Hi all,
My daughter is growing so fast and I want to make her own ballet outfits
9store to expensive) does any one have a pattern for m? I tried making it from one of her old sets but I think I need more instructions that pattern hehehe
Thank you
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Aug 25, 2009, 04.15 PMby Sew4my3
Hello Cindi69! You might get more help if you post this under “Sewing advice” “Someone Help Me”. Good luck on making your ballet outfits and I hope someone will have the advice you are looking for!
Aug 27, 2009, 05.37 PMby oscarthegrouch108
well a leotard is much like a swimsuit, just different fabric and usually a higher backline (at least when you get into adult sizes). i know that the green pepper company makes some great one piece swimsuits; they look fairly easy to alter too.
as for ballet skirts, those are just simple chiffon wrap skirts. i’d take a piece of chiffon long enough to wrap around your daughter + a few inches (like 4?), hem 3 edges (two short edges and one long), sew the other long edge to a piece of (grosgrain) ribbon the length of the chiffon plus enough to tie. you can always take the dimensions of an existing skirt and lengthen them to fit once she’s grown.
good luck!