Sharing the Heart of our Family: Jorja's first Pillowcase dress

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Jorja's first Pillowcase dress

Well it is really a first for both of us. It was my first pillowcase dress to make and her first pillowcase dress to wear! I have been wanting to make on of these for a while now. My dear friend Tamara shared the idea with me and I finally decided to sit down and give it a try! It was pretty easy. And I have lots of ideas how to improve the next one! These pillowcase dressed are really cute with antique pillowcases - so keep you eyes out for some unique old pillowcases that will transform into cute dresses for your little girl. Hope to have more of these to show - summer is almost here and it is the perfect time for a pillowcase dress!

The tutorial I used for the pillowcase dress can be found here

3 comments:

TamaraApril 6, 2009 at 1:28 PM
She looked so DARLING! Good job, Mom! :)
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sethswifeforlifeApril 11, 2009 at 10:52 AM
Oh, what a very cute dress on a cute girl! I'm sure you'll only get better at the next one!
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Colored With MemoriesApril 27, 2009 at 4:46 PM
i've never heard of such a thing. so stinkin' cute...of course it doesn't hurt that she is an absolute doll! great job on the dress!
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3/4 cup butter or margarine
2 tbsp water
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1/tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup nuts (optional)
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