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I want to make a dress! I have a beautiful blue patterned pillowcase I'd like to use for the body and a large rose/pink fabric napkin I want for the upper portion.
Inspired by
suzdeth's tutorial for a smock top, I started working on this mock-up made of bed sheets a few days ago. Of course with a pillowcase there's only so much fabric to work with, so to get used to this, I cut out 2 pieces from the sheets that are the same height as the pillowcase and half the width of the pillowcase when seam-ripped and laid flat.
I think this design would look at lot better if the main part flared out from the top band instead of going straight down. Does that make sense? Right now, it's just a straight tube that's gathered at front and back to fit the top band. The pillowcase I plan to use is patterned so perhaps that will distract the eye from unslightly bunchiness? I don't want to put a contrasting belt all the way around because that would take away from the pattern on the front of my pillowcase for final version.
Questions:
1) Have fabric ties in the back?
2) Make flared instead of straight?
If I make it flare out, I will have to add fabric panels of some sort to extend the sides of my pillowcase pieces - but I rather not :-p
Changes that will be implemented for my final version:
>> longer shoulder straps by an inch or so
>> add a lining (these white linens will be the lining)
>> might add another panel to the bottom and tack on a few horizontal layers of black lace
