Easy DIY Shirred Spring Dress: How to Make a Sun Dress (No Pattern Needed!)
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- Опубликовано: 3 апр 2021
- Hey friends! Today I'm making a shirred sun dress inspired by the Hillhouse Nap Dress!
Fabric I used:
Laurel Pattern: riflepaperco.com/laurel-mint-...
Garden Party Pattern: riflepaperco.com/petite-garde...
Inspiration Dress: www.hillhousehome.com/product...
Measurements:
Front/Back (Cut 2): Width: Bust + 2"; Length: 25"
Top Tier (Cut 2): Width: Front/Back Width + 25% of that number (36" + 9" = 45")
Length: 13"
Hem Ruffle Cut 3): Width: Width up top tier; Length: 6.5"
Straps (Cut 2): Length: Measure across shoulder x 2 +1" (12" x 2 + 1" = 25")
Width: 6"
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Very pretty and nice tutorial. Thank you!!
It’s incredibly comforting to see that my serger isn’t the only one that like to go on a walk when using it 😂
Haha I’m glad mine isn’t alone with its wandering ways 😂😂
Never saved a video so fast lol. This hill house dress is my favorite and I own one, but I cannot keep buying more at $170+. Will be making this ASAP!
Thank you for sharing this tutorial. I made this dress for my 8 year old daughter. She’s in love with it. ❤
Absolutely gorgeous! Thank you for sharing! 💜
Thank you so much, Lauren, a very neat narration and video.
Nice make. I really enjoyed it. Looks good on you.
Absolutely beautiful dresses!
Thank you so much Belinda! ❤️
Oh how cute I always wear a cute t-shirt under the top because michigan doesn't really have a spring lol. I'm going to try this so pretty.
Thank you for this video!
I had a strapless shirred dress as a kid, and it was my favorite dress. I do want to make a number of them.
This is so great! I’ve admired this dress but haven’t known how to recreate it. It’s so simple! Thank you for breaking it down for us and explaining it all. I’m going to make a few for a summer maternity wardrobe! Thank you Lauren!
Oh wonderful Rachael! Let me know how it goes! 💜 💜
Hi i love the way how you design your own craft you even make it more beautiful
I’ve just finished making this dress and I love it. I think I will be making a few more. Thank you.
You're channel is so wonderful. I love your feminine style and calm personality and especially enjoy your videos showing you sewing dresses, planning your sewing projects and styling your hand made wardrobe! Can't wait for more video's
I made this dress in a digital printed linen fabric and it turned out really beautiful. Thank you for the idea. I really love the ruffled straps and the fact that it gives me a little fall over the shoulder.
Hi found your videos! Great! I bought elastic thread, and I have a beautiful cotton fabric! Can't wait to get started! Love love the milkman dress! Thank you so much for tour educational video! So femine and pretty!
Lovely work, as always!
Thank you so much Sophia! 💜
Omg I love this definitely making these soon
Very creative, love both dresses 😊
Thank you so much Moyra!! 💜
Thank you so much! Exactly what I wanted 🥰🥰
Ah, wonderful, thank you so much for watching!
Thank you for the video. I have made two shirred seersucker dresses this summer. I wore every night to go to bed! I made adjustable straps instead. Thanks again.❤
Nobody explains the way you do🥰 loved all your tutorials ❤️
Aww, thank you so much Tanya!! ❤️❤️❤️
(No Pattern Needed!)the best thing ever... thanks for this amazing video
Thank you so much for watching!! ❤️
Thank you so much for this easy to follow video.
Thank you for watching Lynne, so glad you found it easy to follow! ❤️
Absolutely beautiful will make this dress excellent tutorials!!!!!💯😊🌹
Thank you so much Maria! I hope you enjoy!
Stunning dresses Lauren, and you have saved me so much time and effort because this one was on my list to do and likewise I had thought this wouldn't be too difficult to emulate with some tweaks and love your choice of fabric and tweaks with ruffles!.....can't wait to hit the sewing machine. Thank you for all your wonderful inspiration.
Thank you so much Janine! I'd love to hear how yours turn out! 💜💜💜
I owned these in 1979 when I was 14. I thought I was beautiful! I stil love the style! These are so pretty 👍🏻😁
Aw, I love that! Thank you for watching! ❤️
Ah, I love this so much more than the pattern I have. I think it's McCall's or something. The straps on this are way easier than the sleeves I was trying to do! It's been sitting in my closet for at least like 6 months unfinished cause I didn't want to try and fix the sleeves. 😂 I think I'm ready now.
Wow wow wow, I need to try this 💕
Thank you so much Laura! Let me know if you give it a try! 💜
wow!! I would love to try this out, your dresses turned out so beautiful :")
Thank you so much Angelina! Let me know if you give it a try!!
Bful Piece of garment, thanks for sharin, keep on goin, like to c more ❤️
I love this dress ❤
Thank you so much! 💞
Hi Lauren... loads of thanks to you.. I made the dress for my daughter's birthday.. and she loved it. thanks for the tutorials. the measurement you have given was exactly matching with my daughters.. when I finished .... it was slightly tighter for her and hence I have to make another piece of the whole set and join it with this main piece. think the shirring was very close. or I didn't keep the thread tension right.
The dresses are beautiful. I haven't tried sheering yet...but I want to.
Thank you so much Marian! It's becoming one of my favorite techniques! 💜
You did an excellent job 🎉
Thank you so much!
They are beautiful thank you so much for sharing I love both your dresses bravo to you :) :)
Thank you so much Sarah!! ❤️❤️
So cute and the tutorial is very well explained !!
Thank you so much!! 💖
Hi Lauren, Beautiful make! So neat and I love the techniques! One thing that may help is to put a rubber drawer lining and then your serger on top to stop it from sliding. I used a dining place mat for my serger with a pretty design and it looks cute but a drawer or chest liner will also work (probably even better!). ❤️❤️
Thank you so much Sally! 💜 I definitely need to get something like that! It's been sliding all over the place lately! 😂
Love this! Can you tell me a little more about the tension for your machine? And how tightly you wound your bobbin?
So sweet 💕
Love this, new Sub. Keep the tutorial coming. From Australia ❤
Thank you so much!! ❤️ So happy to have you here!
I will definitely try this! It’s so cute! Thank you. Love DIY fashion videos ❤️
Thank you so much! Let me know if you give it a try! 💜
This dress remind me of my teenage time. I had a lot of these styles outfits. I liked them so much, a special the ruffels.
Thanks for sharing this tutorial, I will make my own dress now for the summer. 💞💞💞💯
It's beautiful 💕
Thank you so much Zineb! 💜
Wow so cute 😘😘😘
Haya. Your dresses are so pretty as are the fabrics you used. My serger moves as well when I am whizzing thru a raw edge :) Thanku for sharing. x
Hi there, thank you so much! Yes, my serger has a bit too much energy! 😂
@@LaurenJohnson Haha :)
I love it! 😍
Thank you!
Really cute - so sweet! I used to make dresses like this for my daughter when she was little and she loved them! I noticed your serger going for a 'walk' - I have a rubber mat under mine so that doesn't happen. It's an old office machine pad but I'm sure you could find something similar!
Thank you so much Heather! Yes, my serger has a bad habit of doing that! 😂 I have a non skid mat, but it's loosing it's non skid quality over time. I need to find something new!
I use the foam shelf liner that looks like open weave. Sorry for the poor description, but you can pick up for a couple dollars at Walmart or even a dollar from Dollar stores. Helps me so much.
These dresses are so cute! I recently shirred a top which I hadn't done shirring since high school, which is years ago. I may have to try a dress. Don't think I'll be brave enough to wear it in public (probably too old) but it would be nice and cool around the house.
Thank you so much Kathleen! They're definitely cool and comfortable for wearing around the house-- also look cute and a little toned down with a jacket! 💜
I’m also a sewist who can’t wait to make this just because it looks so fun , BUT knows better than to wear it in public, lol. I have some lovely vintage light cottons and lawns that will make comfy nighties for this Florida heat!
Thank you so much!! Love getting the measurements!!!
Great job on the editing and narrative.
Really appreciate the video.
New subscriber!! ❤️
Thank you so much for watching and subscribing Danielle! I'm so glad you liked the video!
Lovely x
Thank you Jenni!
Just a quick tip.... Put a rubber placemat or a towel under your serger so it doesn’t move around. Love your fabric selection. Cotton is my favorite fabric!!
Thank you so much! I need to do that-- it definitely like to travel. I love cotton as well! ❤️
Wow amazing design dress. I really like this video. Your cutting and stitching very beautiful. You are very talented sister 🙏🙏🙏 this is look very nice. May God bless you........... always 🙏✨😊💞💞💞😊✨🙏
A great spring/summer dress I’d like to give this a go. I did notice however that the dress goes up slightly at the front hem . For a larger busted woman it will probably lift even further. This should be a consideration when cutting out don’t you think?
Great consideration Hazel! I tried the dress on to take a look, and I think the reason it is raising in front is actually that I have the neckline pulled up a bit! Theoretically as long as the measurements are based around the bust measurement it should still work!
Do you have a tutorial for the dress you are wearing in the video? It's lovely!
Both are adorable!! I'm desperately trying to find a way to sew in the loft of my tiny house. Has anyone ever had to sew with the machine on the floor? 😂 Beats paying $125 for a HH dress, though I love the look!
The Brother Project Runway line has a few models where the foot pedal is optional- great for us floor goblins with limited space! (I have the xr9550prw with a good 90 odd stitches I've never used, lol)
So cute! Quick question, how much of the stretchy thread do you recommend that we roughly have on hand for this dress?
Thank you so much Claudia! Great question! I had a spool of Dritz shirring elastic that was 30 yards, and plenty for the first dress! For the second one I picked up some Gutermann which was only 11 yards per spool, and used about 2.5 spools. Hope this helps! ❤️
Is there an easy way to create another neckline? Square necklines look awful on me but I would love to create this style dress!
Hi there. I think I could have a go at this but would love to know how to add sleeves ( think they are called Angel ?)so still have the straps over the shoulder but with the sleeves attached hiding bra strap .. hope that makes sense LOL. Thank you.
Hi! I love this dress and am excited to try it 😍 I’m currently pregnant and wondering if you think I should add more “ease” to the front/back pieces to allow more room for a bump? Or do you think the amount of gathering accounted for here will be good enough? I definitely will keep the waistline/stop the shirring a bit higher for pregnancy. Thanks!
finally someone with the same sewing machine as me! mine is a kenmore stitch 10, so it's a little different LOL
Ah yay, the Kenmore machines are so good!! Thanks so much for watching!
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Lovely!! Ill def be trying this one. What do you recommend for those who do not have a serger?
Thank you so much Arielle! I'd recommend using a zigzag stitch on the sewing machine! It works just as well!
@@LaurenJohnson thank you!!!! 🤗
@@Dinobirdbim11 Absolutely! 💜
Can you please do a "by hand london shirred dress" tutorial? They have a free video on their feed but I cant follow it. I need a more visual tutorial thank you!
Hey Lauren! Did you also use elastic thread in on top? Or just in the bobbin?
Hey Mikayla! I just used the elastic thread in the bobbin!
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Thank you so much! I'm so happy to hear that you are making your own clothes! Thank you so much for watching my videos! ❤️
I'm an experienced sewer. I wish was unclear on th adjustments to your machine to accommodate elastic in the bobbin. Also, what type of serger stitch did you use. I learned to sew before sergers were generally available. They are a mystery to me. Thanks for your video.
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What machine model do you have? It looks so easy to put the elastic thread... I can't make it with mine
Hi Dayii, I have a vintage Kenmore 158:16250. They're wonderful machines!
I want to figure out the measurements for my nine year old granddaughter. So cute.
When I put my shirring thread in the bobbin, it just wouldn't smoothly come out of the bobbin case, even though I loosened the screw. Do you have any advice?
Hi Lauren! I loved this video and I LOVE the Hill House Nap Dresses so I will definitely be trying this out. One question, for the second tier, do you add another 25% to the first tier width or keep it the same? I'm a fairly new sewist so this may be self-explanatory but I wanted to ask. Thanks so much!
Hi Rachel! Thank you so much for watching! I added another 25% to the first tier width, and then 25% of the second tier's measurement for the third tier. I hope this helps!
14:59: there are 18 rows of shirring on this project good to note!
QQ. How/where did you add the elastic in the strap? Thx!!
Hi Jessica! For the looser strap, I took a piece of elastic, and stretched it across the strap underneath one of the rows of shirring. I just stitched in down over the same stitch line. I hope this helps!
Thank you so much for this tutorial! I have about the same bust measurement as you (about 33”) so I went ahead and just use the same measurements you provided in the example. But the dress turned out huge. The shirred part is so wide that it just can’t stay on my body. Shirring looks normal and I did use the iron to shrink it a little bit. But it’s still really big. The shirred part is 18.5” wide laying flat without being stretched. Do you know what I did wrong? Would really appreciate your input. Thank you!
Hi there, thank you so much for watching, and I'm sorry to hear about this issue! I just checked the measurement on one of my dresses, and it was 12.5" inches across. Did you use a similar lightweight fabric? I've learned from a few people on Instagram that if the fabric is a bit thicker, it won't gather quite as much! Another consideration could be the type of shirring elastic-- some of them aren't quite as stretchy as others which I've just learned! I use both Dritz and Guttermann, but prefer Dritz. I hope we can get it fixed-- let me know if this is helpful at all!
@@LaurenJohnson thank you so much for your reply! I did use a lightweight fabric, and the Dritz elastic thread. That’s interesting how much more shirred your bodices end up being! I also noticed on your DIY smocked summer top video, you used the width of 26.5” for the bodice versus 36” for this dress. Since they’re both a shirred bodice, I was wondering why the calculations are so much different? Is this dress supposed to be looser fitting than the smocked top? I was wondering maybe I should use around 26” width for this dress instead?
@@liaoclara320 Ohh great question! I chose the wider width on this one both because I wanted it to fit a bit looser, and because I wanted the skirt to have a more fullness. I think you could definitely use a smaller width, just keep in mind it will remove some fabric from the skirt!
@@LaurenJohnson I see. I think I will try maybe 30” then that way I don’t lose too much fullness of the skirt. Thank you, Lauren. Really appreciate your input and tutorials! Love your channel💕
@@liaoclara320 Great, let me know how it goes! thank you so much!!
I’m making as a gift, so guessing at length. Would you mind saying how tall you are so I can use as reference? Thank you
Hi Clara, I'm 5'6 (167cm) Hope this helps, and happy sewing!
Do you use elastic in bobbin only or both?
Just in the bobbin! Thanks for watching Mary!
I have a dress that quite big on me but i really like it tho. Thinking of fix it up. Im size 10 normally for stretchy material dresses but that dress i have is size 12. Do think able to fix it up? 🤔🤔 can anyone help?
Its long midi day dress with spilt at bottom and i love it but unsure what to do
A question: do you backstich the beginning and the end of a row of shirring?
I do! I find it locks it in place before I start stitching!
@@LaurenJohnson alright! Thanks for answering my question 😁
How does one shirr jersey or stretch fabric v some reason I cannot do it!
Do you change out your needle for each project
Not after every project, but if I find the needle is getting a bit dull I do!
I assume you need a serger to make this. I don't have one. This is adorable. You did a beautiful job.
Not at all! I'd just recommend using a zigzag stitch as a seam finish instead. Thanks so much!
@@LaurenJohnson ok, I was thinking the serged edge was exposed on the outside of the tiers. I have a skirt made that way. Thank you.
Disregard my comment. I just took a close look at the dress from link you posted. The edge is exposed on the outside of the tier. 😄
@@karin0963 Oh yes! I just would recommend a double hem to keep the edges from showing!
@@LaurenJohnson thank you.
Do you have written instructions for this dress and how much fabric is needed, thank you.
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What is the size(mm) of elastic thread?
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So frustrated. I have a singer 2277. I have tried all of your tips tricks videos. I’ve changed stitch length to 3-4, tension from 5 all way up to 9. Stretching flat as I sew , tightened and loosen bobbin casing, light weight fabric and still it is not working fabric shir is loose and or top thread popping ? Do you have any suggestions or does some machines just not shir?
How are you able to sew over the pins?
I don’l necessarily recommend it, but I’ve used this machine long enough to know how it handles sewing over pins and it’s never had a problem! 🩷
sorry, I might have missed it somewhere, what type of fabric should I use?
I used a quilting cotton for these dresses, but I've also used a lightweight linen as well! I'd recommend lighter fabrics for this design!
@@LaurenJohnson thank you! I made this dress and it turned out amazing! the tutorial was very simple. this is the second dress I've ever made, and the first I made alone. I made it knee length and I love it!
Did you put a liner so it’s not see through?
This fabric is quite opaque, but a liner could be added for sure!
Have you attempted to add pockets?
Not yet, but I've seen a few folks on Instagram add them! Definitely an upgrade!
@@LaurenJohnson I'll have to look! I just got some great fabric to make this dress.
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I started to make this dress but after cutting the pieces out, the front & back piece seems too big. If we take your bust measurements 34+ 2 × 2 pieces, that = 72 inches. Does shirring shrink it by 100%? I've read that it should shrink between 10 and 12 inches. How much should the circumference be before starting?
I was just wondering the exact same thing trying to work out my size to cut!
Me too..i'm still confused on the measurement....
It shrinks depending on your tension, I guess.
Did you use a full bust measurement or high bust for the bust measurement???
When you sew your own clothes, you have an opportunity to include what manufacturers have long denied us: pockets! Can’t believe you didn’t include them.
Haha, great point! Definitely an easy addition to make!
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Their customer service sucks actually and the fabric quality is a hit or miss. It’s better to just make your own. Got one with lots of snags on the shirring and the fabric felt cheap. Thanks for sharing
Oh thanks for the head's up! Definitely a plus to be able to choose your own fabric. Thank you so much for watching!
Why not just cut the fabric on the fold line and have one seam in the back.
I got lost after the first two minutes 😣
None of these shirring tutorials discuss how many bobbins were used. Was one enough? Then, how did you finish off each row? Did you tie them off or back stitch?
Great question! I usually have to refill it once, and I back stitch before cutting the thread as well as restarting the stitching. I'd definitely plan on more than one bobbin!