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I love making dresses out of bedsheets for a few reasons:
They are so damn comfy
They sometimes have more interesting patterns than the cotton you can buy in store
They are free
(Most important for me) No pre-shrinking needed!
Granted, this is only the second dress involving bedsheets, but we dont have much unused bedsheets around. This fabric is terribly dark as a bedcover for our bed, so we didnt use it much. I cut it up and re-made Vogue 8380 using that fabric. I did make the bust and waist bands wider and put a rubber band through the waist band and did not use a zipper. Whew! so much more comfortable than my last version.
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Old ikea bedsheets
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Sep 9, 2011, 12.22 PMby emilief
this is a great bedsheet transformation!
Aug 9, 2011, 07.16 AMby loyl8
love this!!! did you use a pattern for the base of the dress?
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Aug 9, 2011, 07.59 AMby juebejue
oh yes i did! i used v8380 from vogue! hope you make one too!
Aug 11, 2011, 12.34 AMby loyl8
thanks once i get my energy back ill be at it
Jul 14, 2011, 12.37 AMby tracyx
Woot, that’s a pretty sophisticated looking bedsheet fabric. I like it.
Jun 29, 2011, 09.10 PMby lepetithoot
The dress is adorable and you look great! I hope you’re enjoying your pregnancy. <3
Jun 26, 2011, 11.35 PMby candroid007
Gorgeous dress, perfect for summer, I adore the color and Congratulations!
Jun 25, 2011, 10.06 PMby bjr99
Great looking dress. I’m sure it is quite cofortable.
Jun 25, 2011, 07.19 PMby Geeky Seamstress
yeyy for sewing your way through pregnancy :-) beautiful dress, I also LOVE using bedsheets for all the same reasons :-)