Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Isabella Dress

I love checking out the fall color combinations. So inspiring. Teal and red, plum and brown, and most of all yellow and gray. I decided to make a dress of the later color combo when I found this adorable fabric by Michael Miller. I LOVE IT! OBSESSED! Here is what I came up with:

I started with a basic t-shirt and dyed it yellow using RIT dye. The shirt actually had a few stains so it was good to reuse something I already had in stock.

Next I cut out circles of gray felt. (Use fabric felt not craft felt).

I laid all my circles in the pattern I wanted and started pinning from the bottom. Sewing each circle down in each row, and back stitch at each end.




The shirt was cute like this but I decided to add a skirt section making it a t-shirt dress. For more information on how to add the skirt check out this tutorial.



I love making t-shirt dresses because they are so comfy. She can wear it to church or just for playing.

I'm linking up here.

21 comments:

Christie said...

This is so cute!! Great job :)

Alison @ mommadidit.blogspot.com said...

What a sweet little dress and adorable model! You did a great job!

Katie said...

This is so cute!! Thanks for sharing with Blog Stalking Thursday!

Anonymous said...

What a fun dress! Don't you love it when you find a way to reuse something that has been "ruined"?! Your little girl is adorable!

Erin {Lavender and Lemon Drops} said...

Sew dang cute ;) I just LOVE dying fabric! It gives it a whole new life!

Unknown said...

This is SO adorable! Thank you for sharing. I found your blog from the passionately Artistic Party. I'm your newest follower. I'd love you to stop by my blog & maybe follow along too!
Thanks!
Sally
loveofhomes.blogspot.com

Melanie @ bear rabbit bear said...

Very grown-up looking! Love it! Thanks for linking to Things I've Done Thursday.

Melanie
bearrabbitbear.blogspot.com

Christy said...

lovely tutorial! Thanks!

Mom Daughter Style said...

thanks for the tutorial, i might do this with my daughter's shirt.
http://momdaughterstyle.blogspot.com/

Jennifer said...

Hello, just wanted to let you know that I have mentioned this post on my blog. Please let me know if there is anything you would like me to remove.
Cheers
Jennifer
www.eatcraftsow.blogspot.com

Allie said...

cuteness, cuteness, cuteness. Great job!!

Katie said...

This is the most darling dress ever! Love the colors! I featured your project today on Sew Woodsy$!

Crazy Wonderful said...

Eeee!!! That is adorable! I agree, that fabric is pretty awesome - I can understand being totally obsessed :D And, what a cutie-pa-tootie model! She reminds me a lot of my Isabelle :)

Nancy@owensolivia said...

I can't wait to have a girl just so I can do this.

Kate said...

Oh wow! I love this! You did a great job and thanks for the great step-by-step tutorial. I saw this on the Reasons to Skip the Housework link-up!

Justine of SewCountryChick said...

I love your adorable take on the T shirt dress! I have a little sewing and fabric craft linky party I'm starting tomorrow and I was wondering if you could be so kind to stop by and post it? Thanks so much!
Sew Country Chick

Tara @ Tales of a Trophy Wife said...

Perfection. I love little girls in dresses-mine lived in them at that age.

Judy Bisaya said...

oh sooo ccutie. thanks for sharing.

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Blissful & Domestic said...

This dress is so pretty! I love the gray and yellow together:>

Katie said...

DARLING! Where do you buy the dye? I have a few stained white shirts I would like to dye :)
wtrbaby6@hotmail.com