No Sew Doll Dress

Happy Friday!!!  I hope you all get to enjoy the long weekend. But before you go off to start your exciting plans heres an easy DIY Doll Dress Tutorial modeled by my Journey Doll Chavonne. 

These dresses were made using two sleeves from a long sleeved thermal type shirt from Old Navy (Medium Size). I loved the pattern but hated the fabric which felt itchy on my sensitive skin. As you can or can not see, the shirt was snagged in the middle probably from washing or regular wear. I figured it would be of better use if worn by Chavonne instead of being discarded. 

All you will need for this project is a long sleeved shirt made from a stretchy fabric, and a pair of scissors. For the second dress I used some already embellished tulle type material on elastic that I purchased from the fabric store months ago with no project in mind, however you can use ribbon, a piece of edging from the shirt, or any material that you may have to make a belt.

1. Begin by cutting off one sleeve as shown below. The cuff on my shirt was pretty long so I folded it over after sliding the dress on my doll. I then cut off the bottom the dress right above Chavonne's knees.

2. Cut off the end of the cuff on the other shirt sleeve. On my shirt there was no stitching on the end so when I opened up the fabric it was pretty wide. I just tucked the raw edges inside. 

And you are all done! Yes that easy. 

For Dress two. You will be using the top side of the sleeve that was cut off of Dress 1. When you open up the dress and put the seem in the middle and flip the fabric upside down you will have a dress like in the 3rd pic with a cute fish tail. Simply add a belt and you are all done.

I hope you try this super easy, cost efficent project this weekend. As I go through my winter clothing that will not be worn next year I will be coming up with little porojects to share with you all.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend.

If you do happen to make your own dress be sure to post it or tag me on your Instagram!

~Darley