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The original Sassy instructions are minimal: “On the closed end of the pillowcase, mark a half-circle in the middle for the neckline. Then mark a half-circle in each corner for the arm holes. Cut out the circles and hem (optional).”
The article continues: “Could this be the sexy New Year’s dress you were wanting?”
Now here is my challenge: Can I make a version of this dress following fundamentally the same pattern and have it (1) Not look like a pillowcase (2) be a dress a 33-year-old, not a 15-year-old will want to wear (3) prove my mom wrong?
I decide to modify the cutting lines in the original tutorial because I don’t believe that those are even the cutting lines they followed to make the dress in the photograph — the neckline is too deep and the armholes are too low. I decide to make the silhouette a little more of a “sophisticated boatneck” and a little less “guy at the docks.”
I try the dress on and, voila, I’m wearing a pillowcase!
This is easily remedied by stitching up the sides where my waist goes in and my hips go out (see above illustration). That does the trick. I hem the neckline and armholes, add a sassy belt and am fairly surprised with the results.
Total time to complete: 30 minutes.
Read more about this dress over at xoJane
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Jun 5, 2011, 06.27 AMby luluxo
the absolute best pillowcase dress i’ve ever seen <3
Jun 2, 2011, 07.55 AMby sarahuk4
Lovely dress, I have a bed set in that same Ikea fabric.
Jun 1, 2011, 02.46 PMby nellyvdb
I loooooove this project! Sassy indeed.
Jun 1, 2011, 08.37 AMby erica-recycled
A beautiful dress
Jun 1, 2011, 08.04 AMby zenica
This is such a fun dress! Love the black cirlcles amidst the summery yellow.
Jun 1, 2011, 02.07 AMby mandrych
Your really know how to do this well! Belt is great!