The choice of a children's party dress should be approached with all responsibility and seriousness. It is very important to feel the measure, otherwise the girl can turn from a cute, pretty child into a frilly, tastelessly dressed up doll. You can choose a beautiful outfit in the store, or you can sew it yourself.
Sewing a festive dress for a girl is a great idea. First, it will always be original. And secondly, you can be sure that the fabrics are natural and the cut is comfortable. For sewing a dress, you can use the services of a studio, but it is better to do it at home. For a baby dress, choose lightweight, breathable materials such as cotton or rayon. Only a skirt can be made from synthetics. Organza, taffeta or other translucent fabrics are suitable for this.
The skirt can be sewn to the top of the dress or worn separately. Another version of the dress, when the heavy part of the skirt is removed and only the light part remains. This is done in case the girl gets tired of the weight of the dress during the celebration.
If a small shawl or cape is attached to the dress, then it can be neatly sewn to the dress for the duration of the celebration, this will allow the girl not to get confused in it and not lose it.
In order to sew a dress, you need to make a pattern or use ready-made patterns, you can find them on the Internet and print or buy a thematic magazine with ready-made cut drawings. When sewing a bodice, it is necessary to distribute the darts. On the back, they should be slightly larger than on the shelf. Then form the neckline and prepare the corset. The fabric for him is cut out with a seam allowance - 1 cm on the shelf and 3 cm for the fastener on the back, then glued with a serpentine. Then a cotton lining is sewn on so as not to irritate the baby's skin. No allowances are needed on the lining. Further, all the details of the corset are connected, and a nylon braid is sewn into the seam. The more magnificent the skirt, the more layers it has and the heavier it is. Nylon is well suited for the top layer. For the following, tulle is used, the harder it is, the fewer layers will be required. A lining fabric is sewn to the bottom layer so that the hard tulle does not irritate the girl's legs.
If you need to connect the skirt to the bodice, then it should be swept away first. All layers in the skirt are connected with one seam. The skirt for the dress can be sewn in several ways.
First you need to cut out and make a base for the skirt, then sew flounces to it. It should be remembered that it is better to sew them from the bottom up. The last, upper flounce, is sewn between the seams of the skirt and bodice. You can also make a skirt from the same fabric as the flounces sewn to it. This method is simpler than the previous one, but less practical. The skirt with feathers looks good. For this, a base is made and tulle feathers of different sizes are sewn to the skirt. The bodice is swept over the finished skirt.
You can not sew a skirt to the bodice, but make several types of bodice and attach it to them. This will diversify the girl's festive wardrobe and save money.
Do not forget that not only the dress creates the image. You need to choose the right accessories for it - tiaras, bows, ribbons or hoops, bracelets and earrings.
In a festive dress, the girl should feel as comfortable as possible. Therefore, trying on it, she must move in it and walk for a while. Pay attention to how the dress allows the child to move - whether it hinders movement, whether the skirt sticks. It is also worth checking the seams on the back.
