What youll need:One hand towel for skirt or shirtTwo hand towels for dressWide ribbon (dress)Narrow ribbon (shirt)Wide elastic (skirt)Lace or other trim for shirt (optional)Sewing machine Isnt it amazing how fast kids grow? It seems like youre holding that baby for just a minute, you turn around, and shes running all over the house. Turn around again and the baby is now a teen. Yes, kids grow quickly and that means you, as the parent, must keep up somehow. Its going to take a lot of energy - and a lot of clothes! Each new season you have to buy new clothing, because the ones they wore last season, just dont fit anymore. That can get quite expensive! Well, if you have a little girl it wont cost too much to keep her in comfy outfits for the summer. In fact, theres one type of dress you can easily sew that costs under five bucks and can be put together in a few minutes. Make several of them, using two hand towels each, and youll outfit your little girl for a fraction of what it used to cost! Use two hand towels - or dish towels - to make the most adorable little dress. If you use towels which feature the thread fringe along the edges you wont have to deal with the bulk of a hem. However, most any dish towel or hand towel set will work to make a little girls dress.
Start by stacking the two towels so that their right sides are facing each other. Make sure that, if the towels have words or images, you keep it in mind as you decide which will be the top and which will be the bottom of the dress. Sew down the side seams to adjoin the towels on each side of the dress. Stop after going from the bottom edge to about two-thirds of the way to the top. The side seam area not sewn will become the arm opening for the dress.
Turn the dress right-side-out and sew wide ribbon pieces to each shoulder seam. Cut four ribbon pieces, sew one to the back and one to the front, at the shoulder seam, and do this at each shoulder. Now simply slide the towel dress on and tie the ribbons. Make a different dress by folding the top edges of the towel down, in the front as well as the back, sewing a pocket on front and back, then feeding ribbons through the pockets. Make a skirt for a little girl by using a towel without fringe, words or images. Simply fold the towel in half and sew along the two short edges to make a seam that will go in the back. Make a pocket by folding the top edge of the skirt down, several inches, stitching it, then feeding wide elastic through it. If your little girl needs two towels, stack them with right sides facing, sew along the side seams, then turn it right-side-out and make the pocket for the elastic. The two-seam skirt should be worn with a seam at each side. Make a shirt for a little girl by using one dish towel. Fold it in half then cut a half-circle shape at the fold, right in the middle. Hem around the neck opening or just sew lace or other trim around it. Sew ribbon pieces to tie the side seams shut and the shirt is finished. The hand towel outfits are just as cute as can be and you cant ask for an easier sewing project. Check your local dollar-theme store for hand or dish towels that are a buck and youll create a whole summer wardrobe for your little girl for very little money!
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