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A Pillowcase Dress is a perfect beginner sewing project! When it comes to sewing, I really like projects that are quick, simple and cute. These little dresses are fast and simple to make and originally were a great way to recycle a set of pretty pillowcases when one of the sets was lost.

You can easily make this dress with an old pillowcase, but the trend now is to make the pillowcase style dresses with bright pretty fabrics.

If you do use a pillowcase, the instructions are basically the same except the sides and bottom hem are already done! You would just use the included bodice pattern to cut the armholes.

A basic, one fabric, no-frills pillowcase dress, made with store-bought bias tape should take a beginning sewer no longer than a couple of hours to make.

When I first got back into sewing, I remember being nervous about sewing without a pattern or having to make my own pattern.

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This post includes step by step instructions on how to sew the pillowcase dress, with photos for you to follow. See the version I just sewed for a 14 to 16 girl here and my adult version here.

Fabric requirements found in a chart on the tutorial page will vary based on the style you choose and size. For a bigger girl, dress size 6 and up, you might wish to add width to your pillowcase dress, which will double the amount of fabric needed.

Notice how our size 6 dress is kind of narrow in width? I opted not to use extra fabric and could only make the skirt as wide as the fabric, which was about 42 inches.

Ready to make the Pillowcase Dress? Add the pattern to your cart here and then go here for the instructions. I’ve scheduled a link on Craft Gossip to go live tomorrow morning that links out to your tutorial.

I’ve been searching around for a really good pillowcase dress pattern and tutorial and was just about to suck it up and devise one myself. And here it is in my Bloglovin’ this morning.

The variations are genius. Thank you! When I make one I’ll put it on my blog www.

I love this dress — it is so versatile and so cute…. I have made these for my granddaughter and you just can’t get too many of them with all thier design options… great tutorial….

I have quilted some but have never sewed any clothing and my 6 yr old granddaughter keeps asking when I am going to sew her a dress help please!

Thanks R.

Cotton works fine for this pattern and do prewash it. This looks awesome!!! So cute!

Thanks for your clear instructions and my granddaughters will be happy to have a little dress or two! Your little models are very pretty and did a great job too!

Have a wonderful summer! This is such a good idea. I love the ruffle. I’m totally going to do this! Your instructions and pics are amazing. Thanks so much!

Hi Jamie, I love pillow case dresses. Yours turned out great. Visiting from DearCreatives. Very cute! My 5 year old has told me she no longer wants to wear pillowcase dresses…but maybe I could get her to wear one like that!

I love pillowcase dresses and I especially love yours with all the extra bits added in, a new dress every day! Thank you for sharing x.

Oh my gosh, this is fantastic! After our big move I will be making some of these for my daughter! Thanks for this tutorial!

I’m going to alter it a bit to have a ruffle on the neckline, but the rest of it is exactly what I was looking for! I am so thrilled that I found your site!

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Thank you for your tutorials. I’m making the chevron quilt now :.

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This pattern is just so cute for my daughter. Thanks again!

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A little bit of confusion here. When you take your ruler and measure the length of the dress, your cut out fabric shows it goes straight for about 6 inches and then angles outward.

But the picture with the ruler shows that the dress is angled from the armhole. Could you clarify this please.

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Thanks so much. Measure fom the bottom of the arm hole to get the correct measurement.

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But follow the shape of the bodice pattern and just angle the cut. The longer the dress, the more pronounced that angle will be.

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I had one question about attaching the contrasting band at the bottom. Are you to make a large circle as you show with the ruffle and then stitch it to the dress at the end?

Or do you add the band one side at a time before sewing up the side seams? Thanks for your help! When you attach the contrasting band to the bottom of the dress, do you sew the ends together and attach at the end, as you do with the ruffle?

Any help would be appreciated! Hi, I attach the contrasting band to the main fabric before sewing the side seam.

It makes it a bit easier this way. Let me know if you have any more questions.

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What a great pattern! What size do you think I should make for a little girl about to turn 2?

She lives overseas and I can’t get measurements. It always helps me to draw a little diagram. Good luck! I used your tutorial to make a pillowcase princess dress for my daughter today.

Thank you so much. I opted NOT to use extra fabric and could only make the skirt as wide as the fabric, which was about 42 inches.

For a size 10 child, you will definitely want to double the amount of fabric used, so you can make a wider dress. This tutorial does not calculate the width for a size 10 dress.

Thanks for this tutorial! The […]. Sheath dress pattern free download without Notice how our size 6 dress is kind of narrow in width? I made the tunic dress in navy stripe and it is absolutely gorgeous.

At some point in time, I might redo this pattern to include larger sizes, but I have no plans to do this in the immediate future. I made these dresses for four of our granddaughters in no time at all using scraps in my closet!

Simple and cute! My Granddaughter and I are making this dress for her. Thank-you, I had made pillowcase dresses a couple years ago using your pattern, but needed to have refresher on the how.

Pleasant surprise to find the larger size, just what I needed. I am making them to go with Christmas shoe-boxes to go for needy children.

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Pinterest Facebook Twitter Email. Pages: Page 1 Page 2. Comments I love all the options for making the design your own!

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Thanks, Cathy! Can’t wait to see your version! These are fantastic! I might have to make a couple of these for my niece!