TUTORIAL - MAKE A SIMPLE DRESS IN 5 or 10 MINUTES!!

Hello Everyone!

 

Am sorry that it has taken me so

long to do this apartment. I work

on it almost daily. Had to take a

short break.

I am still not finished yet. I was

working on my doll and made a

boo-boo with her hair, anyway

I decided to take off all of her

hair and now she is bald!

Now I gotta wig her!

 

Anyway, most of the time I give

you a tutorial between apartments,

but since this one is taking so long,

I thought I would give it to you now,

and hope that the apartment will

be finished soon.

FINGERS CROSSED!!

 

Okay, like I said this dress should

not take you anymore than 5 or

10 minutes.

 

This is for display and cannot be worn!

 

Get your supplies ready!

You will need:

1. needle with matching

thread.

2. various trims.

3. shoulder pads.

 

YES, YOU HEARD ME SHOULDER PADS!!

 

Amazingly, but you can still find them.

They are in old dresses, shirts and still

today you can find new ones!

 

PLEASE LINK BACK AND TELL OTHERS

THAT YOU SAW IT HERE!!

THANK YOU.

 

This is a shoulder pad - you can not

tell, but I assure you it is!

FRONT

 

BACK

 

Okay lets start!! Please read directions

before starting the project.

 

Not all shoulder pads are created

equal! If you zoom into these, you will

see that the white one is off, but I do have

a project with that also, so do not throw

any of them away. Save the ones like the

white one for later. I have an idea of what

to make with them. Am planning a  

TUTORIAL for the white one as well.

I need to add this info about the pads:
The white shoulder pad is filled with
light fiberfill. Very cheaply made.
The pink ones have a thin sponge in
them for padding. Probably a more
expensive shoulder pad.

 

You are basically looking for a shoulder pad

with this length to it.

 

And this width.

 

For this project: I am using the pink one. Fold

in each edge to the inside to form a

tube like this.

Overlap on top of each other only slightly.

Pin it together.

 

With needle and matching thread

sew it together. BE CAREFUL,
DO NOT STITCH TO THE BACKSIDE!

You should be able to put your small

finger in this tube on one side and

it come out on the other side.

 

Cut off the 2 ends. Be careful and do not

cut any of the stitched part or folded

part on the ends.

Now, you have a top and a bottom. Make

sure that the bottom is wider than the top.

See how the sides kind of indent some,

forms a natural kind of curve to her body.

 

TRIMMING:  I happened to find a trim

that had sequins on it. I started close to my

finger in the V

close to the stitching and laid my trim right

in there and stitched down with a few threads.

Then I proceeded with the trim in my hand, I

stitched the trim going towards the right

side on the edge of the stitching. I stitched

the trim all the way around the neck, then

back down to the V. I hid the trim where

I started and stitched the trim down the

length almost to the bottom of where the

V starts. Then without stitching I took

my trim all the way around the bottom of

the dress and back up to the V so I could

measure how much was needed. I then cut

off the rest of my trim cause it was so bulky.

Cut off a little more than needed just to

make sure you have enough trim to tuck.

Then I stitched the rest of the trim on

going around the bottom and back up to

the V. I hid the cut edge in that V just as

I did the top V. Anchor the stitches well,

so that they do not come loose.

 

For the straps: I took a piece of the trim and cut it

away from the sequins and lightly glued them

inside onto the shoulder pad!

Then I put it on a hanger!

Enjoy!

Thank you for visiting me!

And thank you for your sweet comments!

Hopblogger