Oh the pillowcase dress! There are so many darling pillowcases floating around out there and in need of a little TLC.
My sister, Sam, was visiting this weekend (she’s been traveling across the country for the past month on her honeymoon-what an adventure!!) and we got our craft on and made some dresses. Making pillowcase dresses was a favorite in Oz (miss you ladies!!!).
MATERIALS
Pillowcase////Needle & Thread or Sewing Machine////Elastic, string, lace, etc
WORDS TO THE WISE
-Many pillowcases are sheer, so I double line with another solid color.
-If you’re at all curvy, I would advise against a twin sized pillowcase. It can get a little snug in there, just a friendly FYI. ha. Anyway….
STEP ONE Use a seam ripper or scissors to cut the “top” of the pillowcase and trim to the desired length. The “bottom” is the already hemmed opening and the “top” is wear your head will be.
There are endless options for the dress style. With this yellow pillowcase I made it strapless, but with straps you’d follow similar steps.
STEP TWO [FOR STRAPLESS] Fold over the top and sew, leaving a small opening to feed the elastic through.
STEP THREE Connect your elastic to a safety pin.
STEP FOUR Feed the elastic through the top hem.
STEP FIVE Pull tight and sew the elastic to the desired length…make sure to measure and mark your size before you put the elastic through the dress.
[WITH STRAPS] Make 2″ slits on each side and sew a hem on the front and back, separately. Use your strap material of choice and feed through the hem and tie bows on shoulders to connect. Once you have the dress on, you may have to make longer slits on the sides to allow more movement.
This was a super easy project and little to no sewing experience is required… just experiment and have fun! Here’s the dress Sam made.
And here’s mine!
Go forth and pillowcase it up! haha.
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Check out the latest pillowcase dress… Homecoming Formal Dress.
incredibly cute!!!!!
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You look so pretty!!
impressive and oh so pretty!
LOVE it!!!
i miss oz!!
So cute!
this looks so pretty! Love it!
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this looks amazing! the colour choice is just perfect!
Hopped over from Elsie’s blog and this is TOO CUTE! I have to try this. THANKS!!
What a cool dress! I really wish I could sew
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Cheers from Buenos Aires.
Miki
This is great! Going to try it this weekend =)
So cute. :’D I love your yellow one.
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This is such a great idea! i am gonna give it a try.
I just made one of these today. i love, love it! I got to use some of the vintage notions my grandma gave me that used to be my great-grandma’s.
Jamie! You’re famous! I saw this on abeautifulmess and got so excited! Love the dress. Nicely done.
Thanks for all the kind words!! It’s a fun project!! If you make one, post a link to your creation… I’d love to see it!
Have a fab day!!
absolutly love it. cant wait to try it out myself.
Love your fashion, I design vintage and new childrens pillowcase dresses,maybe we could
link to one another?
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