dot dress too, please!
what a beautiful dress…as always! i think i spent all night painting that exact color onto the walls in my livingroom:)
I ABSOLUTELY love this; I’ve had Christmas fabric ready, hoping to use one of your dress tutorials. Do you happen to have a puff sleeve tutorial anywhere? (like on the polka dot dress)
This is completely darling, and is now on my list of things to make!! lol You have such a gift, thank you for sharing it. 🙂
Kristin,
I am actually surprised that there is not a puffed sleeve tutorial on here already. Sorry, because I sew a puffed sleeve all the time!
I found a great tutorial Dana did on puffed sleeves…..for that polka dot dress you are just going to make a really wide top curve on the sleeve(the puffy part) and gather it in tightly.
http://www.dana-made-it.com/2008/07/tutorial-puffed-sleeves.html
Hope that helps!
Kristin,
I am actually surprised that there is not a puffed sleeve tutorial on here already. Sorry, because I sew a puffed sleeve all the time!
I found a great tutorial Dana did on puffed sleeves…..for that polka dot dress you are just going to make a really wide top curve on the sleeve(the puffy part) and gather it in tightly.
http://www.dana-made-it.com/2008/07/tutorial-puffed-sleeves.html
Hope that helps!
Just love it! You are so talented.
So beautiful! I want to whip two of these up for my girls for their brother’s christening in three weeks! Always biting off more than I can chew but your stuff is gorgeous. I’m wondering if you could give me a vague estimate of how much fabric I’d need? Should I try to cut all the pattern pieces and lay them out to figure that out first? I need a size 4 and 6. I’m not even sure of the ballpark though. 2 yds each? 4? I did a nightgown recently and it was around 2 yds.
Steph,
I used 2 yards for this dress that is a size 3/4 and 2 1/2 yards for the size 6 I made for the pink one below.
I am still working on the collar piece….sorry….I hope to get it up today.
Steph,
I used 2 yards for this dress that is a size 3/4 and 2 1/2 yards for the size 6 I made for the pink one below.
I am still working on the collar piece….sorry….I hope to get it up today.
Thanks so much for the info. My friend thinks I’m nuts for adding yet another project to my schedule, but what I don’t care! I think I may have to make the Audrey Capes too! Love those.
Hi, I’m new to your site and love the tutorial, but where can I find the pattern?
Click the red HERE underneath the picture and it will take you to a google doc that has the tutorial…
Click the red HERE underneath the picture and it will take you to a google doc that has the tutorial…
This will be perfect for my girls this holiday season, thank you so much!
I have to say I love everything that you guys post! It makes me so happy to visit your site and see such simple vintage work! I have vintage sewing books and patterns that I adapt to this modern time, it’s nice to not have to wonder or buy a button hole making machine! Your photos are so crisp and I love them! One question, where did you get your child dress form?
Once again, I am smitten with one of your patterns! I found this tute while I was double checking the instructions for the starboard skirt. Thank you!!
A-MAZing! LOVE this dress!
Just like “joke” I can see the tutorial but I am unable to find the pattern. I would love to make this for my daughter. I love the fact that it has simple sleeves. She is a simple girl. (HATES ruffles 🙂
How do we print out the collar piece? I am not familiar with printing from Flickr. Thanks!
Sara,
If you right click on the picture you can save it and then print it out.
Sara,
If you right click on the picture you can save it and then print it out.
Such a cute dress! When I click on the HERE link to get the instructions on cutting the fabric I get a “broken link” message though 🙁
Kjirsten,
Here is the link if it doesn’t work through the google doc.
https://www.simplesimonandco.com/2011/08/sew-along-day-1.html
Hope that helps! Let me know if you need more info.
Kjirsten,
Here is the link if it doesn’t work through the google doc.
https://www.simplesimonandco.com/2011/08/sew-along-day-1.html
Hope that helps! Let me know if you need more info.
This is adorable! I love the look! Is it made of quilters fabric, or is it heavier weighted fabric? Would love to make something like this for Easter for my daughter. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for this tutorial! I’m making an Easter dress for my little one and consider myself a beginner sewer…I’m a bit confused on the collar facing. I don’t know what to use to cut that piece out. It looks like there are three pieces that you sew together?
This is perfect for my flower girl dresses, I just need to add a sash and they are exactly what I want 😀 Thanks!
What material would you recommend using for this dress?
Really love this dress! It seems to me very Mad Men. Perfect for a little princess! Thanks a lot for the tutorial!
thank you so much for posting this…..it is going to be (attempted) to make for our 9 yr. old daughter…..for her birthday dress on the farm 🙂
thanks again and God bless!
Anne Marie
I want to make this for my first little granddaughter’s Easter dress. Confused about one little thing . . . to ensure that you have enough fabric for the back plaque that the buttons go on, do you add measurement onto the back pattern? The instructions for this step are a little vague. I want to do it so that the buttons are just on the bodice portion. Can you help direct me. Thank you so much! Looooove everything you do!!