Tuesday, May 22, 2012

DIY- Bandana Dress


A couple months ago, we were at a farm show in Amarillo.  One of the venders gave me a couple of CASE bandanas that I thought were pretty neat.  I knew exactly what I wanted to do with them- a Bandana Dress for my daughter.  I am just now getting around to it...

Here is how I did it.
I got two of the bandanas and sewed them with right sides together.
Then I gathered the very top of the bandanas to make it flow at the bottom.
I then got out one of my daughters dresses and cut out a pattern for the top.  Then I stitched it together, I just eye balled it... 
When the top is all stitched up, just sew it to the gathered skirt.
This is how it looks when it is all stitched up.
I wanted a couple of red accents, so I had some red ribbon that I stitched on for sleeves, a ribbon etc...
Then you are done!

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31 comments:

  1. So cute! I love the red ribbon!

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  2. O my goodness the dress is so cute. Your daughter is beautiful. She looks like a little doll. Thanks so much for sharing at Whimsy Wednesdays.

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  3. What a great way to up-cycle! The colours and print are perfect for summer, and the lightweight fabric will be so comfy in hot weather!

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  4. this is awesome! so creative!

    im having a fun accessories giveaway on my blog, check it out!

    xo

    www.MessyDirtyHair.com

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  5. That's just super cute. And the "model" is adorable:)

    Jessica
    stayathomeista.com

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  6. This dress is very sweet. Thank you for sharing the project.

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  7. Turned out so cute! I just love it.

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  8. So cute love how this turned out!!!
    http://iheartpears.blogspot.com

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  9. I LOVE it - it's very beautiful
    and you are very creative!
    Your model is super cute

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  10. This is adorable! I love the red and the bandana look! Thanks for sharing at the Pomp Party! Pinning to our Pomp Party board!

    Jill @ Create.Craft.Love.

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  11. Oh my goodness!!! That is just too cute. :) Now you have me wanting to keep my eyes open for some bandanas!

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  12. I love this! It's adorable and actually looks like something I could make. :)

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  13. This is soooooooooooo cute! and such a clever idea! thank you so much!

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  14. Now if only I had a little girl to make one for... :) Found you on the craft blog hop!

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  15. What a gorgeous little dress! Great job with those bandanas!


    Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
    Hope you have a fabulous week!
    Jill @ Creating my way to Success
    http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/

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  16. This dress is just darling!! We appreciate you linking up with us!! It's so fun to see all of the great ideas and recipes! We hope to see you back again soon! -The Sisters

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  17. Such a lovely dress! And the pattern of the bandanas is beautiful! Liz

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  18. That is one of the cutest dresses I've ever seen. My daughter would love it!

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  19. I really like this! I have made bandana tutus but never a dress! My Too Cute Tuesday post is here: http://likemamalikedaughter.blogspot.com/2012/05/crafting-along-with-needle-and-thread_24.html

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  20. What a great idea and she looks so cute in it. Would you consider posting this in my Weekend Edition? I think my readers would love this.

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  21. That is just too cute! Now I'm on the look out for bandanas. Thanks for sharing at Terrific Tuesday.
    Rachel
    adventuresofadiymom.blogspot.com

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  22. gorgeous dress... I really need to get my sewing machine back out!! - I found you via linky - I've joined your site, and off to have a good look around the blog - yay - would love you to come visit me (& join if you can - it'll help make my husband shush about all the time I spend crafting/blogging!):
    http://partycraftsecrets.blogspot.com/

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  23. That is so cute!! I love it! Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!! I hope you are having an amazing week!

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  24. so cute!!

    Thanks for sharing on Serenity Saturday Party! xxx

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  25. I am IN LOVE with your beautiful dress!!! Thank you so much for sharing with us @ Toot Your Horn Tuesday last week. I loved it so much...I'm featuring your dress in this week's features @ http://chronicchristiancrafter.blogspot.com/2012/06/toot-your-horn-party-14-features.html. Would love for you to come and grab your feature button and thanks so much for sharing!!!

    Erin

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