Guest Blogger - Its Sew For You - Rainbow Dress

Hello! I'm Melissa from

Its Sew For You

and I'm SO excited to be helping out Someday Crafts during her maternity leave...congrats on your sweet new baby!

My little girl loves rainbows right now. She usually refuses to wear anything I make her, but was begging for a rainbow dress, so I happily obliged!

This was such a FUN and EASY dress to make, and my Dolly loves it!
Supplies:
a tank that fits the child well
several old shirts/tanks for the dress
Use a zig zag or stretch stitch around waist to avoid broken threads

I started with a pile of my old shirts and tanks and laid them out in order to get a feel for how it would look. This isn't your traditional primary color rainbow, but a bit of warmer tones!

• I started by cutting the pink tank top 1" below the arm hole.



• I cut the next layer (orange) 2 1/2" and made sure the length (sewn together) matched the tank
  


• Pin right sides together and stitch
  
  
  


• Yellow, green, and blue were all cut at 4" and a width of 2x her waist. Some of my tanks weren't wide enough to do the width in two cuts, so there are multiple seams in each row!
  


• Stitch these together



• The Bottom Purple ruffle was cut at 5" tall and the width was 2 1/2 times her waist



• Fold over for a clean seam on the bottom and sew the three edges together (two purples and the blue)


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• Sew a gathering stitch along the top yellow layer and pin to the orangeband.
  


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  Sew together and you are finished!
  
  



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  These lengths worked perfectly for a 4T dress that hit my daughter just below the knee
  
  Now go out and enjoy your day!

And come visit me at It's Sew For You!!!

THANKS, MELISSA for the great rainbow dress tutorial. What little girl wouldn't love a comfy t-shirt dress in the form of a rainbow! Great idea.

Visit Its Sew For You to see more awesomeness!

Simple (and Cute) Maxi Dress

Made It On Monday has so many great ideas. I'm loving her simple maxi dress. It looks so comfortable! She has two different style maxi dresses to choose to make.

See the easy maxi dress tutorials.

All Circles Mirror and Twirl Bustle Dress

I wanted to show off a couple more projects from the Whatever Goes Wednesday show! I hope you like these as much as I do!

This wall mirror made of circles is for rockstars or princesses! Don't you love the shapes and the jewels and....everything about it? The bling makes it stand out and dazzle! It is made from cardboard and sequins! Check it out at MeiJo's Joy!

I'm loving everything about this twirl bustle dress too from Wildflowers and Whimsy. It is SO CUTE!!!!! If you sew for young girls, you need to check this dress out!

Princess Belle T-shirt Dress

Chances are that if you have a little girl, they love princesses. I've looked at the price on princess costumes/dress ups and they are expensive and fall apart easily. I'm thinking a Belle dress made from t-shirts is not only inexpensive and adorable, but durable! Check out this princess dress that Little Sprinkles of Fun made using a few tutorials she found. (She links to the tutorials in her post.) Great for a Disney vacation or for parading around the house.

See the princess Belle dress made from t-shirts.

JCrew Spring Dress Knock-off AND A Link to 20 Knock-offs

Tea Rose Home has created another beautiful and feminine masterpiece. She knocked-off a JCrew dress normally priced at $750.00 for $13. The dress looks so comfy and beautiful! Love it!

See the JCrew knock-off spring dress.

If you are looking for some more gorgeous knock-offs, you must visit KoJo Designs to see 20 awesome knock-offs. They hosted a knock-off month full of tutorials. Check out all the links and tutorials at KoJo Designs.

3 Great Knock-offs!

Don't bother paying the $46 for a darling J. Crew knock-off dress for your little one. Make it yourself with a shirt from your closet with the help from Naptime Crafters.

The Ivy Cottage knocked-off a Z Gallerie display. What a statement it makes on wall! See the Z Gallerie mirror artwork.

This anthro tank knock-off is super cute! Love the bow and the cascading front. Learn how to make it at Southern Fairy Design.

All these great ideas were linked up to the Whatever Goes Wednesday Party!

5 Party Highlights

I hope you are enjoying the links to today's parties as much as I am!!!! Here are a few that I wanted to show!

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Leave it to Thrifty and Chic to come up with beautiful looking mirrors made with PVC pipe! Stunning - especially for sprinkler pipes!!!!

Use the instructions from Me Sew Crazy to sew a darling bubble dress for a little one! This would be perfect for Spring, Easter and Summer!

Crochet a quick and easy flower garland for Spring and Easter with this pattern from Sarahndipities. CUTE!

Music sheet (or book page) origami bunnies would be such a cute decoration for an Easter display. Check out the funny video that shows how to make these at Marvelously Messy!

Learn how to make your own homemade marshmallow peeps with only 3 ingredients from This Chick Cooks. My kids would love this!

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Check out more links from today's Whatever Goes Wednesday party!

Bandana Dress w/Straps AND Adding Glitter to a T-shirt/Material

I love anything bandana and this style of bandana dress is no exception. I'm going to have to make one for my daughter! While this green is perfect for St. Patrick's Day, it would look adorable in any color. Thanks to Living With Punks for the great tutorial.

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See the Bandana Dress with Straps.

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When I saw this idea linked up to last week's party, I knew I needed to save it. This awesome tutorial from ICandy Handmade shows how to add a glittery graphic to a t-shirt. I think it would also work for other fabrics too. What a great tip to know!!!

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See the glitter tee.

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