Birthday Bunting Skirt {Tutorial}

We are gearing up for a certain little blonde headed girl's 4th birthday this weekend so I've got birthday party on the brain. I made her a ruffled pillowcase dress and matching capris yesterday and intended for her to have it for her birthday and for some pictures I was taking of her. Then, today I came across this picture and I had a vision. I love buntings {pennants, flags, what-have-you} and would have them all over the house if I wasn't trying to purge and deep clean right now. So, I figured, 'Why not wear one?!' Well, not me. But my little birthday girl! Actually, you can wear one I made for big girls - you can find it here in my shop, but this tutorial is for the little girl in your life. The link above shows you how to make one using that shop's supplies, but this tutorial shows you how to make one with the pillowcase you have leftover after making the pillowcase dress. Or just use a new pillowcase. The hemming is already done for you, and the side seams. All you have to do is sew a waist seam, thread elastic through and sew on your bunting! It doesn't get any easier than this, Folks!

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Pillowcase Dress & Matching Capris {Tutorial}

I've been working on a few different things this week, so today I decided to show you one thing I made for my almost 4 year old. This is just a quick little tutorial since I already did a more in-depth tutorial on the pillowcase dress/shirt not too long ago. I made this in a dress length so my daughter could wear it with or without shorts. This time I also made matching capris for her to wear with this dress when she's playing or whatever. I used this tutorial to make the capris, just made them longer and wider than this tutorial shows. Enjoy!
*For a 4 year old, I measured 24 inches long (the width is a standard sized pillow case), allowing 1 inch for bottom hem and 1 inch for top seam to thread the tie through.*

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Pillowcase Shirt or Dress {Tutorial}

 

Pillowcase dress pattern are everywhere and I don't claim to have the best one, but I made one today for my four year old to wear as a shirt this summer. {Although she's wearing it today in this 82 degree weather.} These dresses/shirts go great with leggings or biker shorts and can be worn all Spring and Summer! When the weather is chilly, just add a lightweight cardigan or put a t-shirt under it. I bought this fabric at Wal-Mart for $1.50/yd. I used 1/2 yard, so this shirt cost me .75 cents to make. It's adorable!

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