How to Make Little Girl's Ruffled Dresses

You can sew a little girl's ruffled dress.

Ruffles give a cute and creative look to a dress, which is why they are perfect for little girls. Ruffled dresses are perfect as casual, formal or summer wear for your little girls, depending on the style of the dress. You can make your own dress with ruffled bottom edges for a little girl at home.

Things You'll Need

• Old newspaper
• Sleeveless dress pattern
• Fabric for the dress
• Contrasting fabric for the ruffles
• Sewing machine

Instructions

1. Draw the dress patterns on an old newspaper. The pattern will consist of a front bodice, back bodice, front panel and back panel. Alternatively, buy a ready-made sleeveless dress pattern for little girls.

2. Lay the dress pattern over the fabric and pin them on.

3. Cut the fabric according to the pattern.

4. Pin along the waist while attaching the front dress panel to the front bodice. Run a gathering stitch along the pinned areas to create small ruffles as you attach the front bodice to the front dress panel. Do the same with the back bodice piece and the back dress panel.

5. Pin the front and back bodice pieces along the shoulder seams with right sides of the fabric together.

6. Sew along the side edges of the dress and shoulder seams using a zigzag stitch. Sew along the edges of the sleeves with a serge stitch.

7. Cut a strip of contrasting fabric 3 inches wide for the ruffles.

8. Pin ruffles a quarter-inch wide along the strip of contrasting fabric. Sew the strip around the bottom of the dress, right sides together with a zigzag stitch to hide the raw edges. Serge the bottom edges of the ruffles for a cleaner finish.

References

• Sweet Pea and Pumkins: Little Sweet Black Dress Tutorial