CHICK by Nikki Hilton Dress Help

[designer_92]

http://www.shopkitsonboutique.com/index.php?pageId=2&product_sku=5755

I love this dress, but I am not gonna pay like $60 on it. Does anyone have some suggestions on how to make it?

[frozen_peas]

http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=49544.0
how's this to start?

[designer_92]

thank you. that is good.

[stacysews]

If you go to some fabric stores (like Joann's) they have material that is already shirred for you.  The top portion of the dress is shirred and the bottom 3/4 is the fabric (un shirred).  Basically, you just measure the diameter of your chest and use those measurements for how much material to purchase.

[designer_92]

thanks.

[CraftyCoug]

doing the shirring yourself is kinda fun, though.  When I did it I just ran a zig-zag stitch over a piece of, sinched all the elastic up to the same diameter, which was quite small, then it stretched out to fit nicely.