I am sewing along this season over at Project run & play
and this week’s challenge was to design your own fabric. I had a hard time deciding what I wanted to
make for this challenge, at first I was thinking paint, but I ended up settling
on dying fabric.
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I started with some muslin (the cheap $1.99 stuff from Joann’s)
and some powdered Rit dye in teal and pearl grey and created this fun dip dyed
summer dress.
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Before this project, my fabric dying experience was limited
to tie dying t-shirts when I was younger.
Turns out dying fabric is really easy and really fun, I kind of want to
dye everything now!
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To make my dress, I drafted a simple dress pattern with a curved
top and gathered skirt. Then I sewed up my straps and skirt but before
sewing them together, I dyed the straps and dip dyed the skirt in a bucket in
my kitchen sink.
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I love how the colors turned out, the grey has a bit of a
chambray look to it.
I think my favorite parts of the dress are the pockets and
little button detail on the sides. I
sewed the pockets on before dying too so they got the same dip dye as the
dress.
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This was such a fun challenge! There are lots of amazing DIY fabrics being
linked up over at Project run & play this week, go check the out!
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What a sweet little dress! I love it!
ReplyDeleteLove the easy style and colors of this dress! Perfect for summer!
ReplyDeleteThanks Courtney! I am so happy with how the colors turned out, I feel like dying can be a bit unpredictable but they are exactly what I envisioned!
DeleteShe is the cutest thing ever. Love the dress too!
ReplyDeleteSuper sweet and the simplicity of the dress mixed with the fabric dying is wonderful.
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Thanks so much Joy!
DeleteSuch a perfect dress for the hot summer months! You did a great job dyeing the fabric. I particularly like how you attached the pockets before dip-dyeing.
ReplyDeleteThanks Karen! I had so much fun dying it, I am already planning more dye projects :)
DeleteWhat a cute dress
ReplyDeleteThanks Vera!
DeleteI love the curved top on this dress!! It is so cute! I haven't seen something quite like this ;o) Love your dye job too. Love the theme this week. Emily@nap-timecreations.com
ReplyDeleteThe curve on the dress is really great. What a cute look for a sweet little girl. I love her cubby feet in the Salt Water Sandals!
ReplyDeleteI love this! The shape of the dress is super adorable and it was so smart to put the pockets on before dyeing. The result is perfect.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute dress! You did great on the dye job, I love the end result.
ReplyDeleteReally like how the colour came out. The dress is lovely!
ReplyDeleteThat's so fun! I like that you added the pocket first before doing the dye.
ReplyDeletePrecious! Where can I find the pattern? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I drafted the pattern using her measurements, maybe I will come up with a tutorial one day...If i can ever find the time!
ReplyDeleteI love this! It turned out so pretty!! :)
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