Back to the basics, my first dress!

Ok, so here it is...my first dress I have ever sewn! I wasn't sure how I was going to do it, or how long it would take; but I knew I wanted to start making things for myself and my little girl :) I began by, once again you guessed it, Pinterest! I found a tutorial on there and the girl had great instructions, you can find her blog here. I followed her example as best I could and it took me 2 hours to make this dress. 

I took a red shirt from Target and cut the bottom off. I then flipped it upside down and put it in the fabric I bought for my skirt. I used elastic (I used white 3/4 inch, I recommend clear or a softer elastic) and sewed all three together on a zig-zag stitch to create a slight stretch at the waist. I also created pockets for this skirt. Again, I followed her tutorial on  making the pockets. I didn't, however, follow her recommendation on the distance from the top of the skirt to the top of the pocket and I ended up with lower pockets than I wanted. Below is a picture of my pocket.

I also added a lining to this dress, which I forgot to finish at the bottom; but I have learned a lot since this first dress! The belt I had from another dress, but I am sure that you can put any belt with it to dress it up or down! I don't have much more on this tutorial, but please go check out the blog above for instruction on this and many other great easy dresses!

Happy sewing :)

April