This princess dress is easy to sew. It needs a strechy fabric for the body and any kind of shiny fabric for the frills. I sewed another one using an old t-shirt and chrismas ribbon for the frills. No hem on the frills with ribbons ![]()
The tricky part is when sewing the sides of the frills together and then sewing the strech fabric. It needs a little bit of patience.
If you use shiny colors for the frills, you’ll have a great effect for that dress!
Happy sewing!
And as always, leave me a little comment, I’ll be happy to have your feedback if you tried it.
Material:
- 1 strech fabric 5″x8″ (13cm x 20cm)
- 3 rectangular tulle fabric 2.5″x11″ (6.5cm x 28cm)
- 2 rectangular tulle fabric 1.1/4″ x 4″ (3cm x 9cm)
- 3 sew-on snaps
Phase 1:
- Sew a hem on each fabric part
- Weight of the small rectangular tulle fabric after hem is 0.5″ (1cm)
Phase 2:
- Sew a hem of 2″ (5cm) lenght on each side of the strech fabric. Finish the hem as a triangle as the end of the hem.
- Put the tulle bands on the dress starting from the bottom. Draw a line on the fabric for each bands. Make sure to overlay a little bit each band.
Phase 3:
- Sew each band to the strech fabric and gather it, so it will fit the width of the strech fabric. Leave a little of fabric on each side, so you can sew them together later.
Phase 4:
- Put the dress reverse on the doll and pin the sleeves on the fabric so it will fit the doll. The sew the sleeves.
Phase 5:
- Sew each of the band together.
- Then sew the strech fabric to close the dress.
Phase 6:
- Sew the 3 sew- snaps on the back.












you know what I’ve come to a conclusion, your buying these then cutting them up and sewing them back together that or I’m still asleep.
Thanks Bamboo for your compliment. No everything is handmade
i still did’nt try this. but may i say i think it may look cute on my barbie. By the way,i only have one barbie but it is still mine.i had this barbie since 1999. and i’m now 11.
Thanks Antonia for your message. When I was your age I was sharing a Barbie with my sister. We would sew outfits and dresses for her. And it was great and fun times.