Tutorial - Make a Girl's Flutter Sleeve Dress

Sew an adorable, sweet dress for a little girl

Tutorial at The Seaman Mom Blog

"I have a really fun and easy sewing project to share with you today! It’s something I’ve been afraid to start working on for ages. I’m not much of a sewist, I have loads to learn about it and not enough time, my sewing machine is very rudimentary and I also have 2 left hands. But that doesn’t mean I shouldn’t try making pretty stuff, even if I fail. Trying is more important than succeeding but this time I was lucky as I did have some success! The result of a 3 hours work (yes, it took me that long lol) is a sweet and cute, colorful, comfortable Flutter sleeve Dress for my 4 years old little girl".... Read more

Tutorial - Refashion a Shirt into a Child's Tunic

Add a sweet embroidered butterfly applique

Tutorial at XOXO Grandma Blog

"This project all started when I saw these adorable butterfly footless leggings at the store the other day. Aren't they the cutest thing?  I immediately knew I needed them... or I should say, I immediately knew a certain granddaughter of mine needed them. Once I purchased them, I had visions running through my head of the adorable top I could refashion to wear with these fun leggings. That, of course, lead me to this fun refashion".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Tee Shirt Dress

Perfect for little girls who love to twirl, spin, and cartwheel

Tutorial at Doodle T Blog

"I Love Doodle T Flip Dresses.  Simple to Make.  Easy for Girls to Wear.   Perfect for Any Season.  The Best for Spinning, Twirling and Cartwheels!  Shhh…Here are my Secret Tips for Making a Doodle T… No Pattern.  A little Measuring.  6 Steps.  In 30 Minutes! Step 1 – Select the Fabric.  You can be Mitchy-Matchy or Not.  Go crazy.  Have fun".... Read more

Tutorial - Shirred Sundress from a Man's Dress Shirt

Instruction for shirring is included in tutorial

Tutorial at Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom Blog

"Nothing like a quick and easy sewing project to satisfy a sewing urge! Even better when you can take something unloved and out of style and transform it into an adorable outfit for your little one. We've had this XL gingham teal button down shirt hanging out in our closet since the late '90's, I'm sure.  I never could quite toss it out.  Then last year, I saw this dress at a Matilda Jane trunk show.  You could probably make the this dress with any fabric and just add a faux button placket later, but I thought the easiest way to recreate the look would be to upcycle a Man's dress shirt.  It already has a placket built in!  (Plus, I love to upcycle, I always get a little thrill to put unloved items to new use".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Girl's Bolero Jacket

To resize, use any basic T-shirt pattern

Tutorial at Sovanisa Blog

"So,  the other day I showed you the little knit bolero that I made, and now I want to show you how I made it.  I made this bolero jacket in about a size 6.  (It is slightly too big for my 5 1/2 year old, as are most things in a size 6 for her).  The one I will show you in this tutorial will also be the same size".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Skirt with Fat Quarters

Pattern in sizes 3 to 10 for this darling circle skirt

Tutorial at Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom Blog

"I used my free Roller Skate Skirt pattern to make this version, but instead of knits, the skirt is made with quilting cotton and an elastic casing for the waistband.Turned out so cute!  Plus I love having another way to use up my stash of fat quarters.  There are 2 ways to cut out the panels and assemble the skirt.  The way you do it is up to you.  (I chose the second way, because I could get 2 panels out of one fat quarter. Size 7 and smaller, with no extra seam allowance, can get 2 panels from 1 fat quarter".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Girl's Bubble Shorts

Use colorful cotton from your stash for trim

Tutorial at Nanny Craft 4 U Blog

"Today I am going to show you how I used our shorts pattern to make girl’s bubble shorts with curved, gathered pockets for our little grand daughter, Jess".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Lacey Cropped Pants

Comfy versatile little pair of pants, great for playing

Tutorial at What's Mummy Up To Blog

"Don't you love it when abstract ideas meet inspiration?  Well that's how this project came about.  I'd been pondering about making a little pair of knicker-bocker-type pants for Hannah that were based on a little pair of gorgeous Sprout-brand pants both my girls wore when they were babies.  I loved them, and was so sad when I had to finally admit they were too small, and take them out of Hannah's draw.  They were lacey and girly and just plain cute!  I just knew I needed to make a pair in a bigger size, but I couldn't choose a fabric, and the design just hadn't come together in my mind".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Girl's Hi-Lo Dress

Quick and simple sew, with a fun result

Tutorial at What's Mummy Up To Blog

"I know that high-low dresses and skirts have been around for ages, and to be honest I haven't really liked them until now ... well lots of them anyway, especially the ones where the front is VERY short, and the back is VERY long.  Just not my cup of tea ... maybe a little too much like a mullet haircut... you know the old 80's business in the front, party in the back.  Hmmmm!  Anyway, I've seen a few high-low skirts and dresses in the shops with a much more subtle high-low effect, and decided I really liked them".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make an A-line Knit Girl's Dress

Simple and quick A-line knit dress for little girls

Tutorial at What's Mummy Up To Blog

"Well, it's the night before Easter and I thought that was the perfect time for a little tutorial.  Do you remember the Summer Jumpsuit tutorial I posted a few weeks back? ...  And remember how I mentioned that I had just enough fabric left for another little project? ... Well this is it!  I managed to JUST, read "JUST" get this gorgeous little dress for Hannah out of the remnants, and it was worth the squeeze,  'cause this has become a favroutite of hers".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Sew Pre-Shirred Dresses

Purchased shirred fabric makes quick project out of these sundresses

Tutorial at Southern Belle Seamstress Blog

"Go to fabric store and buy Shirred Fabric. Evelyn measured 22 inches and I bought 20 inches at the store. Do not forget to wash and dry your fabric before starting your project because it WILL shrink. It shrunk a whole inch in the wash! Unsure of what Shirred Fabric is? Check the picture below... It has elastic at the top and flares at the bottom. You can also make your own Shirred Fabric in a couple different ways: Buy elastic thread, then double the amount of fabric you got for the chest measurement".... Read more

Tutorial - Princess Castle Silverware Holder

Decoration for a princess birthday party or baby shower

Tutorial at Kandy Kreations Blog

"Create this Princess Castle Silverware Holder for your Princess birthday party or Princess baby shower. These free Plastic Canvas Patterns will help you to show off your party essential in a fun and themed way. Just so you know, I haven't been completely lost to football fever right now.Oh, it has definitely taken over much of my life and my family time, but I do occasionally find other projects to take over my obsession. This Princess Castle Silverware holder is the perfect example of that. I was surfing around the Internet one day and found a flickr group that had some fun plastic canvas projects on it. One of the projects was a castle napkin holder. I loved the idea but couldn't find a for it anywhere. So I decided to create my own".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Frozen Inspired Top

Use a T-shirt, cotton doily, plus clear and sparkly beads

Tutorial at What's Mummy Up To Blog

"Personally, I've never really been a fan of licenced clothing, so I've managed to avoid any of the Frozen licenced clothing so far.  But having said that, with girls that are such huge fans of this movie, it is exciting for them to wear something associated with their movie-crush.  So I thought I'd have a go at making them some frozen-inspired embellished T-shirts ... you know, frozen-ish, obvious enough for the girls to be excited by them, but not too obvious for Mummy.  And here's What Mummy's Been Up To".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Bag for a Little Girl

Little girl Bag, perfect for any little girl on the go

Tutorial at Lorelei Jayne Blog

"Love making bags and saw a cute bag on pinterest, it was bigger and slightly different but it was my inspiration for this design. I've made many for toddler girls and they love them.  This is a fat quarter bag for sure".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Layered Ruffle Skirt

Good way to use up trim from your stash

Tutorial at I am Only 1 Woman Blog

"I love all things ruffle.  Seriously....LOVE.  Especially when those ruffles are on little girls.  There is nothing better in the world.  Last weekend I caught up on all my etsy orders (which is a first in such a long time it was a weird feeling)  and had promised my 2 older girls that I would make them a skirt.  I didn't know exactly what I would make them, but my drawer of remnant ruffle fabric pieces was over flowing and driving me NUTS".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Girl's Ruffled Cardigan

Tutorial includes a free multi-sized pattern

Tutorial at Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom Blog

"I still had a good amount of the pink interlock fabric I used on the Romantic Cardigan I made last year, and it never hurts to have to many pink cardis....  BTW, I love this interlock fabric, its nice and thick and has a good amount of stretch.  You can get it online at Hancock Fabrics, though I typically get it form my local store.  I did notice they have it in a royal blue, I may have to grab some since that color is so popular right now".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Cupcake Skirt

Skirt pattern for girls sizes 18 mo to 8 yrs. Includes cupcake applique instructions

Tutorial at Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom Blog

"I've had this adorable cupcake themed fabric panel in my stash for a while.  When I bought it, I planned to use it to make a cheater quilt.  Of course, I'm not the greatest at following through with all my plans and after making the woodland creatures stenciled skirt, I thought the cupcakes would be even better as an applique on a skirt.  (I still want to make the quilt, and I've already ordered more of the fabric!)  Was I right, how cute did the skirt turn out".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Jersey Skirt with Scoop Pockets

It is quite easy to make scoop pockets

Skirt Tutorial at Sovanisa Blog

"While the Skirt with Built-in Shorts is my favorite skirt for my older daughter,  my new knit skirt with Pockets which I am calling the  Belli Skirt that I showed you the other day is now favorite one for my two younger girls.  And as promised I will show you how I made it.  The size that I made for my girls is a 4T.   Their waist measurement is 22″. …The desired length of the skirt was 11″.  So I will give you those measurements BUT the skirt can be made easily for other sizes too.  Below is exactly how I would make this skirt for my older daughter in her size".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Dress with Pleats

Simple sleeveless A-line dress, fully lined, with pleats

Dress Tutorial at Serger Pepper Blog

"Some time ago I shared with you The Mod Dress free pattern: it was the dress I designed and sewn for me for my friend’s wedding. Today I’m sharing my daughter’s dress for this occasion, one more FREE pattern: a pinafore sized 5 years old, born from a Zara dress you’ve seen several times, if you’re Pinterest addicted at least half of me, this one".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Ruffled Skirt Leggings

Isn't this mustache fabric cute!

Ruffle Skirt Tutorial at The Stitching Scientist Blog

"I love ruffles on little girls. They are bouncy, twirly and never goes out of style. With summer ending and colder days approaching us here in the Midwest, I decided to make Mila a ruffle skirt with leggings, so she can still enjoy twirling in the cold. I was going through my scraps last night and found this fun black mustache on gray cotton jersey fabric".... Read more