Sewing a dress with a ruffle: a sewing idea I came up with using our LUV children's shirt pattern. The romantic dress with a ruffle at the hem is ready in no time!
The most important things at a glance
- In this post, you'll learn how to sew a beautiful children's dress with a ruffle
- You can easily download the pattern for the LUV children's shirt in this post
- I'll guide you step by step through the instructions with lots of pictures
- Sewing level: Suitable for beginners
You can quickly sew a beautiful, romantic dress with a wide, fluffy ruffle at the hem from the LUV children's shirt. That makes little girls' hearts beat faster, wouldn't you agree?
All you need is the pattern, a beautiful fabric, and a little time. And you can get started! :)
I simply can't get enough of Jersey with metallic print* at the moment. There are so many beautiful fabrics to discover. Not just for adult fashion: Children's clothes also get a festive touch when you sew them from fabrics with metallic accents!
Quick & easy: Sewing a dress with a ruffle
Metallic print is also highly popular with my favorite little girls.
What could be better than sewing romantic spring dresses with ruffled hems for the little ones, which are also super comfortable?
What you need for sewing
- Jersey with metallic print*
- Fabric marker* or Chalk pencil*
- Sewing thread*
- Sewing needle*
- Fabric clips*
- Rotary cutter*
- Fabric scissors*
- Patchwork ruler*
- Sewing machine (you can also read my review of the Janome Horizon)
- optional: Wondertape* for attaching the zipper
Instructions: Sewing a dress with a ruffled hem
Prepare the shirt according to the instructions. Cut the hem at the bodice as indicated in the pattern.
How the ruffle is calculated
Cut a piece of fabric for the ruffle that has the following dimensions when folded in half:
Single width of the shirt x 1.5 + 15 cm + 2 cm seam allowance.
If you want a fuller ruffle, you can also cut the fabric to the full width of the fabric, like I do.
The height of the fabric cut in my example is 2 x 15 cm = 30 cm.
This results in a ruffle approximately 13 cm wide.
Fold the short sides together right sides together and close them with an elastic stitch.
I use the overlocker for this seam.
This is what it should look like now:
Fold the ruffle cut lengthwise wrong sides together.
The seam allowances are facing different directions.
You can also do the next step with the sewing machine using a very wide stitch length.
I prefer to use a needle and thread so that I have full control and can beautifully gather the fabric while sewing.
I leave the thread just as long as the ruffle itself.
Then I begin to weave the needle all around the open fabric edge. In doing so, I catch both layers of fabric at the same time.
Back at the beginning, I gather the ruffle until it matches the width of the shirt hem.
Then I tie the thread.
Now the ruffle is placed with the open edge right sides together on the shirt hem.
Distribute the ruffles nicely.
Sew all around with the overlocker.
This is what it should look like now:
Finished! :)
Extra tip: By the way, you can also sew beautiful ruffles on the Tomris tunic or Roosmarei dress in the same way! :)
Happy simple sewing,
your Sabine
Frequently Asked Questions
How is the ruffle for the dress calculated?
Single width of the shirt x 1.5 + 15 cm + 2 cm seam allowance.
If you want a fuller ruffle, you can also cut the fabric to the full width of the fabric.
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