halter dress for my lil one NOW with tute (massive pics)!!!

[aislinsmommee]

I got inspired by craftster and a friend of mine who was making lil girl clothes, and went from making purses to this...




oh, and here's another dress i made her, too...


thanks for looking!

[karen4432002]

They are great, love the skull fabric. She is a real model in the making.

Kazz

[ultconsumer]

I love the skull fabric, too.  DD loves stuff with skulls!  Where did you find it?  Cute model!  Is she into skulls as well?  With my DD, it's a skull/skeleton/pirate thing.  She's 2 1/2.

[WIPs]

Great dress, but the model is too cute!

[kitty1256]

does she have a tattoo?!  lol

[balkandina]

That halter dress is too cute-and is that America's next top model ?
I'm curious about the tattoo, too!!!
The skull fabric is fab.

[corpsetlames]

does she have a tattoo?!  lol

Yeah, it's not a necklace as you can see with the second dress. Cute dresses, I love the fabric

[baby-bumblebee]

Love the dresses! Your little one is a cutie pie. I love her pose in the second shot. Gotta love kids.


Amy

[msalma]

Dear aislinsmommee!
Great job and tumbs up for u. Is it possible if you could write a little tutorial for people like me, who've little nieces and have no idea how tos?
your help will be much appreciated!
Regards

[aislinsmommee]

Wow. All the compliments are making me blush. You guys are all so nice. And, in fact, that is a little tattoo on her chest. I have one across my sternum, and little munchkin decided she wanted to be just like mommy. I would be more than happy to make a tutorial for this, but it will take a couple of days. I promise, it's actually very, very simple and easy. The skull fabric? Two 94 cent bandanas from WalMart, and some bias tape. I just traced the top from an existing tank top, and just continued out the lines to the length I wanted.

[balkandina]

2 Bandannas??!!! That is so cool. I wish I could still fit into 2 bandannas-think how inexpensive it would be to make a whole wardrobe!!!

[cheytown]

what a doll she is! and a natural in front of the camera, i see. i'm lovin' the skulls. i might have to make a trip to walmart.

[glittergirl94]

I would also love to see a tute for the halter dress!  Great job!

[chunkofbutter]

can't wait to make some of these. but, it is a fake tat, yes?

[Phyllsplace]

Yes, please tell us that it is a fake tattoo!

[Chelle]

Awesome...I love the skull print one

[aislinsmommee]

I'm so sorry that I haven't posted a tutorial yet. I know I promised one, and I don't like to go back on my promises. I've been sick, and between that, working, and being full time mommy, I havent had quite the perfect moment to make one. I have the pictures, just not the text. LOL. I super promise, this weekend, you'll have the tutorial.


oh, and YES....it was just a temporary tattoo on her chest.

[kcjc]

oh, and YES....it was just a temporary tattoo on her chest.

Hee. My bunny has two fake tats on right now - one on her ankle and one on her right shoulder, also just like mommy.

I am dumbfounded by how many people have asked me if they're real.

Sure, I'm in more tears than she is when it's time for shots - but I just thought that it'd be fun to hold my toddler down in a chair and let somone ink her up in a permanent design of my choosing! 

I adore that halter dress! It's way too cute.

[aislinsmommee]

Okay guys. Here's the tute for the halter dress....however, I just made a top for the lil one in this one. All you have to do to make it a dress, is just extend the sides of the top to the length you want. Please bear with me, I'v never made a tutorial for anything, so if I miss anything, just let me know. Here goes:


First, I cut out two triangles of fabric. I just kind of guesstimated how big they needed to be, (I HATE measuring) and held them up to the lil one to make sure they would fit. I made one side a little more angled than the other...like this:






Then I added my new best friend, bias tape. Once I finally figured out how to work with that stuff, it's wonderful!!!



I then measured out the bottom of the halter top, (or dress) and cut out two pieces of fabric; one of which I made a casing for the elastic. That's gonna be your back.




After I finished with the elastic, I then sewed the triangles to the rest of the front, by placing them where I wanted them to cross over, and right sides of the fabric together. After that, I flipped it over and topstitiched it, just to give it a little more security.




To finish things up, I sewed the front and back together, and folded the hem up 1/4", and then folded it again, then stitched it. Voila! A handy top that my lil one can wear and play in.



Again, if I've screwed up too badly, or there's anything I didnt clarify, just let me know. Oh! And sorry for the HUGE numbers of pics.

[srkmoore]

Love it! thanks so much for the tutorial!

[cheytown]

looks great! and seems really easy to follow. thanks so much for taking the time to do this. now i have to find some really cool fabric...

[bonsai kitten]

thank you for the tut!

she´s so sweet...  it´s so cute that she wants tattoos too

[mylovelybabybump]

TY for the tute...I am SO trying this asap for my 4yo daughter. And I'm dyin laughing about everyone's reaction to the "tattoo" hehe.

[Guinavere]

Love it!  And your daughter is such a cutie!

[mommy2six]

Thanks for the tute.  My to do list is gettin' soo big!  Annnd, your daughter is sooo stinkin' cute.  Her first picture made me smile as soon as I saw it!

[AlexisMomOf3]

Great tutorial! I just whipped one up in 45 minutes. I did not use the tape for both sides but just put a nice seam on the outside part of the straps. Here is mine (sorry girls are napping so not action shots yet).

[NyteRayn]

I sure wish I could make adorable & easy clothes like this for myself!! 

[AlexisMomOf3]

You could do it for yourself its so simple just have to measure is all. Give it a shot.

[thehappylion]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! for the tute and the inspiration to run to Walmart. Okay, not for the Walmart thing, but the tute, yes. Your daughter is adorable, and I just love the clothes. Also glad to see I'm not the only one who thinks bandannas are the greatest thing EVER so far as little girl's clothes are concerned. I actually used to make no-sew club clothes for myself with them, once upon a time, which is where I discovered their use, but the little one is the only one in this house whose body can handle it now!

[Nylaskye]

Great job!  They are cute and so easy to do!  Thanks for the tute!

I hope everyone who runs to Wal-mart to get bandanas washes them FIRST!!!!
They shrink up big time!

[NyteRayn]

You could do it for yourself its so simple just have to measure is all. Give it a shot.

Problem is that I have all these curves and things in places where small children do not... and so the adorable shape of the dress that I love on them, looks absolutely horrid on me.