Friday, May 15, 2026

summer dresses, shorts, tops & slips

Girl’s Flutter Sleeve Dress Or Top Sewing Tutorial & Free Pattern In 4T

Printed out the pattern I found on line 

and taped it together 

Dresses all required:

 2 sleeve pieces, both on the fold, 

and two dress pieces, again both on the fold.

On some sleeves I decided to add trim, 
others I did not,,,
I sewed them together facing each other and then flipped out, pressed and stitched open.
I did the same on pockets
I sewed the seams in place after 
I had added the pocket to the front... 
(It wasn't on the pattern, but I knew my girls
 would want one)
I sewed the sleeves to under arm curve of dress after clipping right sides together
I added bias tape to sandwich the seam. 
I then sewed under the arm 
manipulating the bias tape in place 
Next up... I added the bias tape to the neckline
 (on back) to making a casing for elastic. 
The elastic was already joined and 
I then sewed it inside the bias tape 
stretching as I went, avoiding catching the elastic.
All that remained was the hem!
8 more to go...
Woohoo my girls dresses are complete!
Next up:
Boys Shorts