Sewing NO SEW QUICK NICE DRESS- ANY SIZE! [img heavy]

That looks amazing! I'm going to try it for sure

 

Thank you for this lovely tutorial! I made it for my girl and it only took 5 minutes

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28808087@N07/11642661075/in/photostream/My Alfie really loves her new dress. Thank you for posting the tutorial. I'm not sure my youngster's "Thunder" really likes his matching dress. He looks a bit perturbed. Or maybe it is his new purple hair that bothers him, and he really does like his dress.

 

Lovely tutorial for a quick and simple dress.

I would like to add one small tip for anyone worried that the edges will fray - if you are brave, careful and use a man-made fabric you can help stop this happening. Use a soldering iron to melt the edges. You get a fray-free edge this way as it melts the fibre tips together. Be really careful to keep your fingers away though - you know about it if you accidentally touch the tip. I will make one in organza or voile this afternoon for my Fei to show you what I mean.

 

I have had a play with my soldering iron in order to get a few pictures. Hopefully this will give you a few ideas.

Cut out your dress as per the tutorial, using a synthetic fabric (this does NOT work on natural fibres such as cotton/wool/silk). Then break out your soldering iron. Keep some steel wool handy to clean the tip from time to time as sometimes the fabric will melt and gunk up the tip. Place your fabric on a heat-proof surface such as a tile to protect your worktops/tables. I have used an old piece of wood I do not need.

Draw around the edge of your dress with the tip of the soldering iron, taking care to keep your fingers away from the tip.

The armholes and head can be made using the soldering iron too, but open them straight away or the folded fabric pieces may stick together. If this happens draw through any joins with the soldering iron again to open them up.

This will give you a non-fraying version of the dress, but there are other advantages of using a soldering iron, which I will put on my next post so I do not clog up with too many pictures.

 

You can use any metal object to draw patterns into the edges of the fabric.

I have used a fiskars metal ruler which was designed for tearing paper, but works very well on fabric. Simply place the ruler on the edge of the fabric and draw along the edges with the soldering iron. Pull the fabric away as you go along and turn the ruler regularly as you are trying to use a straight edge on a circle.


You can see what a pretty hem this makes.

You can even draw irregular patterns. I have made random marks on the edge of the sleeves and neckline, as well as making some random dots to resemble lace. This was a very quick job, just to give an indication of what can be done.


If you have a big enough metal tray (or ceramic plate) you can use this as a template to draw your initial circle too. This is often much quicker than cutting with scissors.


You can even use it on synthetic lace. Given more time I would trace out the pattern of the flowers at the edges, but you get the idea.


And here are a few of Fei in her new dresses.

 

Great tutorial, thanks for posting!

 

I have no clothing-making experience or skills whatsoever, and thanks to this tutorial I finally managed to make a decent looking dress for my girl! I'm so happy, thank you for posting this! I'm not completely done yet, but I'll try to post a picture when I am^^

 

Thanks for the great idea for the no sew dress. Two of my BJDs will now have clothes.

 

Thank you so much! Will be great to add just a few simple dresses to my tiny's wardrobe! I might do a quick rolled hem tho just in case! Really great idea!

 

Thank you~

Never thought of this. Easy and beautiful, I will try this~

 

wow cute, easy and fun! wow very helpful! thank you very much for sharing!

 

Love your tutorial can't wait to start making a dress! (^_^)

 

Awesome! Great tutorial to remember for when a new doll is nude and now you're broke. XD

 

Thank you, my doll has a functional piece of clothing now! I kept cutting the head hole too big despite knowing how much bigger it would get so I stitched on some pieces of ribbon for straps.

 

I just found swimsuit fabric (where it came from, I'll never know) and I'm super pumped to try making this dress! Hopefully, I'll post pictures of my triumph soon!

 

This is such an effective tutorial!! Not only can I now use this to work on some basic dresses for my future doll, but I can also make some for my neighbor's daughter when I babysit her!!
I also would assume this can be used to make a shirt with a peplum-type bottom (or some kind of flared edge.) I'll have to try and if it works out well enough, I'll get some pictures up of it.

 

ahhh, this tutorial is magical! Now I will be able to create a cute dress for my girl when she arrives! Thank you!

 

Great tutorial, Thanks for sharing

 

Such a clever and adorable idea! I'm wondering though, would the edges of the dress fray 'cause you haven't done any hems on it?

 

This is so cool!
You wouldn't have to worry about fraying if you use a nonfray fabric like OP. But if you you'd like to use a fabric that does fray you can use a product like fray check or even some clear nail polish if you're in a pinch

 

I need to make a dress for a doll I don't have yet, and this is perfect! Thank you!

 

Love the tutorial!

 

Good clear tutorial. My lady needs some clothes, this will be a quick remedy to har nakedness. Xx

 

A great idea! You have saved tiny Freya from being a nekkid pink cat!

 

Great tutorial I loved the fact that you put victim up there lol

 

I am so doing this a thousand times with lots of fabric haha. This is awesome and you can add whatever little things you want.

 

So clever and easy to follow tutorial. I will try this out. This should be used as a quick fix for naked new dolls. So bothersome to buy the right new outfit but you don't want them sitting naked. Thank you for this.

 

This right here, my new Chloe arrived and I want to show her off and haven't found time to sew proper quality dresses. Thank you for the great tutorial!

Edit: Here's my girl in hers.

 

Great tutorial! Thanks for doing it! It will come in hand when the doll arrives!

 

Thanks for posting this'll make a cute nightgown. Also something for a doll to have while working on other clothes

 

Thank you for the tutorial. I have a nekkid girl at home and this will keep her stylishly covered until I can make her a steampunk outfit.

 

Super cute tutorial! Thanks for sharing!

 

will try this out now! great tutorial, hope to see more like this!

 

So awesome, thank you!

 

Great! Thank you. I´m going to find some fabric right now... My tiny is screaming " I must have those!!!"

 

Thank you for the tutorial! This is nice and helpful

 

So cute, well done!!

 

Oh wow, this is very handy !!

 

Ahh thank you will be trying this out soon

 

Wow that's awesome!! Thanks so much - I have a new girl coming who needs one or several of these dresses haha

 

Hi dyu still have this tutorial the picture links are broken and its been a couple of years sorry for posting on something old!