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Don’t miss our fairy costume!
Supplies:
- 1 yard brown flannel fabric
- Indian-print ribbon or rick-rack
- Pinking shears
- Fabric glue
- Needle and brown thread
- Small piece of Velcro
Instructions:
The Dress:
Measure your child around the waist and
add about 4 inches. Then, measure your child from the shoulder down to about 3 inches below her knee. Write down these measurements. Fold the flannel fabric in half. Lay the fabric on the
floor or on a large table. To make cutting the pattern out easier, draw the pattern onto a piece of heavy paper, then lay it on the fabric and lightly trace around the paper with a pencil.
Cut the pattern with a slant from your child's right shoulder so that the dress is held on by one shoulder and sleeveless on the other side. (See photo and diagram.) Cut the bottom of the
dress, leaving a point in the middle on both the front and the back. Stitch up both sides of the dress, leaving the top shoulder strap. Turn dress inside out. Sew or glue a piece of Velcro
to both sides of the shoulder strap (you can get Velcro circles or squares that have tacky substance on the back -- ask your fabric store clerk).
Fringes and Finishing Touches:
With pinking shears, cut slits all around the bottom of the dress to fringe it. Cut a strip of fabric from the remaining material about 4 inches wide and long enough to go from the top of
the child's shoulder all the way around, under the arm and back to the shoulder. With your pinking shears, cut slits halfway through to fringe it. Sew this around the top of the dress. Cut
the rick-rack or ribbon long enough to go around the top of the dress, on top of the fringed material. Cut another piece of rick-rack or ribbon to go over the "V" fringe along the bottom of
the dress. Attach this by sewing it on or gluing it. If you desire, you can also cut a piece of leftover fabric out to make a belt to tie around the child's waist.
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