Every mother wants her beloved daughter to be the most beautiful and look like a princess. Any image can be brought to life thanks to the dress. But sometimes children's clothes are much more expensive than adult ones. Therefore, the most profitable solution would be to sew a dress with your own hands.
It will take, of course, more time than shopping, but it will save a lot of money, and it will be much more pleasant for mom if the dress she made becomes her daughter's favorite. You can create absolutely anything, at your discretion. In the article, anyone will find interesting information for themselves on how to sew the most common types of outfit, and each dress pattern is also described in detail. It will be a good example for a girl to see how her mother needleworks. And if the child is six years old and above, then he will be happy to help you.
If this is your first time deciding to do sewing, you should start with the simplest. The version of the dress proposed below, or even a sundress, was created specifically for beginners, and you can show your imagination by choosing an interesting fabric or decorating the product with homemade bows or flowers. This dress is made of two main parts - front and back.
The dress should be loose and light so that the child is comfortable walking in it. Therefore, the main measurement will be the volume of the hips, but you can also with a margin if you want to make the dress looser.
However, if you do not have large stocks of fabric, then take only as much as you need.
As mentioned above, a sundress consists of two parts, for each of them you need to take half measurements. When drawing a pattern, note the length of the armhole. It should be approximately 9-12 cm. It all depends on the height of the child and his physique. The dress pattern for the girl is ready, the main thing is to take measurements correctly. After you have depicted the pattern, we transfer it to the fabric, not forgetting about the allowances for all sections. It remains to cut and sew.
Now let's move on to a more complex type of dress - this is a New Year's costume. In this outfit, your daughter can be a snowflake or a fairy. If you already have a suitable fabric at home, then it can be sewn in one day, especially considering that the dress pattern for the girl is made from a T-shirt. The fabric can be any, at your discretion, but it is advisable to take satin for the upper part (also required for the lowest layer of the skirt), and organza for the skirt.
To do this, you will need an unnecessary T-shirt or T-shirt that fits the girl in size. The T-shirt should not be ripped, but you just need to cut it at the seams, starting with the sleeves, and then along the shoulder and side seams.
If your conceived dress is without sleeves, then cut them off and leave two halves (front and back) without them. If you want a dress with sleeves, then leave the halves as they turned out.
The difficult task remains to take measurements from the child:
You don't need to make patterns for the skirt.
Now the dress pattern for the girl for the holiday is ready.
Let's start by cutting the skirt. To do this, you need to cut a strip of 2.5-3 m long and 0.5 m wide from the fabric that you have chosen for the upper part of the dress, for example, satin (0.5 m - this will be the length of the skirt). After that, do the same, only with the fabric you chose for the skirt. Like organza.
Next, we proceed to cutting the upper part. To get started, take the finished patterns of the front and back, attach them side by side and outline on the wrong side of the fabric with a simple pencil. To sew on the fastener, fold the cut-out back lengthwise and cut the fabric down 10 cm down the middle.
It remains only to cut the belt. It is enough to cut a ribbon 20 cm wide from the remnants of organza. Additional elements: a belt, a bow, a flower - it is convenient to make from the remnants and scraps of fabrics, since they are completely free. Do not throw away the patterns of dresses for girls, since with the help of them in the future it will be possible to sew more than one outfit, which differs only in color or material.
Now the dress for the New Year is ready.
Finally, it remains to make a dress, trying on which, the girl will be delighted for a long time. It should be remembered that, as elsewhere, a ball gown pattern for a girl is the main component in tailoring an outfit. If you make it right, and even choose beautiful fabrics, the baby will feel like a princess. And what girl does not dream of being in a fairy tale?
The most difficult task is to choose the style, fabric and color of the future dress. When choosing a material, you need to pay attention to the fact that the fabric does not prick, but is gentle and pleasant to the touch. If you are going to sew an outfit for a girl of school age, then beads and rhinestones are appropriate, and if the child is still very small, then you should not sew on any decorations smaller than a bow or flower, as he can tear them off and start tasting.
After the final choice of color and style, we begin to sew directly. When sewing this dress, as in the case of the previous one, you can greatly simplify your work by making the ball gown pattern for the girl be made from her own T-shirt. Thus, the top will be almost ready.
In fact, the pattern of a puffy dress for a girl is no more difficult than a regular one. The main question is how to sew a fluffy skirt. In fact, everything is very simple. It is enough to cut out a rectangle four times the width of the girl's hips. Adjust the length of the product to your liking. And for the belt, you need to cut off a strip from the fabric a meter wide, longer than the girl’s waist, and about 10 cm long. The optimal length of the product is the one that reaches the middle of the lower leg. So the girl will look festive, and at the same time nothing will interfere with her at the hem. An outfit must be tried on at any stage, even at the stage of patterning children's dresses. It will be difficult for girls to stand patiently every time mom needs to take measurements. Therefore, you can turn on her favorite cartoon and continue to work calmly.
Do not be upset if you did not succeed in sewing the dress the first time. It is extremely difficult for a girl to make patterns, especially to take measurements. But if you keep working and don't focus on the failures, you and your beauty will end up with a dream dress. The main thing is to remember that the pattern of an elegant dress for a girl takes time and effort. Usually, if you rush too much, then the product turns out to be sloppy and careless.
Do not think that the dress you will sew will not be useful anywhere else. Even if your child won't wear it anywhere else, it will be a great template for making other outfits. Following this example, in the future it will be much easier to sew a new product, especially since you will already have experience. And the daughter will only be happy with a new beautiful dress.
I would like to remind you that you are sewing an outfit for your girl, and not for yourself. Therefore, do not forget to listen to the wishes of the child, whatever they may be. After all, it is for him to wear a dress, and not for you. And if the girl does not like it, then her mood will be spoiled, and your efforts will be in vain.
In conclusion, I would like to say: do not be afraid to experiment and try something new. Pattern of an elegant dress for a girl is not such a difficult job as it seems. The main thing is to adhere to accurate measurements and be able to handle a sewing machine. For the rest, rely only on your imagination.
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Hello dear moms, I'm starting a series of articles on tailoring children's dresses. The motto of these articles will be "Down with complex drawings and intricate calculations of patterns".
Many are scared off by complex patterns, taking measurements, various mathematical calculations, especially if at school you were not very friendly with geometry and drawing.
My goal will be to explain everything so that even mothers who do not have a mathematical mindset can sew clothes for their child.
I will show you how to sew beautiful children's dresses by yourself - I will tell you everything in as much detail as possible and in an accessible language, without resorting to abstruse tailor's terms.
For each dress, I will draw pictures-schemes, in which I will try to reflect step by step the tailoring of a children's dress, starting from creating a pattern to working with fabric. Even those who do not have sewing skills and a sewing machine will be able to please their daughter with a new thing sewn by loving mother's hands.
So let's get started!
Let's start with a simple one-piece dress. I will tell and show how to make a pattern of a one-piece children's dress, and then sew all these dresses using this one pattern.
Yes, yes, having only one pattern, we will sew in the future a lot of different beautiful models of children's dresses. Maybe let's get started...
As I promised, nothing super complicated will happen. Open your baby's closet and find a T-shirt there that fits her(that is, not cramped and not large, but more or less in size).
This T-shirt will serve as our assistant in creating a pattern for the future dress.
We also need a sheet of paper large enough to fit the pattern of our future dress - I use a tube of unnecessary old wallpaper for this (if you don’t have old ones, buy a tube of the cheapest wallpaper in the store - this roll will be enough for you for many patterns, like a baby , as well as yourself).
We unfold a sheet of wallpaper on the floor inside out (so that the pattern does not distract from the pattern), press the edges with something, so that he does not arch and crawl on the floor(I press my husband's dumbbells or thick books). On top we put a straightened (pre-ironed with an iron) T-shirt and draw a T-shirt around the contour with a pencil. Circled - that's it, we no longer need a T-shirt.
Note! If you don't have sleeveless shirts, but there is only a T-shirt with a sleeve, do not worry, it will also fit. When you trace the T-shirt, use a simple pin to outline the armholes through the sleeve of the T-shirt. Along the entire seam of the armhole, poke holes with a pin through the T-shirt and the paper underneath. For this, it is better to spread the paper not on a hard surface, but on a carpet - this way holes will be better pierced. And then, along this perforated line, draw an armhole contour with a marker (armholes are a hole for the arms).
The contours of the drawn T-shirt will greatly facilitate the creation of the pattern. They will help us to depict a proportional silhouette of the dress, where it is not necessary to calculate the length of the shoulder, the width under the bust, the length of the armhole (the armhole is a hole for the arm) - all this will already be on the drawn T-shirt. We look at the picture above. They circled the T-shirt (Fig. 1), drew a dress along the contour of the T-shirt (Fig. 2).
Pay attention to 3 points:
There's another one here important note:
For those who doubt whether the pattern drawn in this way will suit your child, there is a simple tailor's way to check this. This method will also allow you to draw any shape of armholes (holes) on your dress. The contours of the armhole and neck do not have to be the same shape as the shirt. You can choose any shape and depth of armholes and necks. There is only 2 rules, under which the drawn pattern is ideal for your child.
The dress has 2 important parameters that determine whether the dress will fit to your child. They are shown in the picture below:
1st parameter is the width of the dress along the armpit line (value A)
2nd parameter is the size of the armhole from the armpit line to the shoulder (value B)
To do this, you need to take only one measurement - baby chest circumference - take a centimeter and wrap it around the chest on its most convex part and remember the number (this will be the value girth chest), and now divide this figure by 2 (this will be the value half-girth chest).
Now look at the picture - it says how to calculate the values \u200b\u200bof A and B
For example, girth breasts of my two-year-old daughter (height 85 cm, weight 11 kg) - 50 cm. So to get half-girth– 50 divided in half = 25 cm.
A value = 25 cm + 6 cm = 31 cm.
That is, the dress drawn by me should have a width from armpit to armpit of 31 cm. Then it will be in size - it will not be tight - since these additional 6 cm are added precisely for the loose fit of the dress.
And if you want the dress to grow a little, then add not 6 cm, but 7-8 cm. B value = 25 cm: 4 + 7 = 6 cm2 mm + 7 = 13 cm2 mm(these millimeters can be safely neglected). That is, if the height of the drawn armhole is 13 cm, this armhole is ideal for my baby.
That's all, following these 2 simple rules, we will always have a pattern of a dress that is suitable for our baby. And no complicated drawings.
So, we drew the outlines of our future dress. Now making seam allowances- retreated from the contours of the dress by 2 cm and again drew it with a bold bright marker (Fig. 3 in the first diagram). These will be the final contours of the dress with allowances for the side and shoulder seams, an allowance for the hem at the bottom and an allowance for the armhole and neckline.
(By the way, there are tailor's standards here: for side and shoulder seams - an allowance of 1.5-2 cm, for the armhole and neck - 1-1.5 cm, for the hem of the hem - 4-6 cm). But I just look at the fabric - if it crumbles a lot on the cut, then it’s better to make a larger allowance, otherwise while you’re sewing and trying on half of the allowance will turn into a fringe.
And yet, when you draw a dress, don't be upset if you get crooked- one shoulder is more slanted than the other or the left armhole is not the same shape as the right. It does not matter, since we will transfer to the fabric only one half drawn pattern (left or right - which one turned out more beautiful) - and when cutting, the dress detail will turn out to be absolutely symmetrical.
Now you will understand...
In order for the dress part to end up symmetrical (that is, the left and right sides of the part are the same), we need only one half of the resulting pattern.
To do this, fold the cut out pattern in half - approximately shoulder to shoulder, armpit to armpit (approximately, because if you drew crookedly, then the shoulders and armpits of the left and right halves may not exactly match when added).
Compiled and received fold line(Fig. 2), which just runs in the middle of the dress, and it is necessary to cut the pattern along this line in order to end up with only one half of it (a shelf - as the tailors call it - left or right, whichever is more beautiful and smooth for you) - fig.3.
The pattern is ready. It would seem that everything is simple, the way it is.
We have in our hands a pattern of one shelf (left or right) and now we need to transfer it to the fabric and cut out the detail of the back and dress.
The resulting pattern of the shelf was first placed on the fabric with one side - outlined with chalk (Fig. 4), then it was mirrored with the other side (by moving the central midline of the shelf to the similar line just drawn with chalk) (Fig. 5) - and also circled. And the result is an absolutely symmetrical finished part of the front or back of the future dress.
By the way, if you don’t have a crayon, you can use a colored pencil or sharpen an ordinary bar of soap with a knife (light soap draws well on colored fabric) It’s great to draw on white fabric with children’s colored wax crayons.
We cut out exactly the same detail for the back. Yes, many dresses (especially summer ones) have exactly the same front and back details. But you can draw a back pattern that is different from the front pattern, it will take you 2 minutes. Read below
Usually, the classic pattern of the front and back of the product differ from each other in the depth of the neck and armholes(armholes are armholes).
As seen in the figure above, armholes and front neck are more curved inward, i.e. deeper (blue outline), and at the back they are less deep(red outline).
And if you look at the photos of the dresses at the beginning of the article, you will notice the difference in the neckline and armholes in front and back.
After examining many ready-made children's dresses in the store, I came to the conclusion that there are few dresses in which there is a difference in the cutout of the armholes of the back and front. That is, the armholes of the back and front coincide in most sleeveless dresses. And at dresses with sleeves back armholes are less deep than front armholes - as in our diagram above). The difference in the depth of the neck, as a rule, is present, but also not always.
Conclusion: for children's sleeveless summer dresses, the same armholes and the same necklines at the front and back are absolutely acceptable. For children's dresses with sleeves, we make the armholes less deep.
You are your own creators and artists of the future dress. As you draw, so be it - in any case, you will get a beautiful dress, do not worry.
Now (Fig. 6) we put both parts on top of each other with the front side inward and manually connect the side and shoulder seams with coarse stitches.
We try on and, if everything is fine, we sew these seams on a typewriter, after which we pull out this rough thread (for those who do not have a typewriter, you can simply contact a clothing repair shop or atelier; stitching a couple of seams will cost you $ 1).
We bend the edge of the hem and also either sew it on a typewriter or tack it manually with hidden stitches (ask your mother or grandmother - she will show you how).
Now you need trim the neckline and armholes(Fig. 7). You can simply fold the edges inward and sew. Or you can buy a braid or a slanting trim and process the neck with it - this is done in most children's dresses.
In any children's store you will find a lot of dresses for little fashionistas, be it festive, knitted. Leading fashion houses also do not deprive their youngest clients of their 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 do not allow? You can do a lot on your own if you try hard enough. Where can I get baby dress patterns for beginners? It is not difficult to make simple patterns with your own hands and for free, we will talk about some methods now.
Not everyone knows about this, but in order to sew a dress for a girl, a pattern is not at all necessary! Without a pattern, you can sew:
Are you wondering where to start? Let's do a sundress then - it's the easiest. But first you need to take some measurements - it's best to write them down if you are not going to be limited to just one product.
Measure:
Important! For a sundress with straps, measure the length of the product from the armpit to the intended bottom line.
In general, sewing for small children is a pleasure. The seams are short, the fabric needs little, no darts and intricate details. The simpler the style, the better. It is enough to choose a beautiful fabric, and even the most elementary, but neatly sewn dress will look like a princess.
Important! You can also use the scraps left over from a new mother's dress, or change something of your own for your daughter - good, but managed to get bored.
If you choose material for a summer sarafan, it is better to choose one that drapes well:
Important! Chintz fits just perfect - inexpensive, very hygienic, bright, suitable for a New Year's dress. And it's okay that it quickly fades - anyway, by next summer, my daughter will grow out of this dress.
Also, to sew a children's, light dress with your own hands, you need:
Perhaps this model with an elastic band and straps is the simplest do-it-yourself dress for a girl. If you sew it from an opaque fabric, it will be single layered. It is better to fold gauze in two layers or make a cover. Below are photo sketches.
Operating procedure:
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:
Important! The straps of such a sundress can be made tied.
If you need a dress for a girl, you can sew it yourself from two different fabrics. For example, for a coquette, take satin, and for the bottom - crepe de chine. But nothing prevents constructing a similar little thing from the same material.
This summer dress on a yoke is also made like a sundress, only the shoulder straps are better to be made wide and from the same fabric as the yoke, and this model does not have drawstrings.
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-girth of the chest. There will be 4 parts - two for the front and two for the back. Here are some simple patterns of children's dresses for beginners that you can use.
Operating procedure:
To assemble this model, start by preparing the straps:
To sew a baby dress with your own hands quickly, connect the yoke with the straps, and then sew on the bottom:
Your yoke with straps is ready. It remains to sew the hem, but first you need to prepare it:
The dress is almost ready, it remains to trim the bottom.
You can also sew a children's dress with your own hands according to a pattern. Clothing for small children is also good because many things can be sewn according to the same patterns. For example, on a T-shirt or T-shirt. To do this, it is not at all necessary to unpick the thing - you can simply circle it. It's better to do this on paper first so that you can model the cutout:
Have you thought about how to dress up the princess for a matinee, but there is almost no time left? Nothing complicated. Now we will talk about how to sew a children's dress with a fluffy skirt - this is the best option, and you can make it in a couple of hours.
You will need:
The top is done in the same way as for a simple sleeveless dress - that is, a T-shirt is circled, but only to the waist. The notch is modeled.
If you are sewing a dress from a swimsuit, simply cut (cut) the lower part or turn the swimsuit into a bodysuit by cutting it between your legs and sewing an inconspicuous button there. Why is a clasp needed? Then, so that your little princess does not feel any inconvenience and does not puzzle over what to do if she needs to go to the toilet.
We start the assembly from the top - we simply sew the parts in the same way as in the manufacture of any other clothing. You can immediately process the top and armholes, unless, of course, you are going to sew in a zipper.
The sun skirt on a little girl looks just perfect. It can be floor-length or very short, in the style of dudes. Only two measurements are needed - the waist circumference and the length of the skirt itself.
Important! What to sew from? The ingenious invention of designers is tulle. Holds its shape well - no need to starch. You can cut as you like, it costs nothing to cut several layers at once.
The template is better to make in advance:
Your next steps depend on what the top is made of:
In a word, there are a lot of models for little girls from 2 months old, and many can be sewn according to the most primitive patterns. The most important thing is to carefully handle all the details. The slightest negligence on children's clothes is visible much better than on adult clothes, and can significantly spoil the look.
Fashion for children's clothing is as diverse and changeable as for adults. It is in childhood that the child receives the first style lessons, so attentive parents should try to instill good taste in kids from an early age.
Modern styles of children's dresses are quite diverse. Despite the fact that designers prefer to use the most simple patterns, clothes look interesting thanks to the use of bright fabrics with prints and trim.
Photos of fashionable children's clothing make it clear that designers offer a variety of models to little fashionistas. The following features of fashionable dresses for girls can be distinguished:
Dresses for every day for babies sew a free silhouette on a round or square yoke. Little girls are usually very mobile, so you need to make sure that clothes do not hinder their movement. Fashionable casual dresses for girls over five years old are more diverse.
The most popular types of dresses for girls of different ages:
Life consists not only of weekdays. For holidays and special occasions elegant dresses are needed. Models of evening and cocktail dresses for girls are very diverse. In many ways, children's fashion imitates adults, however, when choosing styles, you need to take into account the age of the child.
It is undesirable to choose dresses for the following styles for children:
Therefore, choosing an outfit for a graduation party in kindergarten or in elementary school, pay attention not only to its beauty, but also how comfortable it is. For example, you should not buy a dress with a floor-length skirt. This model looks very nice, but it is like only for photo shoots. It will not be very convenient for a girl to run, take part in competitions and dance in such an outfit.
This is perhaps the most popular style of elegant dresses for girls. These are models with a fitted bodice and puffy skirts. The skirt can be layered or have a tulle or organza petticoat.
The bodice of such a dress can be quite simple or decorated with embroidery or sequins. But skirts must be lush and flying. Wide belts with bows are often used for decoration.
A popular version of a children's elegant dress is an empire style outfit. Its difference is a high waistline and a flying loose skirt. The dress can be with wide straps or have puffed sleeves.
For sewing these models use light fabrics in pastel colors. Bows, ribbons, artificial flowers are used for decoration.
Models in the form of a trapezoid can be detachable along the waistline or one-piece. These dresses have a laconic cut, so it is recommended to sew them from beautiful textured fabrics. For example, from guipure, jacquard, velvet, brocade. You can also use large decorative details, for example, beautiful brooches in the form of flowers.
To make the girl feel like a real princess, you should pick up beautiful shoes for an elegant dress, as well as make a festive hairstyle. It is advisable to use hair accessories - hoops, tiaras, beautiful hairpins. You can also use children's jewelry - beads, bracelets, clips.
You can complement the elegant look with a beautiful small handbag. It is better if it is attached to the belt or on the wrist, otherwise the baby will most likely lose it quickly.
Some kind of solemn event or even just a birthday.
I want a holiday and guests.
And if this holiday is for a little girl?
I want a holiday doubly!
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 just want to give the child a holiday.
But what to do when the prices for elegant dresses just go through the roof?
I propose to sew a festive elegant dress for the girl ourselves.
It will be better than any purchased dresses!
If you know how to sew or if you have a great desire to learn, then you can handle it!
Sewing such a dress is very easy and fast, especially since the pattern is provided for free.
Dress pattern:
According to this pattern, you can sew more than one festive elegant dress for a girl, but three of these:
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, on the coquette. The bodice consists of two parts. This dress has a cutout. Sleeve-flashlight, on the bottom of which is a narrow cuff.
Model No. 2
This summer dress for a girl is made of fabric with a pattern and trimmed with lace and plain fabric. There are small pleats in the front. The dress will look very good with a belt.
Model No. 3
The highlight of this dress is the wings sewn into the relief line. The dress fastens at the front with buttons. On the shelf there are folds-tucks. The skirt is flared to the bottom, the top of which is assembled for assembly. This dress looks great with a belt.
The pattern of this dress is designed for size 34, with a height of 134 cm (without seam allowances).
Fabric consumption per 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.).
