Some special event or even just a birthday.

I want a holiday and guests.

What if this holiday is intended for a little girl?
I want a double holiday!
I want everything to be perfect and flawless.
I want to organize an event on a grand scale.
Or not even on a grand scale, but you just want to give your child a holiday.
But what to do when the prices for elegant dresses are just off the charts?
I suggest sewing a festive elegant dress for a girl yourself.
It will be better than any store-bought dresses!
If you know how to sew or you have a great desire to learn, then you can do it!
Sewing such a dress is very easy and quick, especially since the pattern is provided free of charge.

Dress pattern:

Using this pattern you can sew not just one festive dress for a girl, but three of them:

True, in order to cut out models No. 1 and 2, you need to model the pattern a little.
Model No. 1
This dress can be combined from two fabrics - checkered and striped. The skirt is flared, with a yoke. The bodice consists of two parts. This dress has a bob neckline. Puff sleeve with a narrow cuff at the bottom.
Model No. 2
This summer dress for a girl is made of patterned fabric and trimmed with lace and plain fabric. There are small pleats at the front. The dress will look very good with a belt.
Model No. 3
The highlight of this dress are the wings sewn into the relief line. The dress fastens at the front with buttons. There are tuck folds on the shelf. The skirt is flared at the bottom, the top of which is gathered. This dress looks very good with a belt.
The pattern of this dress is designed for size 34, with a height of 134 cm (without seam allowances).
Fabric consumption for a dress: 1 m 55 cm, with a fabric width of 106 cm.
When choosing the style of a children's dress, you need to remember that you can choose the simplest model, but put all the emphasis on the choice of details (braid, lace, fabric, bows, etc.).

In any children's store you will find a lot of dresses for little fashionistas, be it festive or knitted. Leading fashion houses also do not deprive their youngest clients of attention. But quite often, children's things cost so much that the mother will think three hundred times before taking out her wallet. Do you want to dress up a child or teenager, but finances don’t allow it? You can do a lot yourself if you try hard enough. Where can I get patterns for children's dresses for beginners? Making simple patterns with your own hands is not difficult at all and is free; we will now talk about some of the methods.

Not everyone knows about this, but to sew a dress for a girl, a pattern is not at all necessary! Without a pattern you can sew:

• folk style outfit;
• ball gown;
• summer sundress.

Are you wondering where to start? Let's do the sundress then - it's the easiest thing. But first you need to take some measurements - it's best to write them down if you are not going to limit yourself to just one product.

Measure:

• the growth of your little daughter;
• chest girth;
• waist circumference;
• hip girth;
• shoulder length;
• sleeve length (you won’t need it for a sundress, but if you’ve already taken measurements, it’s useful to do everything at once);
• expected length of the product.

Important! For a sundress with straps, measure the length of the product from the armpit to the expected hemline.

Choosing fabric

In general, sewing for small children is a pleasure. The seams are short, little fabric is needed, no darts or complex details. The simpler the style, the better. It is enough to choose a beautiful fabric, and even the most basic, but neatly sewn dress will look like a princess.

Important! You can also use scraps left over from your mother’s new dress, or alter something of your own for your daughter – good, but already boring.

If you are choosing a material for a summer sundress, it is better to choose one that drapes well:

• crepe de Chine;
• chiffon;
• thin chintz;
• satin;
• poplin;
• gauze.

Important! Chintz fits just perfectly - inexpensive, very hygienic, bright, suitable for a New Year's dress. And it’s okay that it fades quickly - anyway, by next summer my daughter will outgrow this dress.

Also, to sew a light children's dress with your own hands, you need:

• linen elastic;
• braid to match the fabric - for straps and edging.

We sew a sundress

Perhaps this model with elastic and straps is the simplest DIY dress for a girl. If you are sewing it from an opaque fabric, it will be a single layer. It is better to fold the gauze in two layers or make a cover. Below are photo sketches.

Operating procedure:

1. Spread the fabric in one layer with the wrong side up.
2. Draw a top line perpendicular to the edges.
3. From this line, set down the length of the product, plus allowances for the drawstring at the top and for processing the bottom - you can immediately mark the lines of the drawstring.
4. Through this mark, draw another perpendicular to the edges.
5. Along the line that runs along the lobar, set aside a segment equal to the circumference of the chest, multiplied by 1.5 or 2 (depending on how well the fabric drapes: if it is gauze, it is better to make lush gathers, if chintz or satin - more modest ).
6. Cut out the part.

Assembling a sundress

How to sew a children's dress with your own hands? Very simple. This model has only one seam, plus bottom processing, plus a drawstring:

1. Start with the drawstring - iron the top edge to the wrong side, then bend the fold 0.5 cm and stitch it all together (it’s better to make a decorative stitch on the front side).
2. Sew the back seam along the wrong side, leaving the area near the drawstring unsealed so that you can insert the elastic.
3. Insert the rubber band.
4. Try the blank on your daughter.
5. Mark the places for the straps.
6. Cut 2 pieces of braid and sew on the straps.
7. Hem the bottom - hand hem or topstitch.
8. Along the hem you can sew the same braid from which the straps are made.

Important! The straps of this sundress can be tied.

Sundress on a yoke

If you need a dress for a girl, you can sew it yourself from two different fabrics. For example, take satin for the yoke, and crepe de Chine for the bottom. But nothing prevents you from constructing a similar thing from the same material.

This summer dress with a yoke is also made like a sundress, only the straps are better made wide and from the same fabric as the yoke, and this model does not have a drawstring.

Important! It is better to cut out the yoke first on paper - it looks like a strip 5-6 cm wide and a length equal to the half-circumference of the chest. There will be 4 parts - two for the front and two for the back. These are the simple patterns of children's dresses for beginners that you can use.

Operating procedure:

1. Lay out the fabric lengthwise (you can use two layers at once).
2. Cut out 4 strips of the specified size from it (do not forget to add allowances for all cuts) - the grain thread coincides with the short side.
3. Cut out the hem - to do this, subtract the width of the yoke from the total length of the product (like the previous model, it is measured from the armpit to the bottom).
4. Cut out 2 straps - these are also strips 5-6 cm wide, but, unlike the yoke, when cutting, the grain thread coincides with the long side.

Straps

Start assembling this model by preparing the straps:

1. Fold the strips in half with right sides facing out.
2. Place the long seam allowances inside.
3. Iron them.
4. Topstitch the seam and topstitch the straps around the entire perimeter.

Yoke

To quickly sew a baby dress with your own hands, connect the yoke with the straps, and then sew on the bottom:

1. We sweep the strips in pairs: one for the outside, the other for the inside.
2. We sweep each one into a ring.
3. Let's try one of them on a model.
4. We mark out places for the straps - both on the part of the yoke that will be on the outside and on the part on the inside.
5. Carefully rip apart the basting and straighten the rings.
6. We fold the strips intended for the front part with the right sides facing each other.
7. We put straps between them.
8. Sew together the top seam.
9. We turn the yoke inside out so that the long parts of the straps should be on the front side.
10. Iron the seam.
11. We do the same with the back parts - after you stitch them, the straps should be sewn in.
12. We sew together the side seams of the yoke - the allowances should be on the inside.

Assembling a summer dress

Your yoke with straps is ready. All that remains is to stitch the hem, but first you need to prepare it:

1. Sew the back seam.
2. Press the seam allowances to the sides.
3. Sew along the line of stitching to the yoke with a basting stitch and make gathers.
4. Place the top edge of the main part between the yoke pieces and baste.
5. Sew the main part to the yoke.

The dress is almost ready, all that remains is to trim the bottom.

Dress according to pattern

You can sew a children's dress with your own hands using a pattern. Clothing for small children is also good because many things can be sewn using the same patterns. For example, on a T-shirt or tank top. To do this, it is not at all necessary to rip the thing apart - you can simply circle it. It's better to do this on paper first so you can model the cutout:

1. Trace the shirt.
2. For the back of a straight dress, simply extend the side lines down to the desired length.
3. For the shelf, also continue the lines down to the same length.
4. Find the middle of the cutout.
5. Draw a line down from this point.
6. Set aside 2 cm.
7. Connect this new point to the beginning of the shoulder seams.

1. Cut out 2 parts - front and back.
2. Cut out the facings for the neckline and armholes - just trace them first along the contour of the pattern, and then make a parallel outline at a distance of 2.5-3 cm (you need to outline by aligning the front side of the part with the back of the facing).
3. Sew the shoulder and side seams of the main parts, pressing the allowances to the sides.
4. Sew the neck pieces along the shoulder seams.
5. Press seam allowances.
6. Turn the main dress inside out.
7. Baste the facings so that their right sides are on the wrong side of the dress.
8. Sew facings along the cutouts.
9. Fold the free edges by 0.5 cm and stitch - preferably with a finishing stitch from the front side.
10. After that, all you have to do is trim the bottom.

DIY elegant dress for a girl

Are you thinking about how to dress up a princess for a matinee, but you have almost no time left? Nothing complicated. Now we’ll talk about how to sew a children’s dress with a full skirt - this is the best option, and you can make it in a couple of hours.

You will need:

• material for the top (if you have a beautiful swimsuit or bodysuit, it will be absolutely fine - the top can be made from these items);
• tulle or guipure for a skirt;
• wide elastic band for the belt;
• large compass;
• long ruler.

Top

The top is made in the same way as for a simple sleeveless dress - that is, the T-shirt is outlined, but only to the waist. The cutout is modeled.

If you are sewing a dress from a swimsuit, simply cut off the bottom part or turn the swimsuit into a bodysuit by cutting it between the legs and sewing an inconspicuous button there. Why do you need a clasp? Then, so that your little princess does not feel any inconvenience and does not rack her brains over what to do if the need arises to go to the toilet.

We start assembling from the top - we simply sew the parts together in the same way as when making any other clothing. You can immediately process the top and armholes, unless, of course, you are going to sew in a zipper.

Making a skirt

A circle skirt looks just perfect on a little girl. It can be floor-length or very short, in the style of a dude. You only need two measurements - waist circumference and the length of the skirt itself.

Important! What to sew from? A brilliant invention of designers - tulle. Keeps its shape perfectly - no need to starch. You can cut it however you like; it costs nothing to cut out several layers at once.

It’s better to make a template in advance:

1. Calculate the construction, the radius of the notch - divide the waist circumference by 6.28.
2. Draw a circle with this radius on a piece of paper.
3. Add the length of the product to the radius.
4. Draw a second circle from the same center - you will get a ring.
5. Cut out several layers of tulle - they can be the same, but you can make ruffles of different lengths.

Your next steps depend on what the top is made of:

• Materials such as supplex or jersey have excellent stretch, so you can simply sew the skirt first to the elastic, and then the entire structure. - to the bodice.
• If the material does not stretch so well, you cannot do without a zipper. It is best to sew it in the middle of the back, from the top to the skirt. In this case, the neckline is processed after the zipper takes its place.

Video material

In short, there are plenty of models for little girls from 2 months old, and many can be sewn using the most primitive patterns. The most important thing is to carefully handle all the details. The slightest carelessness on children's clothing is visible much more clearly than on adult clothing, and can significantly ruin the look.

For the lesson we have prepared several models of summer dresses. To make a pattern for each of them you will need one created according to individual measurements taken from your inch figurine. You can, of course, create the base pattern yourself. by any method. We suggest using our generator, just enter your body measurements into the form and the program will create a pattern in a matter of minutes. All you have to do is print the pattern on a printer of any format. The cost of such a basic pattern is small, but the value is enormous. You can use it many times. And today we will show you how. Let's start the lesson.

Summer dress with pockets

The first dress is sewn from a children's dress with virtually no changes.

Basically, we just need to place a pocket on the front part. Our pocket is not simple, but figured, with two entrances. The upper part of the pocket is finished with contrasting trim and piping. Connected to the dress with buttons.

1 step modeling. Let's adapt the neck, make it a little wider and deeper.

Step 2. Draw the top line of the pocket onto the dress front pattern piece. According to the model, the top cut of the pocket falls directly along the waistline of the dress.

Step 3. Parallel to the top line of the pocket, mark the binding of the desired width.

Dress with bow

A dress for a baby with a counter pleat from the neckline and a bow looks very cute and stylish. Try sewing it for your daughter, because the pattern is very easy to model!

1 step– slightly widen and deepen the neck

Step 2– mark ½ of the depth of the counter fold along the center line of the shelf.

Step 3. Cut out a strip for the bow

Waist cut dress

This is a cute summer dress for girls, made in a nautical theme. Its model with a cut-off skirt, short sleeves and a sailor collar - a guy, is also modeled on the basis of our basic pattern.

1 step. Raise your waistline by 3-4 cm. Check its girth by comparing it with your measurements.

Step 2. Shorten the sleeve to the desired length. Check the sleeve width and arm circumference.

Step 3. The collar pattern is constructed using the details of the back and front. This way you can easily navigate its size and proportions. Trust the sketch and your taste. The picture shows how to mark the lines of the collar and then match the shoulder line to make it seamless.

Step 4. We recommend cutting out the skirt for the dress in the form of a rectangle, this will make it easier to trim the bottom of the skirt with a wide hem, and it will puff up nicely. Don't forget to decorate the bottom of the dress, the bottom of the sleeves, and the collar with contrasting braid!

Step 5. The belt consists of two rectangular parts, approximately 0.5-0.7 meters long, depending on the size of the dress itself, 6-8 cm wide when finished. It can also be decorated with braid. Insert the waistband pieces into the side seams when sewing the bodice pieces.

Elegant dress

The next model is an elegant children's dress. Seam just above the waist, wide gathered skirt. It is a little similar to the previous one, but there are some differences. The bodice of the dress has raised seams from the shoulder to the waistline, into which a wide frill is inserted - a wing. The shelf is finished in the form of horizontal folds and tucks. Zip fastening at the back. There is a bow belt on the back along the waistline.

1 step. After we have determined the new location of the waist line, raising it a little (according to the model), we will begin drawing relief lines. The reliefs on the front and back begin at the point dividing the shoulder section in half and end perpendicular to the new waistline.

Step 2. The middle part of the shelf must be folded and stitched to their depth. Direct the folds of the folds downwards. We recommend preparing this front part with larger allowances, and when the folds are processed, stitched and ironed, correct the part by applying the pattern.

Step 3. The pattern of wing frills is a rectangle 10-15 cm wide (depending on the size of the dress) and a length equal to the length of the front and back relief and increased by 1.5-2 times.

Step 4. The bow belt is also cut rectangular. 15-20 cm wide. Consists of two parts, 0.5-0.8 cm long, and is sewn into the stitching seam of the reliefs with the main parts of the bodice.

Step 5. As in the previous dress, we recommend making the skirt rectangular, in one piece. Its width is equal to 1.5-2 times the length of the waist line according to the bodice pattern! Fastening in the middle back seam.

Summer sundress with ties at the back

The pattern for a summer sundress for a girl is also modeled on a children's dress.

1 step. Let's mark the cutting line of the bodice from the skirt.

Step 2. According to the sketch, we will outline the width of the bodice yoke. Along the back, the yoke goes into a tie belt of arbitrary length (the width is equal to the width of the yoke along the back).

Step 3. The strap is cut in one piece and is equal to the distance from the front yoke to the top of the back yoke, over the shoulder. Strap width approx. Equal to 1/3 of the length of the shoulder.

Step 4 The skirt can be cut in the form of a rectangle. As in the previous case of the dress. We show in the figure another way to model a skirt.

Sundress for girls

1 step. First you need to get rid of the shoulder dart on the back. Let's just ignore it, in this model it can be done without fear, it will not affect the final result in any way.

Step 2. Let's outline the raglan lines along which we will cut off the shoulder part of the front and back. Let's focus on the sketch.

Step 3. Let's mark cut lines along the parts, with the help of which we will move the pattern apart to form an assembly.

Step 4. Cut out the tie in the form of a ribbon of arbitrary length. Its width is 4-5 cm, depending on the plasticity and thickness of the fabric. The tie is threaded into a drawstring formed by a wide hem allowance along the top of the front and back neckline. The degree of tying of the ribbon will determine the width of the neck of the dress and the depth of the armhole. A very successful model of a summer sundress that can grow with your child (you can also make a hem at the bottom with a margin)!

We hope our lesson today will be useful to you! Thank you for being with us.